Best brunch cafes in Canterbury

Best brunch cafes in Canterbury, ranked

1. #1The Little Cup and Saucer for a slow Saturday brunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Scahill Street Reserve, 6 min walk

   Start a slow saturday with the big breakfast at The Little Cup and Saucer, then share the breakfast burrito or the smashed avocado and eggs benedict. It opens at 7am on saturdays and 8am on sundays, and closes by 3pm on both days. Brunch is served alongside lunch, and the sticky chai is worth ordering with a late cup of coffee.

2. #2The Charles Corner cafe for brunch that runs into dinner

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Lesley Muir Reserve, 3 min walk

   The Charles Corner cafe has the most flexible brunch on this list, because its menu runs from breakfast to dinner. A good brunch order is the wild mushroom toast, served with kale, poached eggs and salsa on multigrain. Pancakes with fresh berries suit a sweeter order, and fresh orange juice or a smoothie goes with either. Sunday trading starts at 7am and runs until 4pm, which covers an early start or a late lunch.

3. #3Cooks Cafe for a budget brunch

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Tasker Park, 6 min walk

   Cooks Cafe is the budget choice for a weekend brunch. The weekend options include eggs on toast and granola, with a vegetarian bruschetta for a lighter order. It is the lowest-priced option on this page, which suits a relaxed table of friends. Weekend hours cover a late start, running from 8am until 3pm. One visitor found the Toby Estate cappuccino a satisfying finish.

Compare best brunch cafes in Canterbury

The table below sets out price, brunch, weekend hours and dog access for each cafe, so you can compare them at a glance.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Canterbury

Customer scores are weighted by volume, so a cafe with many visitor scores counts for more than one with a few. Only cafes with brunch on the menu made it. Weekend opening hours come next, then the breakfast and lunch plates described on each cafe's own page here.