As far as suburban cafes go, you couldn’t do much better than The Gift Shop in Wishart. It wasn’t uncommon to see a crowd of locals milling around the Civic Fair car park on a weekend, either awaiting a seat or their takeaway order. Staff greeted regulars by name and newcomers with the same kind of genial charm. While The Gift Shop’s departure from its Newnham Road home is a bummer for local clientele, the cafe’s essence lives on one suburb over in Mount Gravatt East, where spiritual sibling Deli Dakota is turning out stacked sandwiches and stellar coffee on Badminton Street. We cruised by recently for a look at what’s on offer and can confirm that the sangas are sensational and the smiles are as bright as ever.
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