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Vegetarian options cafés in Brisbane

A vegan deli in Windsor, plant-based brunch on Brunswick Street and roaster cafés with vegan dishes.

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Queensland came to meat-free eating slowly. In Roy Morgan's 2016 figures, 9.2% of Queenslanders ate all or almost all vegetarian food, the lowest share of any state, against 11.2% across Australia and 14.4% in Sydney.1 In Brisbane, most cafés with vegan dishes are ordinary cafés and roasters rather than plant-based kitchens, and they cluster in Milton & Toowong and in Albion & Hamilton.

The Green Edge in Windsor covers everything at once. It runs as a vegan bistro, deli and grocer; its pantry stocks plant-based meat and cheese, mock eggs and ice cream, while the café cooks nachos, curries, burgers, toasties and breakfast muffins.23 It opens at 06:00 every day and stays open until 20:00 from Thursday to Sunday.

Local tip: For vegan groceries and a meal in one stop, go to The Green Edge in Windsor, which opens at 06:00 daily and until 20:00 from Thursday to Sunday; its pantry stocks plant-based cheese and mock eggs.3

Where these cafés are: Milton & Toowong (13), Albion & Hamilton (8), West End & Highgate Hill (5), Newstead & Teneriffe (5), Windsor & Wilston (4), Bardon & Ashgrove (4), St Lucia (3), Kelvin Grove & Herston (2), New Farm (2), Bulimba & Hawthorne (1), Paddington & Red Hill (1), Woolloongabba & East Brisbane (1), South Brisbane & South Bank (1), Coorparoo & Norman Park (1), CBD (1).

At a glance

52Cafés listed
27With opening hours
05:30Earliest opening
20:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: The Woolshed., from 05:30 (Daily 05:30–13:00).
  • Closes latest: The Green Edge, until 20:00 (Mon–Wed 06:00–18:00 · Thu–Sun 06:00–20:00).
  • Most listed streets: Sandgate Road (3), Waterworks Road (2), Musk Avenue (2).
  • Most common features: wheelchair access (56%), indoor seating (52%), outdoor seating (48%).

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Fully plant-based kitchens

Dicki's, on Brunswick Street in New Farm, is plant-based from end to end; Time Out's 2026 list singles out burritos with scrambled tofu, a sticky 'duck' toastie and oyster mushroom 'calamari'.4 In the CBD, Vege Rama is 100% vegan, mixing Indian and Western dishes such as curries and lasagna bakes for a quick lunch.3

Across the river, El Planta in South Brisbane began as a street-food pop-up and now runs a fully vegan Mexican menu that changes monthly, with tortillas made from scratch, and You Came Again on West End's main strip is all-vegan, cocktails included.3 Naïm, at 14 Collingwood Street in Paddington, keeps a dedicated plant-based menu for brunch and dinner.45

Roaster cafés in Newstead and Albion

Milton & Toowong has the most cafés with vegan options, ahead of Albion & Hamilton, with West End and Newstead & Teneriffe level behind them. In Newstead they include a roaster flagship, Toby's Estate at 33 Longland Street, open daily from 06:30 to 14:00, along with Sippy Tom, The Woolshed. on Helen Street and Caffeine at 113 Commercial Road.

In Albion & Hamilton, Grumpy Cat Cafe opens from Monday to Saturday at 06:30, Sprout keeps mornings only, closing by 12:30, and The Black Brisbane is at 31 Collingwood Street.

West End, Taringa and St Lucia

West End's options sit along Boundary Street and Montague Road. Alphabet at 243 Boundary Street serves until 14:00 every day, and West End Park Cafe at 305 Montague Road opens at 06:00 on weekdays. As of October 2026, Vulture St. Espresso lists its vegan plant-eating waffles at A$18.90.6 Veneziano's West End kitchen, rebuilt in 2022, was planned with many vegetarian and vegan dishes.7

West of the city, Forages at 144 Indooroopilly Road in Taringa says gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free diners are well catered for; its kitchen closes at 14:00, though the café trades until 17:00 on weekdays.8 In St Lucia, Upbeat serves from 06:30 to 18:30 every day, and Lakeside Cafe at 49 Jocks Road on weekdays only.

Hours for a vegan breakfast or late coffee

About seven in ten cafés with vegan options open on Sundays. For later hours, Bardon Shed Coffee serves every day until 19:00. Attitude Espresso, in Windsor & Wilston, keeps weekday mornings only, from 06:00 to 13:00.

Sources

  1. Veggie mates: Australia sees slow but steady rise in vegetarians, FoodNavigator (August 17, 2016), accessed October 2026
  2. The Green Edge: vegan bistro, deli and grocer, The Green Edge, accessed October 2026
  3. 8 vegan restaurants in Brisbane you need to check out, VegKit (March 14, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. The 21 best cafés in Brisbane, Time Out Brisbane (Melissa Woodley, April 16, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Brisbane's Best Restaurants For Vegos & Vegans, Style Magazines (Ella Passfield, July 3, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Vulture St Espresso: menu, Vulture St Espresso, accessed October 2026
  7. Veneziano Coffee Roasters' West End cafe has reopened after a major renovation, Concrete Playground (Sarah Ward, February 25, 2022), accessed October 2026
  8. Forages Deli Cafe, Taringa, Forages Deli Cafe, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Vegetarian options in Brisbane: questions

Where are the fully vegan cafés in Brisbane?

The Green Edge in Windsor is a vegan bistro, deli and grocer, open from 06:00 daily. Dicki's on Brunswick Street in New Farm is fully plant-based, Vege Rama in the Brisbane CBD is 100% vegan, El Planta in South Brisbane serves vegan Mexican food, and You Came Again in West End is an all-vegan venue that also pours cocktails.

Which Brisbane suburbs have the most cafés with vegan options?

Milton & Toowong has the most Brisbane cafés with vegan options, followed by Albion & Hamilton. West End and Newstead & Teneriffe, with Toby's Estate on Longland Street, come next. In Taringa, Forages on Indooroopilly Road caters for vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free diners.

How common is vegetarian eating in Brisbane and Queensland?

In Roy Morgan's 2016 figures, 9.2% of Queenslanders ate all or almost all vegetarian food, the lowest share of any state, compared with 11.2% nationally and 14.4% in Sydney. Brisbane café options range from vegan plant-eating waffles at Vulture St. Espresso in West End to The Green Edge's vegan deli in Windsor.

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