Cafes Mermaid Beach

BSKT

A popular cafe at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast with a 4.1 rating across more than 1,000 reviews.

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BSKT is a health-focused cafe in Mermaid Beach’s Nobby Beach area, founded in 2013 with a focus on wholesome food, coffee and a broad range of dietary options. It serves breakfast throughout the day, lunch from mid-morning, takeaway coffee and a drinks list that includes beer, wine and cocktails. The kitchen is designed around wholefoods, with gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan choices appearing across the menu.

Breakfast is a strong part of the offering, with the BSKT Healthy Benny identified as a local favourite and the Nana Choc Nut Pancakes available as a gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free sweet option. Lunch includes salads, grilled chicken burgers, miso salmon bowls and prawn tacos, while organic açaí bowls with unlimited toppings are also part of the venue’s health-conscious offering. The coffee program uses a boutique Melbourne espresso blend, and the cafe also caters for alternative milks, chilled coffee and matcha-based drinks.

The setting is casual and family-oriented, with the cafe described as puppy friendly and equipped with an outdoor play area for children. Its position close to the beach gives it a distinctly coastal context, while the venue inside The Oxley 1823 provides indoor atrium seating and a larger outdoor dining area. That mix makes it suitable for a quick solo coffee, a relaxed breakfast, family visits or larger catch-ups. Group and event enquiries are welcomed, although the space is walk-in and seated rather than presented as a formal function venue.

BSKT’s story is closely tied to Nobby Beach. The business explains that the suburb’s name is linked to a bull called Nobby, whose image features in the cafe, and that its site was once home to a local corner store. Today, the cafe positions itself within the area’s health, fitness and social scene, with a menu intended to accommodate different dietary needs without making the food feel overly restrictive. With a Google rating of 4.1 from more than 1,000 reviews, it is an established option for breakfast, lunch and coffee on the Gold Coast.