Best cafes in Annandale

Best cafes in Annandale, ranked

1. #1Euroespresso Machine Co for house-roasted coffee

   🌳 Nestor Park, 4 min walk

   Euroespresso Machine Co is a small shop on Parramatta Road that brews coffee from beans it roasts itself. Order the cappuccino, or buy a bag of the Pavoni blend to take home. The shop also sells and services espresso machines, so beans, grinders and machines share the same floor. It opens 9:30am to 4pm on weekdays and until 1pm on Saturdays, so it suits a quick coffee more than a sit-down breakfast. Sweet snacks sit in the cabinet by the register.

   Best for: House-roasted coffee and beans to take home

2. #2Precinct37 for a slow weekend brunch

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

   Precinct37 at 37 Booth Street serves brunch across two indoor levels, plus a balcony and tables out front. Order the banana bread special, the Belgian waffles or the spicy BNE if you like chilli. The menu is broad, with a build-your-own breakfast, a burger and a Thai dish, so mixed groups can all find something. Dogs can sit at the outside tables. Walking two minutes gets you to Badu Park.

   Best for: Weekend brunch and big groups

3. #3Nelson's Nest for a cooked breakfast

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Matheison Street Reserve, 2 min walk

   Nelson's Nest is a tidy corner spot on Nelson Street that serves breakfast and lunch. Order the poached eggs with fried tomato and crisp bacon, or the eggs on toast, both cooked to order. Lunch runs in too, with sandwiches on bread rolls and salads, and the counter has muffins and brownies. Coffee drinkers most often reach for the large flat white. Weekdays it opens at 6:30am, and on Sundays from 7:30am. On foot, Matheison Street Reserve is two minutes off.

   Best for: Cooked breakfast and quick coffee

4. #4The Drop Espresso & Juice Bar for a cheap jaffle

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

   The Drop Espresso & Juice Bar is a small family-run cafe on Booth Street, and jaffles are its signature. Order a savoury jaffle with mashed potato, chorizo or cheese, or a sausage roll on the side. Fresh juice gives the place its name, and an acai-style bowl with banana, berries and granola suits a lighter start. Coffee costs around $5, and you order and pay at the till. It opens at 6am every day and has footpath tables in the sun.

   Best for: Savoury jaffles and cheap coffee

5. #5Cafe Booth for baked shakshuka eggs

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Hinsby Park, 4 min walk

   Cafe Booth is an all-day spot on Booth Street with a long menu and a specials board on top. Order the baked shakshuka, which comes bubbling in a small cast-iron pan with feta and a chorizo ring, or the pumpkin and halloumi fritters. Bagels and toasties also go out the door as takeaway. One longtime customer swears by the peanut butter iced latte. It opens at 6:15am on weekdays and 7am on weekends, and the outdoor tables have heaters in winter.

   Best for: Baked eggs and a long menu

6. #6Urban Sips for an early coffee

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

   Urban Sips opens its doors at 5:30am, the earliest start on this list. Locals come in for coffee, breakfast and lunch. Reviewers say the coffee is among the best in the inner west, and the rose water lemonade and soup get named too. Dogs are welcome outside, and a one-minute walk takes you to Badu Park.

   Best for: Early coffee and an early breakfast

7. #7Trafalgar St Espresso for a relaxed catch-up

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Matheison Street Reserve, 4 min walk

   The room at Trafalgar St Espresso has a chequerboard floor, a painted-sky ceiling and a back room with leather sofas. The coffee is Little Marionette, and the iced coffee with ice cream is the drink regulars mention most. Gluten-free choices are plentiful alongside vegetarian dishes, and the shakshuka is the dish people mention most. Prices sit at the upper end for a local cafe, and some visitors find it a bit expensive. Tables sit outside too.

   Best for: Coffee, relaxed catch-ups and gluten-free food

8. #8Cafe Claire for pies and sweet brunch

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

   Cafe Claire is a tiny, plant-filled corner cafe on Young Street with only a few small tables. Order the triple mushroom sandwich, the rose pancakes or one of the pies, and the duck waffle if you want something richer. Coffee drinkers call the coffee excellent, and the family running the place is known for steady, caring service. The room can feel tight when busy. It opens at 7am daily, closing at 2pm Monday to Saturday and noon on Sundays.

   Best for: Pies, sweet brunch and small-group breakfasts

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How we picked best cafes in Annandale

The overall list ranks cafes by how well they are liked, weighted by how many people have reviewed them, then looks at what each one is known for on food and coffee. Each cafe's own page was read for its menu and coffee, and criticism appears only where several reviews agree. Brunch on the menu, weekend hours, dogs inside or outside and outdoor tables are shown in the table.