Police have charged a man following an alleged armed robbery in Salisbury overnight.

It will be alleged at around 6:15pm a man entered a convenience store on Toohey Road and obtained a knife from a section of the store, before demanding cash from a male staff member.

The staff member complied, handing over a sum of cash before the man fled the store on foot.

No one was injured during the incident.

Officers attended the scene and conducted patrols of the area before taking a man into custody at a nearby licensed venue.

A 22-year-old Coorparoo man has been charged with armed robbery and possessing a knife in a public place.

He is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.