Lacto
American
Take-out
Gluten-free
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe offering ready made vegan pies, pastries, and cakes. Venue can also be rented out for events. Previously vegetarian, but reported to serve meat under new ownership in Feb 2026. Open Tue-Thu 7:00am-2:00pm, Fri-Sun 8:00am-2:00pm. Closed Mon.


47 Reviews

First Review by tengarine

ShannenTunnicliffe

Points +873

Vegan
18 May 2026

UPDATE NO LONGER VEGAN - Cute location, great food

Update ***
No longer vegan
New staff are rude and dismissive of vegans
They are serving dead animals now
Avoid at all costs

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Staff are super friendly, great seating areas with indoor and outdoor seating and comfy couches. The breakfast mac and cheese is my favourite! I have been coming here for years, before they went full vegan. Love this place.

Updated from previous review on 2026-01-03

Cons: Anti vegan staff, Not vegan

Maz777

Points +54

Vegan
29 Mar 2026

Great find!

Called in by chance and was pleasantly surprised by the variety of vegan bakery goods available. Lovely coffee. We enjoyed an amazingly delicious vegan creamy mushroom pie, a curried veg and lentil pie and a cinnamon scroll. Funky vintage vibe decor too and an outdoor seating area, board games and toilets on site.

Updated from previous review on 2026-03-29

Pros: Baked goods variety, Great coffee, Quirky interior.

Urs_osaurus

Points +96

Vegan
01 Mar 2026

No longer vegan

No longer vegan and very rude to customers online

LivBerlin

Points +183

Vegan
09 Jan 2026

No longer fully vegan

Still have all the vegan pies and pastries which is a relief. Most of the same cosy furniture remains too

Updated from previous review on 2026-01-09

Pros: Have kept original style to previous owners, Same vegan options

Cons: Now serves non vegan food

Ems81

Points +48

Vegan
15 Dec 2025

Beware no longer 100% vegan

New owners. They are adding non vegan items to the menu and they are sneaky about it.

FatGayVegan

Points +132

Vegan
11 Dec 2025

Transitioning away from vegan

I just popped into Paper Moon in Annerley as I'm visiting Brisbane and had never been in there before.

All of the food in the cases was vegan but they had non-vegan donuts under a glass cover on top of the case. They also serve cow milk which I believe they have been doing for a while.

I was confused as their Instagram profile picture still states 100% vegan. I asked the server and she told me they are the new owners (about two weeks) and she doesn't know how to change the profile picture!

I asked if they would be keeping all of the main food case completely vegan and she said no. She also explained that they are not vegan themselves and are in fact dairy farmers so it's not their focus. They will apparently keep vegan options but will shortly start introducing non-vegan food into the main selection.

The food I had today was nice (vegan steak, mash, and gravy pie plus a double choc lamington) but I don't think I would make the effort to go back there knowing that it is owned by non-vegan dairy farmers!

Pros: Tasty food, Comfortable space, Back garden area

Cons: Confusing old signs saying 100% vegan (not true), Dairy farmer owners, PLans to have less vegan options

Karlie85

Points +501

Vegan
22 Jun 2025

What I was craving

Friendly service, lovely atmosphere and delish food. The mushroom pie wins along with the pistachio croissant. Coffee was great and perfect temperature.

Updated from previous review on 2025-06-22

noodletoboggan

Points +1269

Vegan
16 Mar 2025

The first time I enjoyed being Mooned

Visited Paper Moon again after many years and were impressed beyond our expectations. The staff member was friendly, extremely knowledgeable about the menu and recommended visiting earlier in the day next time so there would be more products in the hot cabinet to choose from.

Cosy couches, pool table, vintage juke box and lots of board games.

We had a GF satay sweet potato pie and a vegan almond pistachio croissant.

The pie was flavourful, high quality and had obviously been made with love. It was piping hot from the warm cabinet.

The croissant increased dough-pamine levels and has us already planning our next visit. Make sure to try it toasted!

The place was packed with regulars and I understand why it has such a loyal local following.

To cap off it's quaint charm, it even backs onto Drury Lane, and yes, we asked - they do know the Muffin Man!

jessek99

Points +132

Vegan
13 Dec 2024

Vegan almond croissants!

Vegan almond croissants, cakes, sandwiches & coffee; best in Brisbane.

All completely vegan, pet friendly; dogs are allowed inside & outdoors.

AlisonT

Points +153

Vegan
05 Oct 2024

Vegan Food

Coffee ok. Plant and cow's milk available. The food is vegan.

chezevans

Points +42

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Chez

There food menu is completely vegan. I don’t get charged extra for plant milks and great space

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-20

Pros: Vegan food, Great space, Not charging for plant milks

Cons: Dairy milk served

VeganNirvana

Points +7571

Vegan
31 Mar 2024

Funky place and dog friendly 🐕

No hot food other than pies now that wild spice has moved.

But they do offer a pie warmer stacked with vegan pies, great sweet selection, croissants and pre packed salads. Fantastic selection of drinks.

