ConvoPlaces

Best cafes to work from in Brisbane

40 venues, ranked on what OpenStreetMap actually records about each one.

How this page is built. Every venue below is drawn from OpenStreetMap and scored on recorded facts — Someone wants a cafe where they can sit with a laptop for a few hours. Venues that OpenStreetMap knows nothing relevant about are left off rather than padded in, which is why this list is shorter than the total number of cafe-type venues in Brisbane. Full method.

Compare at a glance

Rank# Venue Hours Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Indoor Smoking
1 Merlo Coffee Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No smoking
2 Starbucks Yes No Yes Not recorded Yes Not recorded
3 Cove Cafe Yes Not recorded Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded
4 Alphabet Yes Yes Yes Yes Not recorded No smoking
5 Lakeside Cafe Yes Patio Yes Yes No No smoking
6 Starbucks Yes No Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded
7 Zarraffa's Coffee Yes Not recorded Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded
8 The Avid Coffee Lounge Yes Yes Yes Yes No No smoking
9 Upbeat Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
10 Hope on Boundary Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded No smoking
11 Valentina's Mitchelton Library Cafe Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded No smoking
12 The Menagerie Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Yes No smoking
13 Coco Cozy Not recorded Yes Yes Yes Yes No smoking
14 Hedge Espresso Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
15 Otti Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
16 Lucky Duck Cafe & Bar Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
17 Living Balance Cafe Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
18 Dot Dash Cafe Yes No Yes Not recorded Not recorded No smoking
19 Grinding timing cafe Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
20 Merriweather Cafe Not recorded Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded

Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns. recorded   recorded as absent   not recorded in OpenStreetMap. A dash means the tag is missing, not that the facility is. Showing the top 20 of 40.

The ranked list

  1. Merlo Coffee

    Cafe · Campbell Road

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–6pm; Sat 7am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning · Has a website

  2. Starbucks

    Cafe · 39 Melbourne Street, 4101

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Indoor seating
    • Air conditioning
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6:30am–7pm; Sat–Sun 7am–7pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Indoor seating recorded · Air conditioning · Has a website

  3. Cove Cafe

    Cafe · 8 Passage Street, 4163

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Air conditioning
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Sun 10am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Air conditioning · Has a website

  4. Alphabet

    Cafe · 243 Boundary Street, 4101

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–2pm; Sat–Sun 8am–2pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Step-free access

  5. Lakeside Cafe

    Cafe · 49 Jocks Road, 4067

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor: Patio
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–2:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access

  6. Starbucks

    Cafe · 2 Linkfield Road, 4500

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 4:30am–6pm; Sat–Sun 5am–6pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website

  7. Zarraffa's Coffee

    Cafe · 242 Brisbane Street, 4305

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Takeaway

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website

  8. The Avid Coffee Lounge

    Cafe · 82 Swann Road, 4068

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–12pm; Sat–Sun 7am–12pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access

  9. Upbeat

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Vegetarian

    Hours: Mon–Sun 6:30am–6:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating

  10. Hope on Boundary

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Non-smoking
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–3pm; Sat 7:30am–12pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating

  11. Valentina's Mitchelton Library Cafe

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Tue–Fri 9am–2pm; Sat 9am–1pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating

  12. The Menagerie

    Cafe · 8 Carraway Street

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Tue 7am–7pm; Wed–Fri 7am–8pm; Sat 7am–2pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded

  13. Coco Cozy

    Cafe · 44 Musk Avenue, 4059

    • Wi-Fi
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning

  14. Hedge Espresso

    Cafe · 94-96 Lillian Avenue, 4107

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Air conditioning

    Hours: Mon–Sat 6:30am–2pm; Sun 7am–1pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Air conditioning

  15. Otti

    Cafe · 218 Vulture Street, 4101

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Sun 6:30am–9pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  16. Lucky Duck Cafe & Bar

    Cafe · 15 Gladstone Road, 4101

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  17. Living Balance Cafe

    Cafe · 144 Lascelles Street

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6:30am–1:30pm; Sat 7am–12:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  18. Dot Dash Cafe

