Best brunch cafes in Cronulla

Best brunch cafes in Cronulla, ranked

1. #1Blackwood for brunch from 7am with a menu that runs to lunch

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

   From 7am each day Blackwood is serving brunch, and that menu keeps going until lunchtime. Start with the smashed avo, or move on to the Morning Glory or the grilled WA octopus with chermoula potatoes and romesco. Diners name the rosemary truffle chips with truffle mayo most often as a side. A brunch happy hour with beer runs alongside, and the French toast leans sweet. Sunny weekends fill the room quickly, so aim for the early morning. A three-minute stroll gets you to Cronulla Park.

   Best for: A long menu that stays on past breakfast

2. #2LOAF for a breakfast roll to take away

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Tonkin Park, 2 min walk

   LOAF is a sandwich bar in Cronulla Mall, and its breakfast burger is the brunch order here. Weekday service begins at 6am, and weekends at 7am. Diners praise the big fillings and fresh salad, and a ham and cheese jaffle is good value for the size. Counter service stays fast even at busy times. Tonkin Park sits a 2-minute walk away, so a takeaway breakfast can be eaten there.

   Best for: Breakfast burgers and jaffles to take away

3. #3Contento Cafe for eggs Benedict from 5am

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Cronulla Park, 2 min walk

   Contento Cafe is the place for eggs Benedict, and it serves from its 5am opening until 2pm. The cafe is on Gerrale Street, facing Cronulla Beach from across the road. Corn fritters and bacon and egg rolls also appear on diners' lists, and the plates come big and neatly set out. Takeaway food sits in the counter cabinet. Visitors say it turns noisy at peak times, so arrive early for a table. Cronulla Park lies just two minutes off on foot.

   Best for: Eggs Benedict from 5am

4. #4Cove By Tay and Tay for scrambled eggs with hot honey

   $🌳 Cronulla Park, 2 min walk

   Cove By Tay and Tay opens at 5:30am on weekdays and 6am on weekends, which suits an early brunch. Get the scrambled eggs with hot honey, which come out creamy. The iced coffee is singled out, and the espresso draws praise too. The room is calm and bright with natural light, and the lattes arrive with palm-tree art on top. Two minutes on foot brings you to Cronulla Park.

   Best for: Early scrambled eggs and a bright, calm room

5. #5Rushi for hotcakes and scrambled eggs on a weekend morning

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Dunningham Park, 4 min walk

   Rushi serves a Japanese-style breakfast menu from 6:30am on weekends. Diners name the scrambled eggs, and the hotcakes come piled with berries and ice cream. Fried eggs on smashed avocado toast and a bacon and scrambled egg roll are also on the board. Matcha drinks suit a slow start, and staff are described as friendly and attentive. Dunningham Park is a 4-minute stroll from the door.

   Best for: Hotcakes and scrambled eggs on weekends

6. #6Next Door for brunch plates facing the beach

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Dunningham Park, 2 min walk

   Next Door opens at 6:30am and runs until 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays, so brunch can stretch into dinner. Avocado on sourdough with leaves and cherry tomatoes is a plate regulars come back for, and a fruit and granola yoghurt bowl and pancakes sit alongside. Service is warm and unobtrusive. The outside tables look over Cronulla Beach. Dunningham Park is two minutes on foot.

   Best for: Brunch plates with a view of the sand

7. #7Grind Espresso for a coffee before brunch somewhere else

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Cronulla Park, 2 min walk

   Grind Espresso opens by 5:30am and is built around coffee, so it works as a first stop before brunch elsewhere. Breakfast and brunch are served, but most visitors talk about the drinks. The bean of the day changes daily, with beans from Mexico, Ethiopia and Bali on the board. Latte art comes in a mix of styles. Dogs can sit outside, and the room fills again in the afternoon.

   Best for: Coffee first, a small brunch second

8. #8Nudo Cafe for banh mi rolls and fresh juice

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Monro Park, 1 min walk

   Nudo Cafe opens at 6:30am on weekdays and 7am on weekends, on Cronulla Street near the station and the beach. The menu leans Vietnamese, with banh mi and rice paper rolls beside salad bowls and noodle dishes. Diners call the food fresh and tasty, and most dishes cost under $20. Juices are made to order, and one visitor found the hot chocolate surprisingly good. Monro Park sits a single minute away on foot.

   Best for: Rolls and fresh juice near the station

Compare best brunch cafes in Cronulla

The table lists each cafe's price, weekend hours and nearest park, with brunch and outdoor tables marked.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Cronulla

Each cafe here is listed because its own page marks brunch on the menu, and the list is then ordered by overall standing. Standing gives more weight to cafes with more scores, so a few lucky scores never push one to the top. Weekend hours and outside tables were checked as well. The dishes named under each pick come straight from that cafe's own page.