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11 Of Brisbane’s Best Vegan Cafes For Your Next Plant-Based Brunch Date

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Once upon a time, tracking down decent vegan eats in Brisbane/Meanjin was a royal pain in the butt. Thankfully, the dark days are behind us, with cafes all over the city opening their arms (and their menus) to plant-based eats.

Any vegan or vegetarian worth their tofu has no doubt ticked these bad boys off their list, but if you’re new to ethical eating, Urban List is here to make the journey just a little bit easier, one meal at a time. So whether you’re vegan for life or just trialling a meatless Monday, we’ve rounded up the best vegan and vegetarian cafes in Brisbane for your next brunch date.

Vega Cafe

1/448 Boundary Street, Spring Hill 

Nestled in a leafy courtyard in Spring Hill is Vega Cafe, a place where all your vegan brunch and dinner fantasies come true. The fully vegan cafe, adorned in colourful flowery murals, boasts dishes like croffle stacks with grilled halloumi, pesto tempeh, and crispy carrot bacon, as well as English muffins with scrambled tofu, avocado, and a hash brown. Other options include a Vega omlette, crispy nori rice paper rolls, and chiang mai mushroom salad. Sounds like a spread to us.

Naim 

14 Collingwood Street, Paddington 

Naim makes living the vegan life a whole lot easier with an entire menu dedicated to plant-based brunches—no need to scour their other menu for the little 'VG' symbol. Choose from dishes like their iconic latke benedict, shakshuka with baked carrot felafels and mini pancakes with orange and almond ricotta filling and feel safe in the knowledge that there's nary a whisper of dairy amongst them. 

Plant Vibes

52 Brookes Street, Bowen Hills


Image credit: Plant Vibes | Facebook

If you’re all about eating green, prepare to drool over the plant-based concoctions of this inner city cafe. Plant Vibes' minimalist, scandi aesthetic (and tasteful greenery) will whisk you away to the streets of Denmark, providing the perfect escape from the scorching summer heat. Tuck in to their delectable cookies and cream waffles, served with coconut ice cream, crushed cookies, strawberries and chocolate sauce. Prefer a savoury brunch? Try the breaky cheese quesadilla, loaded with sausage tofu and siracha mayo, a pumpkin pesto croissant or any one of the other scrumptions dishes on their all vegan menu.

Little Black Pug

6/1297 Logan Road, Mount Gravatt 

Being one of the southside’s few dog-friendly cafes, Little Black Pug holds a special place in hearts, made all the larger by their vegan-friendly menu. Start the day off with housemade potato hash or the panko mushrooms atop miso carrot lentil hummus and crumpet loaf with spicy aioli. Little Pug has vego and gluten-free options too, making it the perfect place to host your next group brunch (doggos included, of course). 

Morning After 

Corner Vulture And Cambridge Street, West End

You don't get to be an institution cafe in West End without a decent vegetarian and vegan selection, which of course Morning After offers up in spades. From their oat and sago bircher muesli to the fried corn fritter breakfast bowl, vegans are welcome on the menu here. Us? We'd be opting for their avo and almond butter hummus crumpet, perhaps with some mushrooms on the side. 

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Dicki’s

893 Brunswick Street, New Farm | 161B Racecourse Road, Ascot 

a plate of waffles with banana
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With a menu designed to make even the most devoted carnivore drool, Dicki’s is our go-to for vegan eats on the fly—especially now that they're in two locations. Their all-day breakfast menu features all your faves, with an animal-friendly, plant-based twist. Think build your own bao buns, green 'eggs' on Turkish bread and zucchini fritters with house made mint and dill tatziki. Dicki’s also has some fab lunch options, and an epic range of freshly squeezed juices and smoothies. Our pick? The peanut butter and banana smoothie, made with coconut milk and vegan ice cream. De-lish.  

Papermoon Coffee House

257 Annerley Road, Annerley 

Get your caffeine fix with your choice of plant-based milk at this eclectic southside coffee house. Papermoon’s curated beverage selection is 100% vegan, so you can work your way down the menu without selling your soul. Even better, there is a range of vegan-inspired pies and cakes on our. Our must trys include the mushroom, mash and gravy steak pie a not so shittake on the classic meatlovers version and the decadent chocolate brownie. Every vegan's dream. 

Yavanna 

9/2 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington 

They may only be open for brunch from 10am on weekends, but who wants to eat breakfast out any other time anyway? This completely vegan spot dishes up a hefty selection of burgers, parmis, steaks and other vegan takes on gastropub feeds, but if it's a proper AM meal you're after, Yavanna also does a pesto-laden avo on toast with vegan haloumi and a meatball panini we'd scoff for breakfast any day of the week. 

Mylk + Ko

1/148 Merthyr Road, New Farm 

an acai bowl with vegan cookie dough
Image credit: Mylk + Co | Facebook

Set amongst the leafy streets of New Farm (is it just us or is New Farm the place to be for vegan-friendly eats?) Mylk + Ko has you covered with plenty of vegan options from their truffle cream gnocchi to their pandan crumpets. Best of all though, every single one of their many acai bowls is vegan, with the option to switch out the granola if you’re rockin’ the GF life. Personally, we can never go past the Snickers bowl, which is loaded up with cacao, peanut butter, chocolate granola, caramel sauce and all sorts of good things. Chocolate for breakfast? Yes please. 

The Green Edge

2B/229 Lutwyche Road, Windsor 

Everyone knows you’re not supposed to go grocery shopping on an empty stomach, which is why The Green Edge offers a two-in-one eating experience. Fill up on mac n' cheese, pesto mushroom fettuccini or satay tofu salad, before shopping their range of raw, fresh, pre-packed and frozen goods. Everything they stock (and cook) is 100% vegan, so there’s no need to stand around analysing ingredients lists for sneaky animal add-ins.  

St Coco Cafe

3 Cupania Street, Daisy Hill

Take your brunch game to the next level with a trip to St Coco Cafe, who've made sure to include vegan options on their epic menu. Treat yourself to overnight butterfly tea overnight oats, or their loaded smashed avo on toast. They've even got a vegan bacon and egg muffin on the menu and spoiler alert: we’ve heard it’s pretty damn good.  

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