Best cafes in Cromer

Best cafes in Cromer, ranked

1. #1Odd Mug Cafe for a full menu and a house blend

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Belmore Reserve, 1 min walk

   Odd Mug Cafe on Truman Avenue covers more ground than any other cafe here, with breakfast, brunch and lunch all on one menu. The avocado on toast comes dressed with rocket, roasted red capsicum, seeds and a lemon wedge. Cakes and biscuits are made on site, and the cake range rotates weekly. A house blend made with Unground sits beside a single-origin coffee that changes each week. Hours start at 7am from Tuesday to Saturday, so an early coffee is easy.

   Best for: Breakfast, brunch and a house blend

2. #2Made at Luke's cafe for breakfast rolls and coffee

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Ambleside Reserve, 6 min walk

   Made at Luke's cafe is built around breakfast rolls, and the sausage and egg roll is the one to order. Recent visitors say the service and food have got better since Luke returned as owner. Chocolate flakes sit on top of the coffee, a detail that gets singled out. Burgers and chicken are also on the menu, including a vegi burger. Opening times begin as early as 4am, and 4:45am on the other weekdays.

   Best for: Breakfast rolls and coffee drinkers

3. #3Coffee Lane for coffee that visitors keep coming back for

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Lillihina Avenue Reserve, 4 min walk

   Coffee Lane is a small open-air stop on Carawa Road, and most people come for the coffee. Visitors who have had plenty of it call this one among the best, and the beans come from Gabriel. Sweet and savoury bites are kept to a short list, with blueberry muffins and oat bars among them. Go early, because the shop closes at noon every day.

   Best for: Coffee lovers and quick morning stops

4. #4Barrel One Cromer for an early coffee and a bagel

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Cromer Park, 3 min walk

   Barrel One Cromer on S Creek Rd roasts the coffee it serves, which is the detail that sets it apart on this list. A seeded bagel with layered meat, melted cheese and a tangy orange sauce is the breakfast pick, and the pimento grilled cheese is the other one to try. One visitor singles out the soy chai. Weekday hours run from 6am to 2pm, and weekend hours from 7am to 1pm.

   Best for: Early coffee and bagels

Compare best cafes in Cromer

Price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs, weekend hours and the nearest park sit side by side in the table below.

How we picked best cafes in Cromer

The list follows a weighted score that gives more weight to places with more visitor feedback, so a strong result from only a few comments counts for less. Each cafe was checked for its breakfast and brunch menu, its weekend hours and whether it has outdoor seating or allows dogs. What visitors say about the food and coffee was read alongside the score to write each entry.