Games and pool table for entertainment. Super friendly staff and a lovely retro relaxed vibe. They also hire out the venue for gatherings.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-31

Pros: Great food , Fantastic drinks , Funky vibe

Kittybiscuit

31 Mar 2024

oons

Points +165

Vegan
17 Mar 2024

Cozy Coffee Spot

Such a nice place to sit down for a coffee and pastry in the morning. I always opt for a meat pie

IsavannahKunjasic

Points +120

Vegan
21 Jan 2024

Turned their backs on the animals

Used to be a fully vegan cafe. They've now started selling cow's milk. Very sad to see businesses moving backwards like this. I can't in good conscience continue to go there and support their decision contribute to animal suffering.

Rachelxvegan

Points +378

Vegan
20 May 2023

Cosy hang out

Hung out here before my flight back home, I had a pie, hot chocolate and a biscoff cake and they all tasted very nice. I love that they have a pool table and board games so you can hang out for a while there. Staff were really friendly too

SimonLeigh

Points +52

Vegan
04 May 2023

Love this place

I was so happy to find this place on my travels. So good to find a place with staff, food, coffee and vibe all on point. Can't wait to come back.

Pros: Coolest little vegan Cafe I've been to., Lovely staff, Great coffee and food

JenGallagher

Points +452

Vegan
22 Mar 2023

Nice for coffee and cake or pie

Some really great decadent cakes and slices. Great for coffee and a cake …or a pie. Has a really funky vibe. Pool table, games, bit of fun. Not good for a lunch meetup or hearty meal. We had the snickers pie, was really rich so shared it . Delicious.

hbutton

Points +324

Non Veg
02 Dec 2022

Yum and fun

Came here for brunch, we grabbed some (vegan!) meat pies, coffees, and shared one of the desserts. Charming inside and out, has a juke box and pool table available for use.

Pros: All vegan , All delicious , Nice vibes

Cons: Not a large amount of options, All counter food

Dazbris

Points +875

Vegan
27 Nov 2022

Friendly, funky and fresh

Stopped here for a pie and salad and we were very impressed. Limited food options from the counter only but all very fresh and tasty. The balsamic mushroom pie had very flaky pastry and the buckwheat salad was definitely fresh and homemade. Very friendly staff and very helpful.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Counter food only

VeganinOz

Points +71

Vegan
28 Sep 2022

A delightful discovery

Just discovered this delightful café/coffee house. Inside and outside eating in colourful pleasant settings. Terrific, friendly, easy to related to staff and a fabulous selection of vegan pies. The café is ENTIRELY vegan. A selections of salad items as well and cakes is appealing. Chai latte with almond milk my preference and it was great. Decor is colourful and interesting and the café includes interesting nooks for those seeking quiet conversation. A quirky addition is a quarter pool table. It'll please some.

Pros: staff, decor, food

Cons: One seat sloping in the outside area. , I found nearby parking with a 200m walk

reubear

Points +169

Vegan
23 Sep 2022

Great coffee and sweets

Coffee is great and staff are compassionately human. The food truck is long gone but they have ready made salads, sweets and savoury pastries.

PeppiConstance

Points +34

Vegan
04 Sep 2022

Cafe only, snacks only

Not enough food options at all. This is a snack only cafe. Went looking for lunch at about 1pm. Petty much nothing left to eat, of the megre options they had in the first place. Go somewhere else.

Pros: None

Cons: Snacks only

imcaitlyn

Points +30

Vegan
18 Sep 2021

Favourite

Great place, great food, great coffee and great staff. The food truck always has a new special so if your a regular there is always something new to try though it can be hard to stray from your favourites. Also pistachio croissants 👌

Pros: All the options, always new options

Steviex

Points +31

Vegan
20 Jun 2021

The amazing Papermoon Cafe

100% Vegan Cafe
Fantastic coffee and sweet treats, I had an amazing Lemon coconut doughnut.

Pros: Awesome decor, quirky seating areas, Loved it all

Cons: Don't have any

YohanⓋ

Points +7031

Vegan
25 May 2021

Amazing place, food and staff!

Loved everything about this place!

JasonAlbury

Points +52

Vegan
18 May 2021

Best atmosphere you'll ever experience

This was easily the best experience I've had at a cafe period. Sitting out the back in the courtyard was so chill, the music wasn't loud (perfect volume), heaps of greenery and plenty of places to sit. The people were rediculously friendly, clearly loved being there and made you feel so welcome. Then of course there is the food, easily the best Vegan nachos I've ever had, the burger was super joicy and the Mac & Cheese, oh my god I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did (definitely get the pumkin on top.

Updated from previous review on 2021-05-18

Pros: The courtyard out the back, so cozy., Super laid back and chill.

Cons: A few train stations away from the city.

gypsy_soulⓋ

Points +1831

Vegan
25 Apr 2021

Love this funky boho cafe. Great food, great service, great vibes

Loved this place as soon as I put my foot in the door. Service was tops, ambience, music and to top it off, a pool table and a jukebox! I had the ‘Priya” meal and I loved every morsel. Good coffee too. I will defs be back




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