Best cafes in Meadowbank

Best cafes in Meadowbank, ranked

1. #1Bencino Cafe for a quick coffee or wrap on the way to a train

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ann Thorn Park, 5 min walk

   Bencino Cafe is the simplest stop in Meadowbank, near the station on Constitution Rd. Coffee is mild with a flavourful roast, and small, large and jumbo cups run from $3.50 to $5. Order the chicken wrap, the brekkie wrap with BBQ sauce, or the vegemite toast. Several customers call the prices affordable, and service is praised as friendly and prompt. It opens at 6am on weekdays and Saturdays, closing at 3pm on weekdays and 1pm on Saturdays. Dogs can sit at the outdoor tables.

2. #2Cafe 439 for coffee and a croissant to take away

   $🌳 Helene Park, 3 min walk

   Cafe 439 on Bay Drive serves Toby's Estate coffee, and one visitor singled out the rich, smooth flat white. The ham, cheese and tomato croissant is the food to grab, which one visitor found soft and warm, with generous slices of ham and tomato. The raisin toast is also on the menu. The drinks list reaches well beyond coffee, and a visitor who bought takeaway drinks enjoyed them. Opening is 7am daily, and the close is 3:30pm on Sundays and 5pm otherwise.

3. #3Fork & Spoon for a family lunch with a kids' menu

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Helene Park, 1 min walk

   Fork & Spoon suits a family lunch, with a kids' menu and vegetarian dishes on the menu. Gnocchi with mushrooms, tacos with red cabbage slaw and a grain bowl with sprouts all appear on the menu. The Halloumi Stack is the dish listed to order. Juices and smoothies come in tall glasses, and the room has views. Helene Park is about a minute from the door. Dogs can sit outside, and food quality varies, with recent comments about oily fillings.

Compare best cafes in Meadowbank

Price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs, weekend trading and the nearest park are set out for each cafe below.

How we picked best cafes in Meadowbank

Cafes are ordered by customer feedback, with more weight on places that have plenty of comments behind them. Each one was then checked for breakfast, lunch and coffee, along with dog access, outdoor seating and weekend trading. Food concerns appear here only where several comments raise them, and each cafe's own page shaped what its food is known for.