Best brunch cafes in Newtown

Best brunch cafes in Newtown, ranked

1. #1Cafe Martini for a cooked weekend breakfast

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Matt Hogan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Cafe Martini is a small breakfast and lunch cafe on King Street, open Wednesday to Sunday until 3pm. Order the corn fritters with poached eggs, or the bacon and egg roll if you want to take one away. Poached eggs come with the dish rather than as an extra, which keeps the bill simple. Tables sit on the footpath and inside, and Matt Hogan Reserve is a 3-minute walk, so a slow breakfast can end with a stroll. Gluten-free and vegetarian options make it easy to share a table.

   Best for: Weekend cooked breakfast and takeaway rolls

2. #2Maeda for a slow brunch and matcha

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Matt Hogan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Maeda is a relaxed Japanese-style brunch cafe on King Street, open from 7am on weekdays and from 8am at weekends. The breakfast plate with grilled salmon and the burrata with shimeji mushrooms are the dishes to order, and the carrot cake is the one to finish with. Matcha, gyokuro and other teas make the drinks list the draw for a catch-up that runs long. Parking, step-free access and vegetarian dishes all come with the room, and Matt Hogan Reserve is a 3-minute walk away.

   Best for: Japanese brunch and matcha

3. #3One Another for a long weekend brunch at the communal table

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Jack Haynes Rest Area, 1 min walk

   One Another is a bright brunch cafe on Wilson Street, open from 8am at weekends and from 7am on weekdays until 3pm. Order the sausage and egg burger or the bacon and egg roll on a soft milk bun, and the gnocchi for a heavier pasta option. The communal table suits groups, and the kitchen adapts dishes for dairy-free and other dietary needs. Jack Haynes Rest Area is a 1-minute walk, so a walk before the meal fits in easily.

   Best for: Groups at the long table and dietary needs

4. #4neighbourhoods café and restaurant for coffee and avocado toast

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Salmon Playground, 2 min walk

   neighbourhoods café and restaurant sits on King Street in the former Either | Or site, and its coffee is the main draw. Order the avocado toast with a poached egg, feta and radish, then a specialty coffee to go with it. Hours run from 7:30am to 4pm at weekends and from 6:30am on weekdays. Footpath tables suit a short catch-up, and Salmon Playground is a 2-minute walk, so kids can burn off the coffee before the drive home.

   Best for: Specialty coffee and a short catch-up

5. #5Ariana's Place for a long family brunch

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

   Ariana's Place is an all-day cafe on King Street that serves Indonesian and Vietnamese dishes next to Australian cafe breakfasts. Order the grilled pork chop rice or the ayam geprek, and finish with a mango and passion fruit shake. The room is bright and covered, with space between the tables, so a long catch-up works well. It opens at 8am on Sundays and 7am on weekdays, closing at 4pm, and there is a kids' menu. Dogs can sit outside, and Hollis Park is a 2-minute walk.

   Best for: Family brunch with Asian dishes

6. #6Mrs Underwood for home-made baking and a bagel with coffee

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Matt Hogan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Mrs Underwood is a sun-filled counter on Alice Street, with Bec and Laura at the helm. It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 7am until 2pm, so plan a weekday breakfast or a Saturday morning visit. Order the lemon baked lamb in pastry, or a bagel with a coffee, and pick up a jar of jam from the shelves by the door. Dogs can sit outside, and the cafe stocks lactose-free milk. Matt Hogan Reserve is a 3-minute walk, so a visit fits before or after the park.

   Best for: Home-made baking and dogs outside

7. #7Pastizzi Cafe - North King Street for pastizzi and a late brunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Michael Kelly Rest Area, 2 min walk

   Pastizzi Cafe - North King Street opens at 10am and stays open late, so it works for a late brunch as well as dinner. Order the beef and dark ale pastizzi, then the spaghetti vongole if you want something bigger. The counter also holds arancini and lemon flan. Dogs can sit outside, there is a kids' menu and there is a vegetarian menu too. Michael Kelly Rest Area is a 2-minute walk away.

   Best for: Maltese pastizzi and late hours

8. #8Hollis Park Cafe for brunch under the trees

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hollis Park, 1 min walk

   Hollis Park Cafe puts its tables out front beneath the trees on Wilson Street. Order the chicken wrap or a takeaway sandwich, or an omelette with sourdough and salad if you want a cooked breakfast. The coffee is smooth and creamy, so start there. Dogs can sit outside, and the cafe opens from 7am on weekdays and 8am at weekends, until 3pm. Hollis Park is a 1-minute walk away.

   Best for: Coffee and takeaway sandwiches under the trees

Compare best brunch cafes in Newtown

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

How we picked best brunch cafes in Newtown

Cafes are ranked by overall standing, which gives more weight to a long track record than to a handful of early visits. Only cafes that serve brunch made the list, then each was checked for dogs inside or outside and for outdoor tables. Each cafe's own page supplied what it says about the food and coffee, so every pick describes its menu in its own words.