1
Origin Cafe
from 375 Google reviews.
11 Paradise Is, Gold Coast QLD 4217
Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
The cafes of Queensland
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Queensland on Fair Measure are Origin Cafe (5.0 from 375 Google reviews), Old Quarter Coffee Merchants - Southport (5.0 from 242 Google reviews) and Coffee Tribe Espresso (5.0 from 230 Google reviews).
- Cafes compared
- 744
- Google reviews
- 261,556
- Median rating
- 4.6
The cafes of Queensland: the top 50
2
Old Quarter Coffee Merchants - Southport
from 242 Google reviews.
3
Coffee Tribe Espresso
from 230 Google reviews.
9 Boys Ave, Maryborough QLD 4650
4
Kittani Coffee Co
from 111 Google reviews.
5
Ocean Folk Espresso
from 104 Google reviews.
6
The Strand Cafe
from 86 Google reviews.
20 Palmerin St, Warwick QLD 4370
7
Leisas Cafe
from 83 Google reviews.
82-86 Minnie St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
8
Mugged Coffee Co
from 49 Google reviews.
14 Drury Ln, Hervey Bay QLD 4655
9
Calabrese Cafe
from 47 Google reviews.
10
FrequentSeas
from 45 Google reviews.
400 Shute Harbour Rd, Airlie Beach QLD 4802
11
In a Dash Coffee
from 44 Google reviews.
12
Cove Espresso
from 41 Google reviews.
13
New York Minute Noosa Heads
from 1,040 Google reviews.
5 Sunshine Beach Rd, Sunshine Coast QLD 4567
14
Spotted Goat Kitchen
from 623 Google reviews.
15
Early Bird Cafe Browns Plains
from 37 Google reviews.
16
Boxboy Coffee
from 36 Google reviews.
101 Sturt St, Townsville QLD 4810
17
Caffeination Burleigh
from 36 Google reviews.
76 TOWNSHIP DRIVE, 76 Township Dr, Gold Coast QLD 4220
18
Vector Coffee
from 438 Google reviews.
18A Young St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
19
Operation Underground
from 277 Google reviews.
20
John Kyle Espresso - Maroochydore
from 267 Google reviews.
21
Spice Girl Noosa Heads
from 229 Google reviews.
1 Arcadia St, Sunshine Coast QLD 4567
22
DRAPES DELI
from 224 Google reviews.
1-3 Normanby St, Yeppoon QLD 4703
23
Golden Times
from 221 Google reviews.
24
The Coffee Noosa
from 218 Google reviews.
25
The Urban Dragonfly Coffee Lounge
from 218 Google reviews.
26
CaKao Plus Rusty's
from 205 Google reviews.
57-89 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
27
Mintie's Coffee & Bar
from 32 Google reviews.
28
Captain and Co Espresso
from 176 Google reviews.
29
Mary's Cuppa and Treats
from 31 Google reviews.
93 Redcliffe Pde, Brisbane QLD 4020
30
Edda 47 Wood Fired Pizza
from 161 Google reviews.
Sun Valley Plaza, 83 Sun Valley Rd, Gladstone QLD 4680
31
Deja Brew Cafe
from 158 Google reviews.
77 Scarborough St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
32
MALCO Brothers Specialty Coffee
from 158 Google reviews.
11 Henzell Rd, Caboolture QLD 4510
33
MILK & CCINO
from 157 Google reviews.
84 Wembley Rd, Brisbane QLD 4114
34
Florista Haze
from 30 Google reviews.
20 Egerton St, Emerald QLD 4720
35
K+C Community Cafe
from 30 Google reviews.
36
muse Noosa
from 148 Google reviews.
1 Arcadia St, Sunshine Coast QLD 4567
37
Masala Bite Innisfail
from 147 Google reviews.
41 Ernest St, Innisfail QLD 4860
38
Classic Espresso Bar Caloundra
from 142 Google reviews.
33 Bulcock St, Sunshine Coast QLD 4551
39
Mocha Melody
from 141 Google reviews.
Sunshine Plaza, 154-164 Horton Pde, Sunshine Coast QLD 4558
40
Art Taste Cafe
from 129 Google reviews.
Lakeview Plaza, 30-34 Commerce Dr, Gold Coast QLD 4226
41
The Common Room Espresso Bar
from 123 Google reviews.
42
Llamas to the Sky - Burleigh
from 121 Google reviews.
43
11C Espresso
from 117 Google reviews.
77 Duporth Ave, Sunshine Coast QLD 4558
44
The Mill Coffee Shop
from 110 Google reviews.
The Mill Coffee Shop, 229 Brisbane St, Brisbane QLD 4305
45
Alter Community Coffee
from 107 Google reviews.
240 Hamilton Rd, Brisbane QLD 4032
46
Sanctuary Cafe
from 27 Google reviews.
47
Earth's Kitchen
from 99 Google reviews.
48
Espresso on Emporio
from 90 Google reviews.
2 Emporio Pl, Sunshine Coast QLD 4558
49
Sweet Story Noosa
from 90 Google reviews.
Noosa Village Shopping Centre, Shop 23a Mary St, Sunshine Coast QLD 4566
50
Hunter Roasters Coffee
from 89 Google reviews.
125 Sugar Rd, Sunshine Coast QLD 4572
Fair Measure compared 744 cafes in Queensland, with 261,556 Google reviews between them. Of these, 744 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 182 reviews.
Of the cafes compared, the most reviewed is BIG4 Gold Coast Holiday Park, with 6,880 Google reviews at 4.7.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which cafes in Queensland are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Queensland on Fair Measure are Origin Cafe (5.0 from 375 Google reviews), Old Quarter Coffee Merchants - Southport (5.0 from 242 Google reviews) and Coffee Tribe Espresso (5.0 from 230 Google reviews).
- How does Fair Measure rank cafes in Queensland?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many cafes in Queensland did Fair Measure compare?
- Fair Measure compared 744 cafes in Queensland, with 261,556 Google reviews between them. Of these, 744 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 182 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.