Best brunch cafes in Balmain

Best brunch cafes in Balmain, ranked

1. #1cafe d'Yvoire for a slow weekend brunch with a pastry

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Stephen Street Playground, 2 min walk

   cafe d'Yvoire serves breakfast and lunch every day from 7am to 3pm, so a Saturday or Sunday brunch fits its hours easily. Order the omelette or the baked ratatouille eggs, and leave room for the warm apple pie spiced with cinnamon. Customers call the portions generous, and the food comes out quickly. Coffee uses Little Marionette beans, and the matcha comes pre-sweetened.

   Best for: Weekend brunch with a pastry

2. #2RREE’s cafe for a Sunday brunch and fresh bakes

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 4 min walk

   RREE’s cafe opens at 7am on Saturdays and Sundays and closes at 2:30pm. The brekky hash brown and the Reuben are other choices, and fries come on the side. Sundays fill up fast, so arrive early. The bakes are good for later, with a cheese and chive scone, a lemon and apple cake or a salted caramel lamington.

   Best for: Sunday brunch and baked goods

3. #3Teras for a traditional breakfast under shade trees

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 3 min walk

   Teras opens its doors at 6am daily, which suits an early weekend brunch. The menemen with crisp bread slices is the dish to choose. Poached eggs with avocado and beetroot labneh are another weekend choice. Turkish coffee and a dirty chai come in small pots, and the courtyard is shaded by tall trees.

   Best for: Early Turkish breakfast in a courtyard

4. #4little Ethel’s for an early weekday brunch

   $🌳 Goodsir Street Reserve, 1 min walk

   little Ethel’s does not open at weekends, so it only suits a weekday brunch before 12:30pm. Fresh juice is made to order, and the cabinet holds house-baked wraps, muffins and a sweet potato salad. Staff remember regulars’ orders, so a weekday visit feels personal. The cabinet is mostly house-baked, which suits a quick weekday counter visit.

   Best for: Weekday brunch and fresh juice

5. #5Hungry Bull Co. Balmain PTY LTD for eggs and gozleme at breakfast

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 4 min walk

   Hungry Bull Co. Balmain PTY LTD opens at 7am on Sundays and 6am on weekdays, and its Turkish egg is the dish customers name most. Gozleme comes in generous portions, and the vegan plate is another weekend choice. Families get a kids' menu and a babychino. The outside tables take dogs.

   Best for: Turkish egg and gozleme at breakfast

6. #6big tree house Balmain cafe and restaurant x JuJu for a relaxed weekend brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Gladstone Park, 2 min walk

   big tree house Balmain cafe and restaurant x JuJu opens at 7am every day and closes at 4pm on Sundays. Customers return for the Korean chicken burger and the beef udon, and the soup of the day is a regular pick. The room is bright and calm, which suits a long catch-up.

   Best for: Weekend brunch with friends

7. #7Little M for a quick brunch to take away

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 2 min walk

   Little M is takeaway-first from 6am, and its short menu covers a flat white or latte, plus a house-made muffin or a filled roll. A few footpath seats face the sun, so you can eat outside before you go. Tea is served alongside the coffee, and there is no kids' menu.

   Best for: Takeaway brunch with an early start

8. #8Orange lotus cafe for truffle scrambled eggs and a homemade breakfast

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 1 min walk

   From 7:30am on weekdays and 8am at weekends, Orange lotus cafe on Beattie Street keeps breakfast going until 2:30pm. Order Kelly’s Eggs, the egg and bacon wrap or the truffle scrambled eggs, which are homemade. The chalkboard lists specials such as a Thai chicken curry that changes often. Regulars speak well of the coffee, and vegetarian dishes sit on the menu too.

   Best for: Homemade breakfast and truffle eggs

Compare best brunch cafes in Balmain

The table below lines up each brunch cafe on price, weekend hours, outdoor tables, dogs and the nearest park.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Balmain

Brunch picks were chosen from cafes whose listings show breakfast or lunch, then ordered by the same overall score. Weekend opening hours, and whether a cafe has outside tables or allows dogs, come from each listing. The dish notes use what customers mention most. Cafes without enough opinions were left out.