Best brunch cafes in Chatswood

Best brunch cafes in Chatswood, ranked

1. #1Cafe Markus for slow-cooked beef at a weekend brunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Currey Park, 3 min walk

   Cafe Markus is open on weekend mornings, with breakfast, brunch and lunch on one menu. Customers name the slow-cooked beef first, then the sweet corn fritters with prawn. A kids' menu and a sheltered patio suit families, and Currey Park is a handy walk for before the meal, so a stroll and brunch fit one morning.

   Best for: Weekend brunch with a family or group

2. #2On Point Café & Seafood for brunch with oysters and fusion plates

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Beauchamp Park, 6 min walk

   Asian flavours run through the brunch at On Point Café & Seafood, from salmon soba to tortellini in mala cream. Seafood is the draw, and fresh oysters plus the oyster risotto are the orders diners mention most. Weekend trading begins at 9:30am, and the green and gold room is bright. Beauchamp Park is nearby for a stroll.

   Best for: Seafood brunch and fusion plates

3. #3Neridah Cafe for a light brunch and a fresh sandwich

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Currey Park, 6 min walk

   Light brunch is the pick at Neridah Cafe, a family business on Neridah Street that serves weekdays and Saturday mornings. Its egg, lettuce and cheese sandwich is fresh and quick, and the cabinet of cakes pairs with coffee. The owner handles dietary requests carefully, so mention them when ordering. The door has no step.

   Best for: Light weekday brunch and Saturday mornings

4. #4Piccolo Café for a tandoori wrap or a bowl of bibimbap

   $🌳 Warrane Reserve, 2 min walk

   Freshly made wraps lead the brunch at Piccolo Café, a small Gibbes Street spot that opens at 6:30am on weekdays and shuts at weekends. Tandoori is the wrap to pick, and the bibimbap is the warm plate one customer says is the best they have had. Lattes arrive with neat art, and a hot chocolate suits a wrap.

   Best for: Weekday brunch wraps and a warm bowl

5. #5Tea Square Cafe for a set brunch and milk tea on weekends

   $🌳 Garden of Remembrance, 1 min walk

   Hong Kong dishes are the brunch draw at Tea Square Cafe, a Level 2 stall in Mandarin Center. Set menus carry the value, and the steamed rice roll set is the signature. Milk tea and papaya milk are the drinks of choice, and sealed pouches go to take away. Garden of Remembrance is one minute away.

   Best for: Set-menu brunch and milk tea

6. #6Briskett for a quick weekday brunch wrap

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Garden of Remembrance, 2 min walk

   Briskett is a busy weekday cafe at the base of an office tower on Victoria Avenue. Halloumi and bacon-and-egg wraps come generously filled, and the wagyu burger is worth a try for flavour. The four-shot cappuccino is a solid takeaway pick. Brunch runs until 3pm on weekdays, and the outside tables sit close to a small green space.

   Best for: Weekday brunch for takeaway

7. #7Chimichuri for a sharing platter and fusion plates

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Kenneth Slessor Park, 3 min walk

   Chimichuri serves brunch plates with a Thai twist, from breakfast until lunch. The Sunrise Platter is built to split between friends, while the Tom Yum Seafood Linguine is the dish customers keep ordering. Strawberry Matcha is smooth and not too sweet. Kenneth Slessor Park sits three minutes away, so a walk after brunch is easy.

   Best for: Sharing platters and fusion brunch

8. #8Coffeehood Cafe for a budget breakfast with a big plate

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Kenneth Slessor Park, 1 min walk

   Coffeehood Cafe on Pacific Hwy is among the more affordable brunch options nearby. The Big Brekkie, with bacon, sausage, hash brown and avocado on toast, is the portion to share. Pick the chicken and avocado salad for something lighter, or the empanadas as a fresh extra. Early weekday openings suit takeaway coffee, and weekend mornings start from 8am.

   Best for: Budget breakfast and birthday groups

Compare best brunch cafes in Chatswood

The table below lines up each cafe's weekend hours, price and brunch features.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Chatswood

Cafes are ordered by overall feedback, weighted toward those with many diners behind it, then by what each does for brunch: dishes, weekend hours and seating. Food notes reflect what customers and regulars say about the plates, and a criticism only appears when several of them share it.