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6:30am–3:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Opening hours published

  19. Grinding timing cafe

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Fri 4:15am–9pm; Sat–Sun 5am–9pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating

  20. Merriweather Cafe

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Outdoor seating
    • Takeaway

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Wi-Fi is free · Outdoor seating

  21. Who Shot the Barista

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–2pm; Sat 7am–1pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating

  22. GOMA Café Bistro

    Cafe · Stanley Place, 4101

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–4:45pm; Sat–Sun 8am–4:45pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Outdoor seating

  23. Belltop Cafe

    Cafe · 39 Blair Drive

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Vegetarian

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–2:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Step-free access

  24. Cafe Nano

    Cafe · Cooper Road

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Vegetarian

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Step-free access

  25. The Green Edge

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Vegan

    Hours: Mon–Wed 6am–6pm; Thu–Sun 6am–8pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published · Has a website

  26. Cafe 641.5

    Cafe · 375 Hamilton Road

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–4pm; Sat 9am–3:30pm; Sun 10am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published

  27. The Library Cafe

    Cafe · Stanley Place, 4101

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Sun 7:30am–6pm

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Opening hours published

  28. Cafe 63

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Outdoor seating
    • Takeaway

    Why it ranks here: Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap · Outdoor seating

  29. Forages

    Cafe · 144 Indooroopilly Road, 4068

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–5pm; Sat 7am–3pm; Sun 7:30am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning · Has a website

  30. Uncommon Ground

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Access: Limited
    • Air conditioning

    Hours: Mon–Sun 10am–10pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning

  31. The Coffee Roaster

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Access: Limited
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6:30am–3pm; Sat 7am–1pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Has a website

  32. The Total Picture Framing Café

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5:30pm; Sat 9am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning

  33. The Coffee Club

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–2pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Has a website

  34. West End Park Cafe

    Cafe · 305 Montague Road, 4101

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–2pm; Sat 7am–1pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Has a website

  35. The Boys House of Coffee

    Cafe · 57 Musk Avenue, 4059

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Air conditioning

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–3pm; Sat 6:30am–1pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning

  36. Paper Moon Coffee House and Functions

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor: Garden
    • Indoor seating
    • Access: Limited
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Wed–Fri 7am–4pm; Sat–Sun 8am–2pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access · Air conditioning · Has a website

  37. Corner Café

    Cafe · 26 Station Road, 4068

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Tue–Sat 6:30am–2:30pm; Sun 7am–2:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access

  38. Vend Cafe

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Vegetarian

    Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–2:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access

  39. The Twin

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Access: Limited
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon 7am–2pm; Thu–Sun 7am–2pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access

  40. NKB Express

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Tue–Thu 8am–8pm; Fri–Sat 8am–8:30pm; Sun 8am–8pm

    Why it ranks here: Opening hours published · Outdoor seating · Indoor seating recorded · Step-free access

Where they are

40 venues on the map Loads OpenStreetMap tiles on demand

Frequently asked questions

How many Brisbane cafes are on this list?

This page ranks the top 40 of 525 cafes in Brisbane that OpenStreetMap records at least one relevant detail for. Of the 40 shown, 28 have Wi-Fi recorded and 37 publish their opening hours.

Which of these Brisbane cafes have Wi-Fi?

Of the venues on this page, Merlo Coffee, Starbucks, Cove Cafe, Alphabet and Lakeside Cafe all have Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap. Wi-Fi is not tagged for every venue, so absence here means "not recorded", not "no Wi-Fi".

Which of these cafes are step-free?

Merlo Coffee, Cove Cafe, Alphabet, Lakeside Cafe and Starbucks are tagged as wheelchair accessible in OpenStreetMap. Accessibility tagging is incomplete, so it is worth confirming with the venue.

How is this list ranked?

Venues are scored on the facts OpenStreetMap records about them - wi-fi recorded in openstreetmap, wi-fi is free, power sockets recorded, opening hours published, outdoor seating - and ranked by that score. A venue with no relevant detail recorded is left off the list entirely rather than padded in. Nothing on this page is a paid placement.

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