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Best brunch cafes in St Ives

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For a weekend brunch in St Ives, start with Grace's Bakehouse, which opens at 6am on Saturdays and Sundays. The other picks suit a slower morning: The Living Room Café runs the longest weekend hours, Stanley St Cafe serves a plated breakfast, and JJ's Eatery has a kids' menu for family brunches.

Quick picks in St Ives

  • Best for an early weekend start: Grace's Bakehouse, open from 6am on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Best for a long sit-down brunch: The Living Room Café, with the latest Saturday close on this page.
  • Best for a plated breakfast on the weekend: Stanley St Cafe, with a breakfast stack and a 3pm finish.
  • Best for a family brunch with kids: JJ's Eatery, with a kids' menu and 8am to 4pm weekend hours.

Best brunch cafes in St Ives, ranked

  1. #1Grace's Bakehouse for a fast early breakfast

    $🌳 Hassall Park, 2 min walk

    Grace's Bakehouse opens at 6am on weekends and closes at 4pm on Sundays and Saturdays. Its brunch is a cabinet pick rather than a plated meal, with pies and quiches, including bacon and spinach, under the glass. Customers often take the crispy pork banh mi with them. Hassall Park can be reached in about two minutes.

    Best for: Early weekend breakfast and cabinet pies

  2. #2The Living Room Café for a long weekend sit-down

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Putarri Avenue Reserve, 5 min walk

    The Living Room Café opens at 8am on weekends and keeps its kitchen going until 5pm on Saturdays and 4pm on Sundays. For brunch, try the Mediterranean breakfast with eggplant, and save the Living Room Burger for lunch. Expect a short wait for a table at weekends. Dogs can settle at the outdoor tables beside you.

    Best for: Long weekend brunches and outdoor tables

  3. #3Stanley St Cafe for a plated weekend breakfast

    $$Outdoor seating🌳 Putarri Avenue Reserve, 6 min walk

    Stanley St Cafe opens at 6am on weekends and closes at 3pm, the earliest finish on this page. The breakfast stack is the big plate to order, and the Goodfella is the other dish customers name. Sunday mornings are the busiest here, so come before the crowd builds. Coffee is made on a red La Marzocco machine.

    Best for: Plated weekend breakfasts and early starts

  4. #4JJ's Eatery for a relaxed brunch with kids

    $$🌳 Putarri Avenue Reserve, 5 min walk

    JJ's Eatery runs weekend hours from 8am to 4pm, and the kids' menu makes it a fit for a family table. The tacos and mushroom toast are the dishes named most. Salmon eggs Benedict is on the menu, served with spinach. Milkshakes and fresh juice are on the drinks list for the little ones.

    Best for: Kids' menus and tacos on a weekend morning

Compare best brunch cafes in St Ives

The table below sets out price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs and weekend opening side by side for each St Ives pick.

CafePriceBrunchOutdoorDogsWeekendsNearest park
Grace's Bakehouse$✓––✓Hassall Park, 2 min
The Living Room Café$$✓✓Outside✓Putarri Avenue Reserve, 5 min
Stanley St Cafe$$✓✓–✓Putarri Avenue Reserve, 6 min
JJ's Eatery$$✓✗–✓Putarri Avenue Reserve, 5 min

How we picked best brunch cafes in St Ives

Places with a long run of votes count for more in this order. This page then looks at brunch: what is on the menu, the weekend hours, and whether the cafe serves brunch at all. Each pick's food notes were read for the dishes worth ordering on a weekend morning, and the list follows that order.

Best brunch cafes in St Ives: FAQ

Which St Ives cafes are open for brunch on Sunday?

Grace's Bakehouse, The Living Room Café and JJ's Eatery all close at 4pm on Sundays, and Stanley St Cafe closes at 3pm.

Where can I get an early weekend breakfast in St Ives?

Stanley St Cafe and Grace's Bakehouse are the two that start at 6am on weekends, so they suit an early table.

Do St Ives brunch cafes have a kids' menu?

The Living Room Café, Stanley St Cafe and JJ's Eatery all list a kids' menu, which helps for a family brunch.

Is there a park near the St Ives brunch cafes?

Putarri Avenue Reserve is the nearest park for The Living Room Café, Stanley St Cafe and JJ's Eatery, and Hassall Park is closest to Grace's Bakehouse.