Best brunch cafes in Eastgardens

Best brunch cafes in Eastgardens, ranked

1. #1Leaf Cafe & Co Pagewood for a slow weekend brunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   Leaf Cafe & Co Pagewood is the pick for a long, slow brunch. Order the wagyu beef omelette or the spicy tomato potato gnocchi, and pair either with a Belgian hot chocolate. The smashed avocado with poached eggs and hollandaise on sourdough is the other dish visitors ask about. It is the only pick here with outdoor tables where dogs can sit, and one of two with a kids' menu. Weekend hours run from 7:30am to 4pm, and Mutch Park sits about 7 minutes away on foot.

2. #2Ninetytwo Degrees Espresso for a quick breakfast before shopping

   $🌳 Nagle Park, 9 min walk

   Ninetytwo Degrees Espresso is a small coffee counter inside Westfield Eastgardens, and the quickest stop on this page. Order a flat white or latte with a bacon and egg roll, or an almond croissant from the cabinet. Its pastry range is wider than the cafe opposite, according to regulars, and one visitor found a gluten free option. Drinks come in takeaway cups, so it suits a stop between shops. Weekday and Saturday hours start at 6:30am, Sunday at 7am, and Nagle Park is about 9 minutes away on foot.

3. #3The Green Goblet for a fresh vegetarian breakfast

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 8 min walk

   The Green Goblet is the place for a fresh vegetarian breakfast, with smashed avocado on toast under a poached egg and feta. The cabinet holds Greek salad, fruit salad and yoghurt, so a light lunch is easy too. Juice is squeezed and made when you order, a point that comes up often in feedback. Open 7am to 5pm every day, inside Westfield Eastgardens, and the walk to Mutch Park takes about 8 minutes.

4. #4Kozzy Beans for a big breakfast with kids

   $$🌳 Mutch Park, 9 min walk

   Kozzy Beans is the pick for a long breakfast with children. Order the breakfast plate with bacon over a hash stack on smashed peas, finished with a chilli sauce drizzle, or a cappuccino with a pastry from the cabinet. Booth seating makes it easy to stay a while, and the cafe sits in a shopping centre concourse on Bunnerong Road. Sugar comes on the table for you to add. Sundays start at 9am and other days at 8:30am, and the walk to Mutch Park takes about 9 minutes.

5. #5Starbucks Westfield Eastgardens for iced drinks and a seated break

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   Starbucks Westfield Eastgardens is a chain outlet in the shopping centre, with a cosy indoor seating area. Pick a seasonal or iced drink from the boards and add a sandwich or pastry from the cabinet. Breakfast and lunch options stay on the menu through the day, and dine-in food comes on paper plates with wooden cutlery. Busy periods mean a queue of up to 20 minutes, so arriving early helps. Open from 7:30am daily and closing at 5pm, though Thu stays open until 7pm, and Mutch Park is a 7 minute walk away.

6. #6cafe quince for a budget brunch with Campos coffee

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   cafe quince is the budget pick, with Campos coffee and a long cabinet of cakes, tarts and cupcakes. Order a Campos coffee with the seasonal pandan muffin, or try the gluten-free red velvet cupcake. Meat-free dishes and a children's menu come with the breakfast and lunch range. Sandwiches are fresh and the cakes come at a fair price. Seven days a week it opens at 7:30am and closes at 5pm, and Mutch Park is the nearest park at a 7 minute stroll.

Compare best brunch cafes in Eastgardens

The table below compares price, brunch, outdoor seating, dog access, weekend hours and the nearest park for each pick.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Eastgardens

Cafes are ordered by a score that weighs each cafe's customer feedback by how much of it there is, so a cafe with a long run of comments outranks one with only a handful. Each one was also screened for brunch dishes, weekend opening, dog access indoors or outdoors, and tables outside. The food and coffee wording reflects each venue's own description.