Start your day right with breakfast!
There’s no better way to start your day than with the most important meal – breakfast!
Granted of course, that not all of us night owls have an internal alarm to wake up at the unspeakable hours of 6am to 11am. This article is dedicated particularly to the late risers who single-handedly saw the rise in popularity of the term ‘brunch’, which loosely translates to having a meal in the afternoon because you missed the breakfast hour, and to those who craved breakfast for dinner and ended up having cereal.
Well, no more. Here are your fellow Brisbanite breakfast lovers who are always ready to welcome you through their doors with an all-day brekky menu.
1. Comfort At My Table
This aptly named Milton café is your go-to for traditional breakfast comfort food. Their ever-rotating menu introduces a few celebrities including the Mexican Baked Eggs with chorizo ($18.90), The Comfort fry up with sausage and cranberry relish ($17.90) and Rocky Road Waffles ($16.90).
Be sure to make reservations in advance because it is always busy for a reason. Do also check out their Facebook page for further updates on their “Comfort Specials”.
Address: 5/19-23 Cribb St, Milton QLD 4064
Opening Hours: Weekdays 7am to 2.30pm | Weekends 8am to 2pm
2. The Little Larder
Featuring gig posters, wooden stools, and outdoor seating, The Little Larder exudes a laid-back vibe with a casual yet gourmet all-day breakfast. Don’t let the name fool you – dishes here come in generous portions. Definitely bang for your buck and also not too far from a great spot to view the Story Bridge minus the hustle of Brunswick Street.
Here, local favourites include Crispy Polenta with poached eggs($18) as pictured above, Gluten-free Dukka Eggs on Rye ($15) or even lunch meals such as the Popcorn Chicken burger with maple bacon ($17) for a more interesting choice.
Address: 76 Moray St, New Farm QLD 4005
Opening Hours: Weekdays 6.45am to 2pm | Saturdays 7.15am to 2.30pm | Sundays 7.30am to 2.45pm
Website: Here
3. Lady Marmalade Café
If you are looking to start your day (whatever the hour) with quality food under $15, Lady Marmalade has you covered. A converted record shop with a vintage retro charm, the Courier Mail and Lonely Planet are amongst the many reviewers raving about their unique combination of organic and gourmet meals that placed Stones Corner back on the foodie’s map.
Enjoy a good day out in an environment of mismatched vintage furniture and crockery with an equally matching rustic charm of their simple organic Housemade chai toasted muesli ($7), 60/60 Eggs cooked at 60 degrees for 60 minutes ($19.50) or the renowned ‘Gringo’ baked eggs with wagyu ($13.50).
Address: 269 Logan Rd, Stones Corner, Greenslopes QLD 4120
Opening Hours: 7am to 3pm daily
Website: Here
4. Pablo
A household name, Pablo offers gourmet fare without the hefty price tag of restaurants and is also equally known for its great service that has made Pablo stand out in this café-saturated suburb.
Eclectic items that set this New Farm café apart include its Ricotta hotcakes with homemade pina colada ice cream ($17) and the most enticing gluten-free option, the ‘Breakfast Chili ‘of slow cooked beef cheek and homemade cornbread ($18).
Visit their Facebook page for more pictures of edible flowers in and amongst their meals and their homemade berry iced tea with hibiscus and lemon sorbet ($6).
Address: 893 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 7am to 3pm | Closed on Mondays
Website: Here
5. Paw Paw
Located in the Wolloongabba dining district, Pawpaw is a self-proclaimed haven for foodies, drawing them in with its quirky diner vibe marked by a neon sign and inventive specials.
It has an ever-evolving menu with new seasonal specials committed to fusion all-day breakfasts with their gluten-free Pawpaw Breakfast Bowl ($14) made with Cocowhip, a combination of natural coconut water and coco probiotic, which is also the base of their famous Sundaes ($12).
You’ll understand what I mean when I say how hard it is to decide between only having their Vegetarian Brioche Stack ($16.90) topped with agave syrup or staying on until dinner service for its DIY Bao Board ($25.90) with the decadent trio of crispy pork belly, soft shell crab and BBQ duck.
Address: 898 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
Opening Hours: Monday to Tuesday 6.30am to 9am | Wednesday to Friday 6.30am to 8.30pm | Weekends 8am to 10pm
Website: Here
6. The Jam Pantry
As its name suggests, this funky and often bustling café is all about all things jam, chutney, relish and pickle. It has a special appreciation for honest and fun food with 12 ever-changing specials to make the most of the in-season produce comprising of quirky house-made condiment components. With an honest love for what they do, the cafe even welcomes interested food lovers and aspiring chefs to venture into their kitchen to see what’s going on behind the scenes!
