JOEY Travel’s favourite coffee shops in Noosa are The Coffee Noosa in Noosa Junction, Deus Cafe at the Deus Ex Machina flagship in Noosa Heads, Depot Noosa on Gympie Terrace in Noosaville, and Padre Coffee at the roastery on Eenie Creek Road in Noosaville. Between them you’ve got everything from a laid back river view brekky spot to a working roastery you can watch through the window.
Noosa runs on good coffee. Between the surf checks, the river walks, and the Hastings Street strolls, you’re going to want a proper cup in hand and these four are the ones the JOEY crew actually rock up to on the regular.
There’s so many unreal coffee shops in Noosa but these are some of our top picks that we frequent often.
Tucked into Noosa Junction at 6/14 Arcadia Street, The Coffee Noosa is your classic neighbourhood coffee window with a serious blend behind it. The house TCN blend is 50% Colombia and 50% Papua New Guinea, built for low acidity and a smooth, sweet finish, so it holds up whether you’re drinking it black or milky. They run online ordering too, which is handy if you’re trying to squeeze in a coffee before a surf lesson or before you jump on the bus. There’s a small retail range if you want to take a bag home, and the team are known for keeping the vibe friendly no matter how busy the window gets.
If you want your coffee with a side of culture, head to Deus Cafe inside the Deus Ex Machina flagship at 15 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads. It’s part motorcycle and surfboard workshop, part clothing store, part cafe, and the coffee is genuinely good, not just a backdrop for the merch. Open daily from early morning, it’s a proper stop if you’re wandering Noosa Heads and want your caffeine fix somewhere with a bit more character than a standard cafe fitout.
Right on Gympie Terrace overlooking the Noosa River, Depot Noosa is the one to pick if you want breakfast and coffee together with a view. The menu covers chilli crab scramble, brekky rolls, superfood bowls, eggs benedict, and truffled mushrooms with haloumi, with gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options across the board. The coffee is locally roasted using Padre beans, so you’re getting quality in the cup as well as on the plate. It’s a laid back spot, easy to sit for a while and watch the river go by.
For the coffee nerds, Padre Coffee at 10 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville is the pilgrimage stop. It’s a working roastery as much as a cafe, roasting on site with open windows so you can watch the process while you wait on your order. Padre built its name in Melbourne before setting up shop in Noosa in 2016, and the Noosaville location has become known as one of the best coffee spots on the Sunshine Coast, with locals, cyclists, and coffee tourists all rating it highly. It’s strictly a coffee stop rather than a full breakfast menu, so pair it with a wander along the river or a stop at one of the other three on this list.
JOEY’s hop on hop off buses run daily up the East Coast, connecting Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Noosa, and Rainbow Beach. Grab your Route Pass and hit the coast with JOEY, hop off in Noosa, and go work your way through this list.
There’s no single “best,” but The Coffee Noosa, Deus Cafe, Depot Noosa, and Padre Coffee are consistently rated among the top picks by locals and visitors, and they’re the four JOEY comes back to most.
Padre Coffee is at 10 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville. It’s the roastery location, so you can see the beans being roasted on site while you order.
Yes. Depot Noosa on Gympie Terrace sits right on the river and is one of the best spots for breakfast and coffee with a view over the water.
No. Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, and Noosaville are all close together and walkable or a short local bus ride apart, so you can hit all four without needing your own wheels. Just get yourself to Noosa first on a JOEY Route Pass.
JOEY Travel runs daily hop on hop off buses connecting Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Noosa, and Rainbow Beach, so you can hop off in Noosa, work through this coffee list, and hop back on when you’re ready to keep travelling.
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Yes, Noosa is one of our main stops on the JOEY 8 day and 11 day packages.
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