Best brunch cafes in Lidcombe

Best brunch cafes in Lidcombe, ranked

1. #1Alistair’s Table for a slow weekend brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Cathy Freeman Park, 8 min walk

   Alistair’s Table is the top pick for brunch in Lidcombe. Customers point to the Eggs Benedict and the Lot Burger as the dishes to order. The menu leans fusion and includes vegetarian options and a kids menu, so a mixed group can all find a dish they like. Hours run from 6:30am to 3:30pm every day, and the seating outside is step-free. Cathy Freeman Park is an 8 minute walk away, which suits a stroll after a slow meal.

   Best for: Weekend brunch with a mixed group

2. #2Nunzios Garage for a big breakfast with the kids

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Blankers Koen Park, 7 min walk

   Nunzios Garage suits a family breakfast, with a casual covered outdoor area and a kids menu that includes schnitzel and chips. The steak and eggs draw praise, and customers say the staff are friendly and helpful. Weekday hours run from 6am to 3pm, and Saturday runs from 7am to 2pm. The menu also has a vegetarian brekkie and a big breakfast, with add-ons such as bacon and chorizo. From Nunzios, a walker reaches Blankers Koen Park in about seven minutes, so a family can stretch their legs after the big breakfast.

   Best for: Big breakfast with the kids

3. #3The Brooks Cafe for a family brunch with plenty of choice

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating

   The Brooks Cafe has plenty of options on its breakfast and lunch menu, from hash browns with sausages and bacon to a chicken breakfast burger and pandan waffles with fruit and cream. Customers describe the service as friendly, attentive and quick. Its outdoor tables are open to dogs. The cafe opens at 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends, so an early family brunch is easy to plan.

   Best for: Family brunch with a long menu

4. #4May Story Cafe for a long catch-up over brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Chadwick Reserve, 8 min walk

   May Story Cafe is a cosy room that suits a long catch-up with friends. The menu mixes cafe breakfasts with pasta and Korean-style dishes, and customers call the bulgogi club sandwich fresh, generous and well balanced. Coffee drinkers call the coffee fantastic, and an iced long black is on the menu. The staff are nice, and the room is comfortable for lingering. Chadwick Reserve sits an 8 minute walk from the door. It opens at 5:30am on weekdays and 7am on Sundays.

   Best for: Long catch-ups with friends

5. #5Piccolo Me Lidcombe for a burger lunch with your dog

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Cutliffe Reserve, 8 min walk

   Piccolo Me Lidcombe is the place for a burger. Customers keep naming the juicy burgers, which come with crunchy chips and salad, often with bacon and cheese. Hash browns are a popular side. The coffee is praised as amazing, and the food is seen as good value. Dogs get a spot at the outdoor tables here, and Cutliffe Reserve is about 8 minutes away on foot. It opens at 6:30am on weekdays and 7am on Saturdays.

   Best for: Burger lunch with a dog

6. #6Sunny Side Up for an outdoor brunch with a dog

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Blankers Koen Park, 10 min walk

   Sunny Side Up is the cafe for a brunch outdoors with a dog. Its outdoor seats take dogs. The big breakfast comes with eggs, bacon, toast, avocado and mushrooms, and customers name the chilli egg croissant with smoked salmon too. Customers praise the food as fresh, flavourful and well presented, and the staff as friendly and attentive. Walking time to Blankers Koen Park from here is roughly ten minutes, a longer loop than the others on this list. It opens at 7:30am every day and closes at 4:30pm from Sunday to Wednesday.

   Best for: Brunch with a dog on the outdoor seats

7. #7YELLOW DAY COFFEE ROASTERS for coffee and a quiet morning

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Lidcombe Remembrance Park, 2 min walk

   YELLOW DAY COFFEE ROASTERS is the cafe for coffee and a quiet morning with a laptop. Customers praise the coffee, and a smooth matcha latte gets singled out. Housemade tarts sit on display, with tiramisu and oolong lemon among the flavours on offer. The cafe is open from 5am to 11:30pm every day, and its calm atmosphere suits study. Lidcombe Remembrance Park is only 2 minutes on foot from the cafe.

   Best for: Coffee, study and early starts

8. #8Sunny’s Flower Cafe for bingsu to share

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Chadwick Reserve, 3 min walk

   Sunny’s Flower Cafe has the red bean bingsu as the dish to order, with flowers sold alongside the coffee menu. The shaved-ice dessert is big enough to share. Almond croissants come dusted with icing sugar, and the menu also includes ricotta cheesecake and danishes. Coffee drinkers say the coffee is good value, and the staff are friendly and efficient. Chadwick Reserve is about 3 minutes on foot, and the cafe opens at 5:30am on weekdays.

   Best for: Bingsu to share and a quick coffee

Compare best brunch cafes in Lidcombe

The table lines up price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs, weekend trading and the nearest park for each cafe.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Lidcombe

Cafes were ordered by customer scores, weighted by how many customers gave each one, so a handful of scores can't push a cafe to the top. Each cafe had to show brunch on the menu, weekend hours, and whether dogs can sit inside or outside. The food write-up on each cafe’s listing was weighed too. The list covers Lidcombe cafes that met all of these checks.