In-Cog-Neato

This café is hidden away on Montague Road so unless you work in the area you’re unlikely to stumble across it. Nevertheless it does reasonable coffee and offers limited food options as well. It appears to be quite popular with the workers from Parmalait which is located across the road.
They do suspended coffees, which is nice to see given the number of homeless folk who frequent the area. My mocha set me back $ 4.50 which is on the expensive side but it did come in a compostable and biodegradable cup!

I was running late for work and needed a coffee, a muffin, and a Depeche Mode cd. Thank god for In-​Cog-​Neato.
It all seriousness, it’s a great little place down near Kurilpa Park to get a coffee and something to eat in the morning. The coffee is good, the muffins are tasty, and they’ve got a nice selection of CD’s for sale. There’s a lane next door with some kitch tables and chairs set up, with some fantastic graffiti. Inside, it’s kind of like your nan’s house converted into a hole in the wall coffee shop.
It’s my coffee of choice in the morning before work, and that’s not going to change any time soon.

In-​Cog-​Neato was the perfect balance of cool, kitsch, retro and hip and on a breezy Autumn morning an enjoyable hub to catch up with a dear friend. They’ve made use of the adjoining alleyway with cute tables and astro-​turf covered stools.
Walking in to order feels as though you’ve walked into someone’s kitchen and instantly you’re at ease. There is no pretence or ego here. We enjoyed our Aromas coffee and my companion devoured his ham, cheese and tomato sandwich which was a good sign that he’d give it two-​thumbs up.
Continuing the West End /​South Brisbane community spirit of supporting local artists and creatives, you can also buy various knick knacks at In-​Cog-​Neato like short stories, poetry and CDs.
It’s in close proximity (about a 5 min walk) to the State Library, GOMA and The Edge making it a great choice for a quick break before hitting the books.

This intimate and arty coffee, cake and sandwiches nook just a few doors down from The Joynt was taken over by new management after the disastrous flooding of Montague in January 2011. The new owner retained the concept of selling more than just lattes and treats; the former business ‘Birds Nest Coffee & Collectables’ stocked a range of curios and home wares, and In-​Cog-​Neato continues to sell art and books of poetry.
I’ve only been in once for a takeaway flat white but in the short space of waiting for my drink I got to chatting with the owner-​operator (it’s pretty much a one-​woman show) and instantly felt warmly welcomed into the café’s communal embrace. Like Cabinessence on Enoggera Tce Paddington dine in customers are served their coffees in miscellaneous ceramics from yesteryear. I picked myself up a small book of haiku by a local writer ($ 5), who the owner informed me was the State Library’s resident poet and incidentally, also her housemate.
The coffee is Aromas and nice and balanced. You can get 50 cents off the price if you bring in your own cup. The sandwiches come in various old-​favourite varieties (curried egg & lettuce, ham, cheese, tomato & mustard pickle etc) and the hard-​working owner gets up at four o’clock each morning to make them in her friend’s commercial kitchen, in time to open the café at 6.30am. How she does it day in day out without looking like the living dead probably has something to do with her endless access to a coffee supply I suppose…