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Cafés in Woolloongabba & East Brisbane

Roasters in East Brisbane, the Gabba, the Princess Theatre and Logan Road at Stones Corner.

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Woolloongabba lies 3 km by road south of the city, around the Fiveways, where Stanley Street, Main Street, Logan Road and Ipswich Road meet.1 Sources disagree on the name: proposed meanings include "whirling waters" and "fight talk place."1 The suburb's landmark is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, the Gabba, where the first match was played on 19 December 1896.2

The Gabba holds about 37,000 and is home to the Brisbane Lions and the Brisbane Heat. In March 2025 a 63,000-seat stadium was announced for Victoria Park, after which the Gabba is to be demolished and its site used for housing.2 Around it, the cafés lean toward roasters and early starts, from Manilla Street in East Brisbane to Logan Road at Stones Corner.

Local tip: Before an evening match at the Gabba, Hey Joe Coffee Co. on Lytton Road serves until 22:00 from Wednesday to Sunday, and Pawpaw on Stanley Street does dinner from Wednesday to Saturday.

At a glance

60Cafés listed
13With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Nurse Station Coffee and Juice Bar, from 05:00 (Mon–Fri 05:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 05:00–14:30).
  • Closes latest: Hey Joe Coffee Co., until 22:00 (Mon–Tue 06:00–16:00 · Wed–Sun 06:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: Annerley Road (5), Logan Road (5), Stanley St (4).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (23%), indoor seating (13%), open by 6am (10%).

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  • 109 Annerley Road
  • Tue–Sun 07:00–14:30
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  • Takeaway
  • Indoor seating
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Coffee chains in Woolloongabba & East Brisbane

Roasters around Manilla Street, East Brisbane

Abrisca Coffee Roasters at 28 Manilla Street roasts each origin separately on a 1984 Petroncini roaster and blends them afterward.3 It opens on weekdays only. Fortitude Coffee Roasters is further along at 65 Manilla Street, and Blackstar Coffee Roasters, carbon neutral since 2022, also has an East Brisbane site.4

Coffee Mentality roasts in Woolloongabba and was named Champion Coffee at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show for its single-origin blends of Australian-grown beans; its tasting experience cost A$70 a person as of 2026.4 East Brisbane is also one of the cheaper suburbs for a flat white, with a small averaging A$4.71 in October 2026.5

Annerley Road and the Princess Theatre

The Princess Theatre at 8 Annerley Road was built in 1888 to a design by John Beauchamp Nicholson and opened as the South Brisbane Public Hall. Its heritage listing calls it the only intact surviving 19th-century theatre in Brisbane, and new owners officially reopened it in October 2021.6 Fables, the theatre's café, opens at 06:30 and stays open until 19:30 from Wednesday to Saturday.

Studio Nine is at 50 Annerley Road and Zmirk Co. at 220. Nurse Station Coffee and Juice Bar opens at 05:00 every day, and Hey Mr. on Boggo Road at 05:30 on weekdays. The Princess Alexandra Hospital at 199 Ipswich Road, known for trauma care and organ transplants, stands on a site that began as the Diamantina Orphanage in 1893.1

Stones Corner on Logan Road

Stones Corner, centered on the junction of Logan Road and Old Cleveland Road, takes its name from James Stone, who bought the corner in 1875 and, refused a hotel license, brewed and sold ginger beer instead.7 The Stones Corner Hotel opened there in 1888 as the Junction Hotel, and an air raid shelter at 286 Logan Road is on the Queensland Heritage Register.7

Coffee Mentality runs a café here as well.4 Mourning Roast at 375 Logan Road and Stones Throw at 371 are next to each other, and Lady Marmalade, at 269 Logan Road, serves daily from 07:00 to 14:00.

Stanley Street and Lytton Road

Pawpaw at 898 Stanley Street mixes South-East Asian flavors into breakfast classics, serves lunch from 11:00 and runs dinner from Wednesday to Saturday.8 Hey Joe Coffee Co. at 33A Lytton Road opens at 06:00 every day and stays open until 22:00 from Wednesday to Sunday. Desmond & Molly Jones is at 615 Stanley Street.

Nearly every café here is open by 07:00 on weekdays, and about half by 06:00. Make My Day at 3c Gibbon Street opens at 06:00 on weekdays and 07:00 at weekends.

Sources

  1. Woolloongabba, Queensland, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The Gabba, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Abrisca Coffee Roasters, Abrisca Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  4. The best coffee shops in Brisbane for 2026, Time Out Brisbane (Brooke Maddison, May 8, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Coffee Prices in Brisbane, Queensland, Small Flat White (updated October 25, 2026), accessed October 2026
  6. Princess Theatre (Woolloongabba), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  7. Stones Corner, Queensland, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  8. The 21 best cafés in Brisbane, Time Out Brisbane (Melissa Woodley, April 16, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Woolloongabba & East Brisbane cafés: questions

Where are the coffee roasters in Woolloongabba and East Brisbane?

Abrisca Coffee Roasters at 28 Manilla Street, East Brisbane, roasts on a 1984 Petroncini roaster and opens on weekdays. Fortitude Coffee Roasters is at 65 Manilla Street. Coffee Mentality roasts in Woolloongabba, was named Champion Coffee at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show and has cafés in Stones Corner and South Brisbane.

Which cafés open earliest in Woolloongabba, Brisbane?

Nurse Station Coffee and Juice Bar opens at 05:00 every day, and Hey Mr. on Boggo Road at 05:30 on weekdays. Hey Joe Coffee Co. on Lytton Road and Make My Day on Gibbon Street open at 06:00. Nearly every Woolloongabba café is open by 07:00 on weekdays, and about half by 06:00.

What is the history of Stones Corner in Brisbane?

Stones Corner, at the junction of Logan Road and Old Cleveland Road, is named after James Stone, who bought the corner in 1875 and sold ginger beer after failing to get a hotel license. The Stones Corner Hotel opened as the Junction Hotel in 1888. Mourning Roast, Stones Throw and Lady Marmalade now serve coffee on Logan Road.

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