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Bleeding Heart Gallery
MAP
CAFE
$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-3229 0395;
www.bleedingheart.com.au
;
166 Ann St; mains $5-10; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri; )
Set
back from hectic Ann St in an 1865 servants' home (Brisbane's third-oldest building!),
this spacious cafe/gallery has hippie vibes and hosts art exhibitions, occasional concerts
and other events. All profits go into funding charitable community enterprises.
Bean
(
www.facebook.com/beanbrisbane
;
rear 181 George St; mains $9-15; 7am-6pm)
Another of Brisbane's
new breed of hip laneway coffee shops, Bean is down a grungy, graffiti-spangled drive-
way off George St, surrounded by fire escapes, air-con-units and construction cranes. You
can grab a biscuit or a basic eggy breakfast here, but coffee is the main game. Live music
Thursdays at 5pm.
CAFE
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Java Coast Cafe
( 07-3211 3040;
www.javacoastcafe.com.au
;
340 George St; mains $11-20; 6.30am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Behind a
grungy downtown rollerdoor, a skinny alleyway leads to a hidden cafe garden with a
fountain, subtropical plants and Buddha statues. An oasis on the Java coast! Good coffee,
teas, sandwiches, salads and light meals with Asian accents.
CAFE
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Govindas
MAP
VEGETARIAN
$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-3210 0255;
www.brisbanegovindas.com.au
;
Level 1, 99 Elizabeth St; all-you-can-eat $13; 11am-3pm &
5-7.30pm Mon-Thu, 11am-8.30pm Fri, 11am-3pm Sat; )
Vegetarian curries, vegie puffs, dahl-lentil
soup, salads, pappadams, chutneys, fruit pudding… Grab a cheap vegetarian plateful at
this this Hare Krishna-run eatery, up a nondescript stairwell behind a nondescript facade.
Merlo Coffee
( 07-3221 2616;
www.merlo.com.au
;
10 Market St; items $4-8; 6.30am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Keeping the
downtown business bods firing, this roaster/cafe is one of several Merlos around Brisbane
(a local success story). The food is fine (croissants, cakes, sandwiches), but what you're
here for is the coffee: strong enough to get you through the next meeting.
CAFE
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