64Spot Score
The Shop & Wine Bar
$$Cafes · Bondi Beach
A relaxed cafe and wine bar near Bondi Beach, rated 4.7 across more than 400 reviews.
4.7(410)· GoogleView details →
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37 cafes in Sydney match the selected filters. Details come from each venue's published information; unknown attributes never count as a match.
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64Spot Score
Social Butterfly Tea & Dessert
Cafes · Sydney
Social Butterfly Tea & Dessert is a cafe in Sydney. It holds a 4.6-star rating from 791 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 64/100.
4.6(791)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Oh!Matcha
$Cafes · Sydney
Modern Japanese tearoom serving creative fast food like green tea lattes and tonkatsu hot dogs.
4.4(1,375)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
The Rocks Cafe
$$Cafes · The Rocks
Casual eatery offering staples such as burgers, salads & pasta in a restored 19th-century market.
4.3(2,232)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Lamrock Cafe Bondi Beach
$$Cafes · Bondi Beach
An iconic beachfront cafe at Bondi Beach in Sydney, rated 4.4 across more than 1,400 reviews.
4.4(1,431)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Tokyo Lamington Newtown
Cafes · Newtown
Bakeries in Newtown, Sydney.
4.5(655)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
The Grounds of The City
$$Cafes · Sydney
A hugely popular CBD outpost of The Grounds on George Street in Sydney with a 4.2 rating across 6,300-plus reviews.
4.2(6,367)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
MCA Cafe at Tallawoladah
$$Cafes · The Rocks
Art gallery cafe with views of the Opera House, offering coffee, wine, share platters and salads.
4.3(1,446)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
Beans & Barrels
$$Cafes · Parramatta
Cafes in Parramatta, Sydney.
4.4(774)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
Oriana Eatery
Cafes · Parramatta
Cafes in Parramatta, Sydney.
4.5(529)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Black Star Pastry Sydney CBD
$$Cafes · Sydney
A Sydney CBD pastry shop at The Galeries, known for its signature Strawberry Watermelon Cake, celebration cakes, pastries and creative drinks.
4.2(1,543)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Matcha-Ya
Cafes · Haymarket
A popular matcha cafe at Steam Mill Lane in Haymarket, Sydney, with a 4.3 rating across more than 1,000 reviews.
4.3(1,021)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Leaf Cafe & Co Bondi
$$Cafes · Bondi Junction
A pram-friendly Bondi Junction café serving specialty coffee, all-day brunch and dinner in a spacious, Nordic-inspired setting.
4.6(204)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Bourke Street Bakery Barangaroo
$$Cafes · Barangaroo
A handmade Sydney bakery in Barangaroo serving coffee, sourdough, pastries, pies, toasties, sweets and take-home pantry goods.
4.3(947)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Ham Harry & Mario
$$Cafes · Cronulla
Cafes in Cronulla, Sydney.
4.3(540)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Avenue on Sussex
$$Cafes · Sydney
Avenue on Sussex is a Darling Harbour cafe serving breakfast, lunch, evening refreshments, cocktails and a broad all-day menu.
4.4(293)· GoogleView details →
58Spot Score
Hills Cafe & Bakery
$$Cafes · Darlinghurst
A well-regarded cafe and bakery at Darlinghurst near Surry Hills in Sydney with a 4.3 rating across 345 reviews.
4.3(345)· GoogleView details →
58Spot Score
Bluewater Cafe
$$Cafes · Manly
Eclectic bistro food in a relaxed setting with surfboards & beach photos, plus streetside seats.
4.0(1,309)· GoogleView details →
About these results
Australia takes its coffee seriously, and Sydney is no exception — think flat whites pulled to order, single-origin beans and a brunch culture that runs all morning. The spots below range from tucked-away specialty roasters to all-day cafes worth a slow weekend visit.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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What are the best cafes in Sydney?+
The cafes on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Sydney cafes ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter cafes by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many cafes are listed in Sydney?+
We currently list 37 cafes across Sydney and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.
What's the coffee culture like in Sydney?+
Specialty coffee is the norm rather than the exception — most cafes roast or source quality beans and turn out espresso-based drinks like the flat white, long black and piccolo. Brunch is a weekend institution, so expect queues at the most popular spots mid-morning.