Best cafes in Barangaroo

Best cafes in Barangaroo, ranked

1. #1Haven Coffee for matcha and an Asian-inspired breakfast

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Hickson Park, 1 min walk

   Haven Coffee is the place to start. Order the iced matcha, which customers call smooth and well balanced, then the chilli scramble or the salmon hash from the breakfast menu. Asian-inspired flavours run through the menu, and vegetarian options are available. The room is bright and calm, with outdoor tables too. Weekday trading starts at 7:30am and weekend trading at 8am. Sitting just one minute's walk from the front door, Hickson Park is the closest green space. Expect a wait at busy times.

2. #2SAX Restaurant & Lounge Bar for a date night with live saxophone

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Hickson Park, 2 min walk

   SAX Restaurant & Lounge Bar keeps the lights low, and a saxophone player performs during service. Start with the raw fish finished with pomegranate. The menu leans on seafood and pasta, and vegetarian options are available. A bottomless menu suits groups. Hours start at 8am on weekdays, with later nights from Wednesday to Friday, and Hickson Park sits two minutes away on foot.

3. #3South Coffee & Food for a flat white before work

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Hickson Park, 2 min walk

   South Coffee & Food is up from 6am on weekdays, on the ground floor of International Towers. Regulars order the flat white, and the filter coffee gets praise too. The counter display holds fresh sandwiches, salads and pastries to take away. The doors shut at 4:30pm, and Hickson Park is two minutes from the door. Weekend trading is not in the listed hours.

4. #4Barangaroo Espresso for a takeaway coffee from the tower lobby

   $🌳 Hickson Park, 4 min walk

   Barangaroo Espresso, once Campos Coffee, runs a counter in Tower 3. Coffee drinkers call the coffee consistent, strong and well made, and whole beans are sold in store. The display carries egg on rye, a pastrami sandwich, croissants and pastry tarts, which suits a light bite. Working days bring the busiest hours, when the office crowd sets the pace. The walk from the front door to Hickson Park is four minutes.

5. #5Wild Sage for a weekend brunch with a group

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hickson Park, 4 min walk

   On Exchange Place at 3 Sussex St, Wild Sage has a glass front and a sun-filled terrace. Order the Eggs Benedict or the tropical pancakes with pandan cream, then share something bigger from the lunch menu. Dogs sit outside with their owners, and the venue is halal certified. A table with little ones can order from the kids' list. Weekends run 8am to 3pm, weekdays from 7am, and a four-minute stroll reaches Hickson Park.

6. #6The Precinct by Toby's Estate for a V60 pour-over in the lobby

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Hickson Park, 4 min walk

   The Precinct by Toby's Estate is a coffee counter in the lobby of International Tower 3. Visitors single out the flat white for being smooth and rich, and some name the barista who makes the V60 pour-over. Service stays quick even at a fast pace. The cafe is calm enough to sit over a coffee, and Wynyard Park sits just as close.

7. #7Georgie Boy's Coffee Co for wraps and salads to take away

   $🌳 Hickson Park, 3 min walk

   Georgie Boy's Coffee Co is a counter in The Canteen at Tower Two of International Towers. Wraps are the main draw, such as a crumbed chicken wrap with red cabbage slaw, and salads come a close second. Vegetarian dishes are on the menu. It opens at 5:30am on weekdays and 6am on Saturdays, closing at 3:30pm on weekdays. Hickson Park is three minutes away, so a takeaway lunch can go to the park.

8. #8Devon Cafe for truffle dishes on a weekend

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Hickson Park, 3 min walk

   Devon Cafe runs a seasonal truffle menu, so order the truffle pasta with egg yolk or the truffle egg sando. Visitors say there is plenty of truffle on each plate. The Devon iced tea is a refreshing pick if you skip the coffee. Sundays are trading days too. Hickson Park lies three minutes off on foot, and vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are not confirmed, so check the menu before you go.

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How we picked best cafes in Barangaroo

The average score leads, with places that have more scores counting for more, so a place with few scores cannot outrank a busy one. Next, the list was filtered on this page's topic, which is what each cafe serves, its weekend opening and its outdoor tables. Food and coffee notes draw on each cafe's own page.