Best brunch cafes in Liverpool

Best brunch cafes in Liverpool, ranked

1. #1The Benedict Cafe and Restaurant for eggs Benedict on a weekend morning

   $$🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 5 min walk

   The Benedict Cafe and Restaurant is on Northumberland Street, open from 8am on Saturdays and Sundays. Order the eggs Benedict with rocket and balsamic, or the spicy Benedict. Brunch plates come out full, and a typical breakfast is an omelette with avocado, toast and rocket on the side. Portions are generous for the price, and there is a kids' menu. Liverpool Apex Park is roughly five minutes on foot.

   Best for: Eggs Benedict on a weekend morning

2. #2Gloria Jean's Liverpool Plaza for a coffee and pastry brunch, seven days a week

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Bigge Park, 5 min walk

   Gloria Jean's Liverpool Plaza serves breakfast, brunch and lunch every day from 7am to 3pm, so it works for a late start on a weekend. Pastries and manoush sit in the cabinets at the counter, and acai and cookies are on the menu. Customers praise the coffee as smooth and rich. Takeaway and dine-in are both available, and Bigge Park is five minutes' walk away.

   Best for: A weekend coffee and pastry brunch

3. #3Vine & Grind for a shared brunch plate, open seven days

   $$🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 3 min walk

   Vine & Grind is open seven days, so it suits a late brunch on a Sunday. Order the Big Brekky, the signature plate with sujuk, haloumi and Persian feta. The yuzu eggs benedict, served with potato gems and kale, is another order worth making. Vegetarians have options on the menu.

   Best for: A shared brunch plate on a Sunday

4. #4Ristretto & Co for brunch outdoors on the front terrace

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 4 min walk

   Ristretto & Co is on Northumberland Street, with outdoor tables on the front terrace. There are vegetarian dishes, and the fresh food is full of flavour, with a kids' menu too. The kitchen went out of its way for a visitor with an avocado allergy. Customers praise the coffee as consistent, and milk drinks come with latte art. Four minutes on foot gets you to Liverpool Apex Park.

   Best for: Brunch outdoors with a coffee

5. #5Lara's Cafe for a full breakfast plate on weekdays

   $🌳 Lighthorse Park, 3 min walk

   Lara's Cafe on Bigge Street is open weekdays only, from 5am to 2:30pm, so plan a weekday breakfast. The full breakfast plate has bacon, eggs and a hash brown, with sausages and mushrooms on the side. The chicken and salad wraps are the other option, and one visitor says the food is prepared to order. Lighthorse Park is a few minutes away on foot.

   Best for: A full breakfast plate on a weekday

6. #6Hello Moose Cafe for Turkish eggs and a slow family brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Woodward Park, 5 min walk

   Hello Moose Cafe on Norfolk Street opens at 8am on Saturdays and Sundays, and it has indoor and outdoor seating for families. A visitor singled out the Turkish eggs as the standout. The plates are as easy on the eye as they are good to eat, and the menu has Mediterranean influences. A Belgian hot chocolate is on the menu too. Woodward Park is a short walk, around five minutes.

   Best for: Turkish eggs and a family brunch

7. #7The Bean Bag Cafe for smashed avocado on sourdough

   $$🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 4 min walk

   The Bean Bag Cafe is on Macquarie Street and is open seven days. Its cabinet holds cakes, toasties and wraps, and the smashed avocado on sourdough comes with a choice of traditional or German rye base, at $14. Visitors mention the chocolate lava cake and the mango smoothie. Lattes come with leaf-pattern foam, and Liverpool Apex Park lies four minutes away on foot.

   Best for: Smashed avocado and a sweet treat

8. #8Black Jack Cafe for chicken wraps with a coffee

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Bigge Park, 3 min walk

   Black Jack Cafe is on Moore Street, near the station. Order the chicken wraps with a coffee, since visitors say the wraps taste homemade. Customers praise the coffee's flavour and strength. It is open on weekdays only, from 6am to 4pm, so it suits a weekday brunch. Bigge Park is a three-minute trip on foot.

   Best for: Chicken wraps on a weekday morning

Compare best brunch cafes in Liverpool

The table lines up price, brunch, outdoor seats, dogs, weekend opening and walking distance to a park.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Liverpool

Cafes are ordered by a score that gives more weight to places with more reviews, so a cafe with a long record counts for more than one with only a few. For brunch we then checked what is on the menu at breakfast and lunch, whether the cafe is open on weekends, and what each cafe's page says about its food, noting the dishes that visitors name most often.