Brunch cafés in Sydney
Cafés in Sydney that pair a serious cup with a proper plate. Brunch you'd cross town for, coffee you'd come back for.
16 cafés · Australia
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Mecca Coffee Alexandria
Paul Geshos founded Mecca in 2005 as a direct-trade pioneer, and the Alexandria roastery-cafe at 26 Bourke Road is…
ONA Coffee Sydney
ONA's Sydney flagship at 58-60 Smith Street was voted NSW and ACT's Cafe of the Year 2025, and the menu reads like a…
Toby's Estate Chippendale
Toby's Estate has been roasting specialty coffee since 2001, and their Chippendale flagship at 32-36 City Road was…
Matinee Coffee
Matinee occupies a spacious 80-seat warehouse at 8/142 Addison Road with red velvet rope and fringe chandeliers…
Paramount Coffee Project
Built into the light-flooded foyer of Paramount House at 80 Commonwealth Street, this multi-roaster showcase rotates…
Porch and Parlour
At 17-18/110 Ramsgate Avenue in North Bondi, Porch and Parlour has been one of the eastern suburbs' most consistent…
The Wedge Espresso
The Wedge at 53-55 Glebe Point Road has been Glebe's most dependable specialty stop for years, pulling Single O shots…
Three Williams
Three Williams at 613a Elizabeth Street is a warehouse-style Redfern institution known for its generous layout, sharp…
A Brewer's Tale
Tucked on Burton Street in Darlinghurst at number 112B, A Brewer's Tale is an intimate cafe known for standout…
Brewtown Chippendale
Brewtown's Chippendale presence extends the Newtown roastery's house-roasted specialty coffee and artisan baking into…
Brewtown Newtown
This warehouse cafe and artisan bakery at 6-8 O'Connell Street roasts its own specialty coffee almost daily and fills…
Doran Doran
Doran Doran at 137 Regent Street is a premium neighbourhood cafe by day and transforms at night into Little Korea,…
Rocker Bondi
Rocker sits on the North Bondi headland with one of the most commanding ocean views of any Sydney cafe, making the…
Sonoma Glebe
Sonoma has been Sydney's reference-point artisan bakery since 2001, and the Glebe Point Road cafe brings their…
Soulmate Coffee
Soulmate occupies a sunny corner in Newtown's backstreets and has built a following through well-crafted breakfast…
The Grounds of Alexandria
Set in a sprawling 1920s industrial precinct at 2 Huntley Street, The Grounds is Sydney's most visited cafe…
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