Best brunch cafes in Hornsby

Best brunch cafes in Hornsby, ranked

1. #1SteamTank Coffee for a Saturday brunch before noon

   $🌳 Cenotaph Park, 1 min walk

   SteamTank Coffee is closed on Sundays, so a weekend brunch here means a Saturday morning. The doors open at 7am and close at noon. The menu leans on breakfast and brunch, and the toasties are the plate customers call good value. Vegetarian options are on the list. Cenotaph Park is a minute away for a brunch eaten on the move.

   Best for: Saturday morning brunch before noon

2. #2PIONA for scrambled eggs on avocado toast

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Cenotaph Park, 2 min walk

   PIONA's brunch side is a croissant combo and scrambled eggs on avocado toast, served alongside the Korean rice dishes. Its weekday trade starts at 6:45am, and Saturdays run from 8am until 2:30pm. The coffee is a Seven Miles espresso, and the flat white comes out hot. For a slow brunch, the counter seats are a good place to sit with a plate.

   Best for: Scrambled eggs on avocado toast

3. #3Bunker Bean for a breakfast burrito on a Saturday

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Cenotaph Park, 1 min walk

   Bunker Bean keeps Saturday hours from 7am to 2pm, which gives a weekend brunch a wide window. The breakfast burrito is the dish one visitor singles out, and the halloumi wrap is grilled and filled with avocado and greens. The menu is plain and simple, which suits a quick morning stop rather than a long sit. Outdoor tables are available.

   Best for: Saturday breakfast burritos and halloumi wraps

4. #4The Dining and Co for a slow Sunday brunch

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

   The Dining and Co opens for Sunday brunch at 8am and closes at 4pm, the same hours as Saturday. The contemporary menu includes an avocado smash and eggs on sourdough. Dogs are allowed at the outdoor tables, and high chairs and a kids' menu suit a table with little ones. It is a good pick for a relaxed weekend catch-up that runs past the first coffee.

   Best for: A slow Sunday brunch with the kids

5. #5Muffin Break Hornsby for a sweet Sunday brunch

   $🌳 Willow Park, 5 min walk

   Muffin Break Hornsby opens at 8am on Sundays and stays open until 5:30pm, so it suits a late weekend breakfast. Gluten-free and vegetarian options sit alongside the muffin cabinet. Pastries and cookies are on the counter too. Because the cafe is inside the Westfield food court, it works well as a stop between errands on a weekend.

   Best for: Sunday brunch with gluten-free options

6. #6Pattison's Patisserie for avocado toast on a baguette

   🌳 Cenotaph Park, 3 min walk

   Pattison's Patisserie serves avocado toast on toasted baguette, which is its main brunch plate. Sunday trade begins at 8am and finishes at 5:30pm. The cabinet also holds pies and macarons, so a second item can go into a box for later. Shoppers in the centre use it as a sit-down break between stores.

   Best for: Avocado toast on toasted baguette

7. #7The Refinery espresso for a vegetarian breakfast

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

   The Refinery espresso has a vegetarian breakfast on the menu, and its bruschetta with smashed avocado and poached eggs is a plate visitors return to. Saturdays open at 6am and close at 2pm, so a weekend brunch fits in before lunch. Plates come out large. Dogs can sit at the outdoor tables.

   Best for: Vegetarian breakfast and Saturday brunch

8. #8Jiminis Cafe for an all-day breakfast plate

   $$🌳 Cenotaph Park, 3 min walk

   Jiminis Cafe runs an all-day breakfast menu, so Turkish eggs, eggs Benedict and the big breakfast stay available past the morning. Sunday hours start at 9am and close at 5pm. The Turkish eggs are poached eggs on yoghurt with chilli oil and sourdough, which one visitor found tasty and a little spicy. Outside tables face the shopping centre traffic, so some diners prefer a seat inside.

   Best for: All-day Turkish eggs and eggs Benedict

Compare best brunch cafes in Hornsby

The table below sets out price, outdoor seating, dogs and weekend opening for each brunch pick, with the nearest park.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Hornsby

Cafes were picked on their overall visitor score, with well-supported scores weighted above thin ones. For this brunch page we also looked at which brunch plates appear in the cafe's own pages and in visitor comments, plus weekend hours, outdoor tables and dogs. Cafes whose food is consistently decent rather than special still earn a place when their plates are the ones to order.