Best cafes in Concord

Best cafes in Concord, ranked

1. #1Paperboy for a seasonal menu and a wide coffee list

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Breakfast Point Village Green, 3 min walk

   Paperboy sits on Tennyson Road and rewrites its menu with the seasons. Ask for the winter salmon with black truffle potato soup, the dish visitors bring up most. The coffee list goes well past espresso, with a black sesame einspanner, a Vietnamese coconut coffee and a midnight blossom iced latte all named by customers. The nearest park, Breakfast Point Village Green, is three minutes on foot, so a stroll before or after is easy.

2. #2Cucina Espresso for a family lunch with Italian classics

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Edwards Park, 4 min walk

   Cucina Espresso on Majors Bay Road cooks Italian dishes from morning until lunch. Omelettes and baked eggs come first, then pasta and focaccia. One lunch visitor liked the prawn spaghetti in olive oil, and the avocado focaccia from the same menu gets a mention too. The entry is step-free, which helps when children come along. From the cafe, Edwards Park is four minutes on foot, good for a stroll after lunch.

3. #3M.J & Co for breakfast from 6:15am

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Edwards Park, 4 min walk

   M.J & Co opens at 6:15am every day, which makes it a dependable early breakfast stop. Breakfast portions get praise for size and flavour, and one visitor liked the omelettes that come with two slices of toast. A lighter order could be the acai bowl with granola and chia. Food quality is mixed, though: recent diners were let down by a fried rice dish and an oversized breakfast plate. Edwards Park can be reached in about four minutes.

4. #4Gale St Espresso Bar for a southern-style burger

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Howse Park, 4 min walk

   Gale St Espresso Bar serves all-day breakfast alongside its lunch menu. Order the southern-style burger, which comes with caramelised onions and aioli. Vegetarian dishes are on the menu too. Several visitors name the coffee, which the cafe itself calls artisan. A walk to Howse Park takes around four minutes, so a stroll after the burger is easy.

5. #5Espresso 96 for healthy bowls and large plates

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

   Espresso 96 on Majors Bay Road opens at 5am every day. Plant-based eating is easy here: a shredded beef bowl with black beans and corn sits on the lunch side, and breakfast has an egg white option. Portions are large, and customers say the room is comfortable to sit in. Dogs are welcome at the outside tables. Greenlees Park lies four minutes from the door.

6. #6Meat pies and banh mi at CONCORD BAKEHOUSE

   $🌳 Edwards Park, 4 min walk

   CONCORD BAKEHOUSE is a compact shop, so plan on a takeaway box rather than a long sit-down meal. The meat pies are the item to order, and the sausage rolls have a flaky pastry that visitors single out. For a savoury roll, the banh mi comes with roast pork or a classic pork filling. Prices are the lowest on this list. Customers describe the owner as warm and chatty. Edwards Park is four minutes away, which suits a picnic.

7. #7Organica for long lunches and celebrations

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

   Organica on Majors Bay Road stays open until 9pm on Sunday and Monday, and until 11pm on Friday and Saturday. One visitor finds the seafood fresh and well cooked, and the prawns with feta in a cast-iron pan are the dish to order. Tiramisu from the glass cabinet is a sweet finish. The pavement seating suits a long meal. The events team takes care of baby showers and birthdays from the first message. Greenlees is the closest park, just a short stroll off.

Compare best cafes in Concord

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

How we picked best cafes in Concord

Cafes are ordered by a score that weighs how well each one is liked against how many visitors have said so, so a cafe with a long run of feedback counts for more than a new one. Each place's food and coffee notes were then read for the dishes, the drinks, the weekend hours and the seating.