Best cafes in Chatswood

Best cafes in Chatswood, ranked

1. #1Cafe Markus for generous breakfast and brunch plates

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

   Cafe Markus leads on food, and customers keep returning to the slow-cooked beef and the sweet corn fritters with prawn. A kids' menu and a patio with heaters make it useful for a family table in cooler months. Currey Park is close enough to walk to before or after a meal.

   Best for: Breakfast and slow brunches with family

2. #2404 Not Found for a quick coffee and a game of pinball

   Outdoor seating🌳 Kenneth Slessor Park, 1 min walk

   404 Not Found is a small coffee room on Pacific Hwy that closes at 1pm on weekdays, so it works best as a morning stop. The arcade machines cost nothing to play while you wait for a drink. Baristas take their time with each cup, and the mini muffins go well with a drink. Kenneth Slessor Park is just around the corner.

   Best for: Coffee and arcade games on weekday mornings

3. #3On Point Café & Seafood for oysters and a seafood-led lunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Beauchamp Park, 6 min walk

   Oysters and oyster risotto bring diners to On Point Café & Seafood on Victoria Avenue, and the fresh seafood is the clear draw. Its brunch leans Asian, with salmon soba and a bulgogi burger, and the dinner menu takes over later in the week. Beauchamp Park is within easy walking distance.

   Best for: Oysters, seafood and catch-ups

4. #4Piccolo Café for a fresh wrap on a weekday morning

   $🌳 Warrane Reserve, 2 min walk

   Piccolo Café opens early on weekdays from 6:30am, selling coffee and wraps made fresh for office orders. The tandoori wrap leads, while the chicken curry with rice and the bibimbap make a warmer lunch. Prices stay low, so it fits a tight budget. Warrane Reserve is a stone's throw from the door.

   Best for: Office lunch and budget wraps

5. #5Neridah Cafe for a family-run sandwich and a friendly counter

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Currey Park, 6 min walk

   Neridah Cafe on Neridah Street serves breakfast and lunch on weekdays and Saturday mornings, with a family feel. The egg, lettuce and cheese sandwich is the standout, and the cabinet's cakes suit a coffee. The owner takes dietary needs seriously, so ask at the counter. There is no step at the entrance.

   Best for: Dietary requests and a light lunch

6. #6Briskett for a fast wrap or wagyu burger at lunch

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Garden of Remembrance, 2 min walk

   Briskett works the lunch crowd from the base of an office tower on Victoria Avenue. Halloumi and bacon-and-egg wraps come with plenty of filling, and the wagyu burger is the flavourful choice. Some customers find the four-shot cappuccino a bit bitter, though it does well as a takeaway coffee. Garden of Remembrance sits two minutes away if you would rather eat outdoors.

   Best for: Fast weekday lunch and takeaway coffee

7. #7Tea Journal for a long tea list and light cakes

   🐕 Dogs outside🌳 Garden of Remembrance, 1 min walk

   Tea Journal fills a tea room inside Chatswood Interchange with hot and iced tea from a long list. Its tea-flavoured cakes are light, and black sesame and pistachio are the flavours customers ask for. The room can be loud when full, so bring friends rather than a laptop. Birthday cake orders are taken.

   Best for: Tea lovers and light cakes for a catch-up

8. #8Tea Square Cafe for street food and milk tea

   $🌳 Garden of Remembrance, 1 min walk

   Tea Square Cafe serves Hong Kong street food from a Level 2 stall in Mandarin Center, where the rice roll set anchors the menu. Taro butter pineapple bun and siu mai are the snacks to add. Milk tea and iced lemon tea are the drinks people in the queue reach for, and the set menus stretch a budget further than single dishes.

   Best for: Hong Kong street food and milk tea

Compare best cafes in Chatswood

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How we picked best cafes in Chatswood

Cafes are ordered by the overall feedback each one has, weighted toward places with more diners leaving it, then by food, coffee, and what each does best. Food and coffee notes come from what customers and regulars keep saying, and a criticism only appears when several of them share it. Hours and prices come from each cafe's listing.