Death Before Decaf

Brisbane's only round the clock espresso bar sits on Brunswick Street in New Farm, built around heavy music, tattoo culture and a skate crowd rather than the usual specialty coffee cues. There's no closing time and no quiet period either; the bar has run every hour of every day for more than a decade, pulling in shift workers, musicians, night owls and early risers on the same rotation.

The house blends carry names like AAA and Roadie, sold by the bag alongside merch and the odd collaboration roast with touring metal bands, and the coffee itself skews strong and straightforward rather than fussy. Dogs are a regular sight at the tables, and the whole operation leans hard into being the alternative to a precious, hushed coffee bar rather than a version of one.