Best cafes in Eastgardens

Best cafes in Eastgardens, ranked

1. #1AUNTEA JENNY (EASTGARDENS) for bubble tea and fruit tea

   🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   AUNTEA JENNY (EASTGARDENS) is the place to head for milk tea and fruit tea, with takeaway cups only. Start with the mango pomelo sago, or the premium jasmine tea latte. Sweetness can be adjusted, and one visitor suggests 30% sugar on the latte and none on the mango drink. Hours are 11am to 6pm, with a later close at 8pm on Thursday. The walk to Mutch Park is about 7 minutes.

2. #2Leaf Cafe & Co Pagewood for a sit-down weekend brunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   Leaf Cafe & Co Pagewood suits a relaxed weekend meal, with breakfast, brunch and lunch on the menu. Order the wagyu beef omelette or the spicy tomato potato gnocchi, and diners name the Leaf brekkie too. It is the pick that lists dogs welcome outside, and its outdoor seating suits a slow meal with a dog. Weekday hours run from 6:30am to 3:30pm, with weekend service closing at 4pm. Walking there takes about 7 minutes.

3. #3Ninetytwo Degrees Espresso for coffee before shopping

   $🌳 Nagle Park, 9 min walk

   Ninetytwo Degrees Espresso is a small coffee kiosk inside the shopping centre, and it is the pick for coffee. Coffee drinkers praise the aroma and taste, which is why regulars keep coming back. A flat white or latte works well with a bacon and egg roll or an almond croissant. The cabinet also holds ham and cheese croissants and a fruit Danish, and one gluten-free option is on offer. Opening time is 6:30am on weekdays and Saturday. Walking time to Nagle Park is 9 minutes.

4. #4The Green Goblet for fresh juice and a healthy breakfast

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 8 min walk

   The Green Goblet is a casual cafe inside the shopping centre, and it is the pick for fresh juice, squeezed and made when you order. Order the smashed avo, a poached egg and feta on toast, or a bacon and egg roll. A vegetarian breakfast is on the menu too. The cabinet holds Greek salad, fruit salad and yoghurt, so it also works for a light lunch. Coffee is Adore Coffee Roaster. Doors open at 7am each day and shut at 5pm. Walking, Mutch Park is 8 minutes off.

5. #5Kozzy Beans for a family breakfast with booth seating

   $$🌳 Mutch Park, 9 min walk

   Kozzy Beans is a busy cafe on Bunnerong Road, and its booth seating makes a family breakfast or brunch easy. Breakfast plates come heaped, with bacon on hash and smashed peas under a bright chilli drizzle. Regulars find the cappuccino rich and smooth, and the pastry cabinet is worth a look before you sit down. Sugar comes to the table unstirred, so add your own. Weekday opening is 8:30am, and Sundays start at 9am. Nine minutes on foot takes you to Mutch Park.

6. #6Starbucks Westfield Eastgardens for iced and seasonal drinks

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   Starbucks Westfield Eastgardens is the chain's stop inside the shopping centre, with a cosy seating area for a longer break. Choose from the espresso, tea and seasonal boards, which include cold and fruit drinks. Food runs from paninis to pastries, and the breakfast and lunch items are available all day. One visitor found a chicken and avocado panini poor value. At busy times the wait can stretch to 20 minutes. It opens at 7:30am daily, and you can walk to Mutch Park in 7 minutes.

7. #7cafe quince for Campos coffee and budget cakes

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 7 min walk

   cafe quince is a sweets-first counter inside the shopping centre, with a long glass cabinet of cakes, tarts and cupcakes. Order the Campos coffee, which visitors describe as excellent, and a pandan muffin, which one review called a rave. The gluten-free red velvet cupcake covers anyone avoiding gluten. Vegetarian dishes sit beside a kids' menu, so mixed groups can all find something. It opens at 7:30am daily. Mutch Park lies just 7 minutes off.

8. #8Breadtop for savoury rolls and a bread and cake pick-up

   $🌳 Mutch Park, 6 min walk

   Breadtop is the place for savoury rolls and a bread and cake pick-up on Bunnerong Road. Order the double sausage roll, which one visitor liked, along with the ham and cheese. The cabinets also hold a strawberry shortcake slice and a bunny cake. It suits a pick-up more than a sit-down meal, and it opens at 9am and closes at 6:30pm daily. Freshness comes up as a shared theme: two visitors said some bread and cake had dried out. A 6-minute walk gets you to Mutch Park.

Compare best cafes in Eastgardens

The table below compares price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs and the nearest park for each cafe.

How we picked best cafes in Eastgardens

Cafes are ordered by a score that weights how well each one is liked by how many customers have weighed in, so a cafe with a long record counts for more than one with a few comments. The checks also covered weekend hours, brunch on the menu, and dogs and seating outside. Food and coffee notes come from each cafe's menu and what its listing says, and the picks follow that order.