Best brunch cafes in Eastwood

Best brunch cafes in Eastwood, ranked

1. #1Boom Cafe & Dining for a slow weekend brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Eastwood Croquet Club, 4 min walk

   Boom Cafe & Dining is a brunch and lunch spot on Rowe Street with Korean-inspired dishes. Start with the boom carbonara, then share a bulgogi wrap that arrives with chips. Saturday hours run from 6am to 4pm, and Sunday from 6:30am to 4pm. It is marked as good for children and has outdoor seating. The croquet club sits about four minutes off on foot.

2. #2Cafe Achim for toast and seasonal specials

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Irene Park, 3 min walk

   Cafe Achim is a small corner cafe where North Road meets Balaclava Road. Toast is the dish to order, with soft cheese and whatever fruit is in season. The winter truffle egg special and the aglio e olio also get named by visitors. Weekend hours run from 7am to 2pm, so arriving before the lunch crowd helps. Irene Park is nearby, a few minutes on foot. Some customers say service can be uneven when it is busy, and a 10% surcharge applies on Sundays.

3. #3Firestone for an early breakfast

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Girraween Reserve, 5 min walk

   Firestone is a casual cafe on Rowe Street that opens early, at 6am on most days and 6:30am on Sunday. Breakfast suits it best, so go for the bacon and egg bun or the large scone with jam and cream. The flat white is the main draw for regulars, and one has been coming for three years. Expect a queue on weekend mornings. The nearest green space, Girraween Reserve, takes roughly five minutes to walk to.

4. #4Provence Garden Cafe for a long garden breakfast

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Eastwood Croquet Club, 3 min walk

   Provence Garden Cafe trades from 8am to 4:30pm each day and serves everything from breakfast to lunch. Eggs Benedict on bacon and pancakes with banana and ice cream both suit a slow table. Diners praise the cappuccino, and the kids' menu suits families. Leashed dogs can keep you company at the outdoor tables. The croquet club is a short stroll away.

5. #5Rumbles Fine Cafe for breakfast in the sun

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Eastwood Croquet Club, 4 min walk

   Rumbles Fine Cafe is a local institution on the pedestrian part of Rowe Street. It opens at 5am and closes at 12:30pm every day, so it is a breakfast spot rather than a long lunch. Order the smoked salmon scrambled eggs or the Spanish omelette. Breakfast rolls are filled with sausage, hashbrown or bacon as you prefer. Regulars like sitting outside on sunny mornings. Eastwood Park is a brief walk, roughly four minutes on foot.

6. #6TEN THOUSAND for a pastry with your coffee

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Eastwood Croquet Club, 4 min walk

   TEN THOUSAND is a bakery and cafe where the counter does most of the work. Korean-style breads come in several varieties, and the croissants include pistachio, blueberry yoghurt and custard, priced from about $6.90 to $8.50. Pair one with a coffee that visitors describe as strong and nutty. It is open from 6am to 9pm most days and until 10pm on Saturdays. The space is step-free, and walkers reach the croquet club in about four minutes.

Compare best brunch cafes in Eastwood

The table below sets each cafe's price, weekend trading, outdoor tables, dog policy and nearest park side by side.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Eastwood

Cafes are ordered by an overall score that gives more weight to places many people have judged, then by what each offers for a brunch visit. The checks covered brunch on the menu, weekend hours, outdoor tables and whether dogs can join. Comments about the food and coffee from regular visitors decided which dishes are named.