The child of ‘Comfort At My Table’, The Jam Pantry’s menu is reinvented every fortnight and even has their own hash tag, #whentheboardflips. It has also earned a spot on Queensland’s Top 100 Food Experiences with specials on the board having included Black ants on Pancakes and Wok fried eggs with roasted crickets ($14) for World Edible Insect Day.
But if in doubt, order The Whole Pantry ($18) made up of juicy lemon thyme braised chicken thighs with house creamed corn or Nims’ poached eggs with banana chutney and the crispiest bacon streaks ($15). At The Jam Pantry, they have mastered the delicate art of perfectly balancing the myriad of components within each and every dish.
Address: 2/575 Logan Rd, Greenslopes QLD 4120
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 7am to 2.30pm | Weekends 8am to 2.30pm | Closed on Mondays
Website: Here
7. Symposium Café
A local secret in the all-day breakfast game, Symposium Café was designed as the name suggests – a meeting place over food and conversations. It caters towards the health conscious and those with dietary requirements. Smaller items start at Eggs with spelt sourdough ($9.50) to bigger meals around the $16 to $20 mark for a Naked Kobe beef burger or for those inclined towards the heavier breakfast, a 4-course breakfast degustation ($45) which needs to be pre-ordered in advance.
Part of its menu design also involves something for the fussier eaters – ‘Create Your Own Meal’ ($20), where you can choose your protein from a selection of grass-fed eye fillet, marinated prawns or lamb shanks with sides such as hot smoked salmon, sweet potato mash and zucchini fritters. It also serves beautiful Veneziano coffee, which is locally crafted and roasted in West End.
Address: 2/26 Commercial Rd, QLD 4006
Opening Hours: Weekdays 5am to 3pm | Saturdays 5.30am to 12 noon | Closed on Sundays
Website: Here
8. The Ponycat
Blackboard walls lined with chalk drawings of its menu items, The Ponycat is a street-art inspired cafe that celebrates innovative breakfast favourites of the simple and delicious served with a smile.
Its instantly Instagrammable food contain the usual suspects of Sweet potato pancakes ($16), Boston beans with pork sausage ($18) and exciting weekly specials such as Ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and Corn beef hash with beetroot aioli. Be sure to check out their Facebook page to see what I mean.
Address: 693 Brunswick St, New Farm QLD 4005
Opening Hours: Daily 7am to 2.30pm
9. Goodness Gracious Café
You only need to drive past this corner-store café a few times to realize that it is always bustling. Stamped with their logo for “fresh + local, food + coffee = goodness”, Goodness Gracious Café is all about creating a culture of balanced health with a menu including the freshest ingredients sourced from their local suppliers.
If you follow them on Instagram, you’ll realize that they not only have edible flowers everywhere, but also a flower market stall over the weekend and Pilates classes on the weekdays, as their way of connecting with the community.
Not just the average tea and toast, their ‘something for all day’ menu includes notes of fine dining from their Mango tapioca pudding with wild rice ($15) to Smoked Eggs and Duck drizzled with truffle aioli ($17) and Red Wine Beef Cheek with a warm grain salad and tea soaked currants ($22) – all these with an option to upsize for just $6.
Aside from their specialty coffee, they also feature an extensive caffeine-free beverage menu which includes the delicious sounding Banoffee Pie smoothie ($8.50) or specialty red velvet latte ($4.50) to wash it down. Keep up with their menu on their Facebook page.
Address: 250 Oxley Rd, Graceville QLD 4075
Opening Hours: Weekdays 6am to 4pm | Weekends 7am to 4pm
Website: Here
10. Haoke Chinese Restaurant
For the Asian food lovers, where breakfast to you means a steaming bowl of century egg congee and chicken feet, your yum cha breakfast can either start at 10:30am or 9pm to 2am at Haoke.
It is also worth the trip even for a take-away to avoid the $2 dine-in fee per person for the often-craved-for dishes (as one does at midnight) – Salted Egg Custard steamed buns (流沙包), Yam and pork fried dumpling (芋角) and Char Siu Sou (叉燒酥) with prices ranging from small ($3.50) to large ($4.80).
Address: 223 Calam Rd, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Opening Hours: Daily 10am to 3pm | 5pm to 2am
Breakfast in Brisbane
So, bookmark, share or print this “10 places in Brisbane to have breakfast all-day err’day” guide to keep by your bedside table no matter the hour and you’ll thank me in time when you wake up at the most unbreakfast-like hours – be it 11am or 11pm.