Overview
Caffeine fiends, the days of drinking your favourite cuppa are over. It seems that, like revenge, coffee is a dish best served cold— and not just cold, but frozen.
Of course, long black, cappuccino and mocha-flavoured popsicles are the perfect treat for Brisbane, the city where eating ice cream is a year-round thing. Peter and Penny Wolff of Dandelion and Driftwood certainly think so, which is how Queen of the Pops came to fruition.
Not a coffee fan? You can still get your fix of warm drinks turned into frozen treats, with chai latte and hot chocolate flavours also available. And for those who prefer everything in normal ol' liquid form, the usual beverages are on the menu, including on-tap nitro cold brews to keep with the chilly theme.
Queen of the Pops' cafe-slash-concept store is little more than a cute, retro-styled hole in the wall, but with cafe food on offer in addition to the icy, buzz-inducing snacks on a stick, it's one that Brisbanites should both rush to and get a rush from. And yes, the popsicles are made with fresh roasted, barista-made coffee, should you need any more convincing. They're also sold in take-home packs, because you won't want to stop at just one.
Find Queen of the Pops on the corner of Bayview Terrace and Drane Street, Clayfield, or check out their website and Facebook page.
Image: Ariana Gillrie via the Queen of the Pops Facebook page.