The Cardamom Pod might be a vegetarian café, but that’s not why people go (or keep coming back). The food here is damn right delicious, and is totally ’gramworthy too. They’re known for serving up some of the best acai bowls on the Gold Coast, which taste oh so satisfying on a hot summer’s day.

One of the first Gold Coast institutions with a completely vegan offering, Cardamom Pod Brickworks is the place to take even your most stubborn meat-eater friend. Cardamom Pod's sought after Blinged Out Avo Benny is a serious vegan breakfast gamechanger, and yes, vegan hollandaise is a thing. It’s clear to see the passionate crew behind Cardamom Pod take great pleasure in sharing their love for healthy, plant-based food.

The Cardamom Pod is located in central Broadbeach offering creative vegetarian and vegan eats, plus smoothies and desserts, in a relaxed cafe with funky decor. Note they also have a store at the Brickworks in Southport (cardamompodbrickworks.com). The Cardamom Pod Location Map More Food & Drink by location Broadbeach Burleigh Burleigh Heads Canungra Carrara Coolangatta Coomera Currumbin Main… Read more →

Located within the illustrious Brickworks homewares centre, you’re sure to have spotted the colourful creations of The Cardamom Pod on your Instagram feed at one point or another. Famous for their extravagant açai bowls and bold vegetarian takes of brunch classics, The Cardamom Pod believes in nutritious, clean eating, making sure every plate is a rainbow of colour that tastes just as good as it looks.

This Mermaid Beach hot spot preaches slow eating, mindful meals, wellness, and relaxation. Serving up some of the best veggie breaky on the Coast, their menu is made up of delicious healthy treats like apple pie porridge. When we’ve got a big day ahead of us, the vegan nachos are always the option, topped withvegan cheese, house baked beans, house habanero jam, chimichurri, house salsa and guacamole.

Another gluten-free restaurant on the Gold Coast to try is Cardamom Pod. Arguably housing the Gold Coast’s most extravagant açai bowl, Cardamom Pod is an entirely vegetarian health food cafe with vegan and gluten-free options. Nestled into the Brickworks shopping precinct, it serves irresistible meals catering to various dietary requirements.

The Gold Coast’s OG vegetarian café, Cardamom Pod’s longevity is testament to its menu – it’s ‘standard’ pod acai bowl includes a mermaid tail, for crying out loud. Though the carefully cut fruits and blue and pink swirl are undeniably beautiful, it’s the addition of coconut water and mango mousse that makes us love this acai bowl so.

Your kids don’t have to be vegetarian or even like vegetables all that much to enjoy the food here. In fact one of the all time favourites is the cheesy lasagne, shepherds pie, moussaka, and cauliflower and cheese bake. Of course there are plenty of healthy options including a wide range of salads as well as curry, stir fry and more.

Maybe some of the most instagrammable bowls on the GC, Cardamom Pod’s bowls are truly a work of art. Loaded with colourful toppings and flavours like mango mousse, blue spirulina crème and a protein ball, the colourful mermaid tail finisher makes it feel almost too pretty to eat… Almost.Where: 3/3 Brolga Ave, Southport

Cardamom Pod is a café cum restaurant on a mission to bring gourmet vegetarian food to the masses. The menu of this restaurant is delicious and will appeal to just about anyone. Moreover, menu items also contain healthy alternatives to dairy, meat and gluten, making it perfect for vegans and non-vegetarians alike.

With a cosy locale in Southport’s Brickworks, this is the all-vego cafe that plant-based dreams are made of. For a healthy spin on a breaky classic, look no further than the healthy benny with avo on sweet potato discs with tempe, sautéed baby spinach, field mushroom, cashew hollandaise sauce and grilled tomato.

If we are what we eat, then I’d happily take a Cardamom Pod acai bowl for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Beautifully presented, this acai bowl is a treat for the eyes and the tummy. You can choose from their Pod Special complete with blue spirulina crème and protein ball, or the snickers acai for a bit of a treat.

Cardamom Pod Brickworks offers delicious vegan food that are beautifully presented. One of the go-to's is their acai bowls, which is an explosion of colours and textures. Other options like blinged out benny and pancakes are also amazing choices.

Cardamom Pod was the first vegetarian restaurant to open in Broadbeach. With its move to a new location facing the park, it is now our classiest vegetarian restaurant. From first glance, it’s bright and colourful, yet warm and earthy.

Is a vegetarian restaurant in Broadbeach known for its Insta-worthy breakfast options and hot savory meals like shepherd’s pie, curries, and moussaka. The restaurant has recently upped its dining game, and customers are loving it

Although a vegetarian restaurant, there are plenty of vegan meals. The place has a relaxed and comfortable vibe and also offers a buffet style presentation. Choose whichever selection of healthy plant based food you would like.

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Cardamom Pod on Broadbeach is a very popular and quite busy restaurant and it is easy to figure out why. The food here ticks all the boxes. From savory to sweet, there are plenty of choices to satisfy all pallets.

You are what you eat and it’s clear that the Cardamon Pod restaurant believes you can eat your way to a better world. Another maxim they embody is ‘let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food’.