Campos Coffee

Breakfast & Brunch seems to have been the biggest craze in food for the last little while (right behind the horrific amounts of Spanish/tapas inspired eateries...I'm yet to be converted still), and as a result everyone seems to be on their own individual search for 'the best' breakfast spot in Brisbane. Is it Gunshop? Tognini's? Perhaps even Anouk? A special mention must go to Anouk by the way, whose menu had my dining buddy and I in a painfully slow decision making process - a heads up: if your indecisive and hungry, Anouk will tease you with its tasty menu, and once you think you have finally decided, you'll spot the extensive list of delicious daily specials and be back to square one. But this isn't a post about Anouk. It's a recommendation for another breakfast hot spot - the favorite of my Anouk dining buddy - and certainly the current front runner in my own search for Brisbane's Best Brekky.



Campos Coffee is the name, and a consistently good brekky experience is the game. The coffee brand was started in Sydney originally, and they consider themselves 'the coffee specialists'. I'm definitely not a coffee connoisseur - although I can tell between good and horrific - but if the food is as good as it is and it's only their second priority, then I'm gonna agree with my taste buds and say that the coffee is definitely a solid brew.


I visited Campos for the second time, mid-morning on a Thursday. Even at this time there was only one table free, but thankfully nothing near the crowds of Gunshop. The weekend, however, is a completely different story. The first time I visited I was in the mood for sweet, so I tried the banana and pear bread with vanilla mascarpone. It was just perfect, and if I hadn't discovered my own personal recipe for a killer banana bread, I'd say it would be the best I've had. My dining aquantences on this occasion had the traditional eggs benedict, which looked fantastic, and apparently (Ok, I MAY have snuck a taste in myself) tasted delicious too.



On my second visit I decided it was time to get the real hot breakfast experience. I ordered the bubble & squeek hash with semi-sundried tomatoes, watercress, grilled haloumi, a perfectly poached egg and amazing chive hollandaise (see above). Again it was unfaultable and simply delicious! My friends both ordered the Asparagus with sourdough bread, fried pancetta, poached egg and brie (see below). Equally as perfect and great! The Campos 'Fry Up's were coming thick and fast out of the kitchen and looked fantastic and huge, giving me a clearer idea of what I will order next time. Although, with a food menu that is changed every couple of weeks by the head chef, who knows what breakfast goodies I'll be tempted with next time!


You definitely have to check this place out: 11 Wandoo St, Fortitude Valley (behind James Street Markets). The entrance leaves something to be desired, as you feel like your walking into the back-dock area, but once your inside you can forget about all that and get stuck into, arguably, 'Brisbane's Best Breakfast'