Best cafes in Lindfield

Best cafes in Lindfield, ranked

1. #1Elementary Cafe for a takeaway coffee and a breakfast roll

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Lindfield Village Green, 2 min walk

   On the Pacific Highway, opposite the station, Elementary Cafe is run by its owner, who works the counter alone. Order the matcha latte or the dirty chai, which customers count among the better coffees nearby. A halloumi and egg roll or a blueberry ricotta muffin makes a quick breakfast to carry out. The seating is limited and the road outside is loud, so this is a takeaway cafe first. It opens at 6:30am on weekdays and 7:30am on weekends.

2. #2Cafe Feoh for Vietnamese lunch and slow-drip coffee

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Lindfield Village Green, 4 min walk

   Cafe Feoh is a Vietnamese-leaning cafe on the Pacific Highway, open from 6am on weekdays. The banh mi comes on crisp bread, and the tom yum soup is worth ordering too. Its Vietnamese iced coffee drips slowly at the table over condensed milk, and regulars call it strong. The covered outdoor tables suit a long lunch, though street traffic can be noisy. A four-minute stroll takes you to Lindfield Village Green.

3. #3Goodfields Eatery for weekend brunch and a cappuccino

   $$🌳 Lindfield Village Green, 1 min walk

   Goodfields Eatery is a busy, all-day cafe on Lindfield Avenue, open from 6am to 5pm every day. The eggplant with scrambled eggs and the steak and eggs are the plates customers praise. In truffle season the menu adds truffle ragu and truffle prawn toast. Cappuccinos get strong praise, and the dirty chai is worth a try too. Weekend mornings can mean a queue. Children can burn off a meal on Lindfield Village Green, a minute's walk away.

4. #4153 Moore Avenue Coffee for early coffee and a reliable Reuben

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Jinkers Green, 3 min walk

   Opening at 6:30am on weekdays and closing at 3pm daily, 153 Moore Avenue Coffee sits in a unit on Moore Avenue. Matcha is on the drinks menu, and the flat whites carry tidy latte art. The corn fritters, the Reuben sandwich and the nasi goreng topped with a fried egg are the plates to order. Parking nearby is easy, and Jinkers Green is three minutes off on foot.

5. #5The Runaway Spoon for a big breakfast and a family table

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Lindfield Village Green, 1 min walk

   The Runaway Spoon is a relaxed cafe on Tryon Road with indoor and outdoor tables. It serves until 2:30pm on weekdays and 3pm on weekends. Hungry visitors go for the big breakfast, which piles on scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and smashed avocado. The team goes the extra distance for birthdays and for guests who need accessible seating. Loose-leaf tea is brewed in a large pot, which saves asking for hot water twice.

6. #6Babyccino for wraps, baguettes and a playroom upstairs

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Lindfield Village Green, 3 min walk

   Babyccino is a small cafe on the Pacific Highway, built around families. Its playroom upstairs gets praise for being tidy and well supplied, and the doors open at 6:30am on weekdays. Order the wrap or a baguette, and the iced coffee arrives in a jar-style glass. Three minutes on foot brings you to the green, so a playroom and a park make a simple morning.

7. #7Lane Cove National Park Cafe after a bushwalk or bike ride

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Alfred Cook Park, 4 min walk

   Lane Cove National Park Cafe sits on Max Allen Road in the bush, open from 9:30am at weekends and from 10am on Tuesday to Friday. The beef bulgogi shows the Korean side of the menu, and the fig and raisin toast is large enough to share between children. Coffee comes in small, medium and large, and the quiet setting suits a cup after a ride. Reach Alfred Cook Park in four minutes on foot. Portions can seem small for what they cost.

Compare best cafes in Lindfield

The table below sets out price, brunch, outdoor tables, dogs and weekend opening for each cafe.

How we picked best cafes in Lindfield

Cafes are ordered by an overall score built from customer feedback, with more weight given to cafes that have a larger body of it. The page then adds the facts a visitor would weigh first: food and coffee on the menu, weekend hours, outdoor seating and whether dogs can sit outside. Descriptions of food and coffee draw on what each cafe's own listing says, reworded so no two entries read the same.