Best cafes in Milsons Point

Best cafes in Milsons Point, ranked

1. #1Altitude Coffee House for breakfast, brunch and outdoor tables

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

   Altitude Coffee House is the cafe to pick if you want the whole menu under one roof. Order the corn fritters with bacon, the tom yum prawn pasta or the karaage chicken burger, and expect strong, well balanced coffee with quick service. The bright corner shop on Alfred Street South has outdoor tables, and dogs can sit outside with their owners. Bradfield Park is a one-minute walk, so a takeaway coffee and a short stroll fit in easily.

   Best for: Breakfast, lunch and outdoor tables

2. #2Side Part Cafe for coffee that holds up visit after visit

   $$🐕 Dogs outside🌳 Bradfield Park, 2 min walk

   Side Part Cafe is the choice when the coffee has to be right every time. Regulars come back for the banana bread, the vanilla cheesecake and a cappuccino made with Single O beans. The room is small and friendly, with takeaway and sit-down options, and the owners remember faces. It opens at 7am on weekdays and closes at 3:30pm, and dogs can wait outside.

   Best for: Consistent coffee and baked goods

3. #3Fitzroy Cafe for pastries and early starts

   $🌳 Bradfield Park, 2 min walk

   Fitzroy Cafe on Ennis Road is a small, no-frills counter with croissants, cakes and loaves set out under glass domes. The almond croissant is the one to order, and the maple bacon pancakes suit a weekend breakfast. The coffee is Allpress and there is a cold brew on the menu, though a few recent milk coffees came out mild, so ask for an extra shot if you like it strong. The doors open at 6am each day for early coffee.

   Best for: Pastries, early coffee and weekend breakfast

4. #4BTB Kirribilli for specialty coffee and careful food

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Bradfield Park, 2 min walk

   BTB Kirribilli is the pick for specialty coffee, served in a dark, relaxed room with street tables. The menu is short, and the avocado and herb tartine and the scrambled eggs are the dishes to order. Customers say the food is basic but well executed, and a coeliac diner praised how carefully it is handled. It opens at 6:30am on weekdays and has toilets and step-free access.

   Best for: Specialty coffee and coeliac-friendly meals

5. #5Milsons Cafe for banh mi and a quick breakfast

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Clark Park, 3 min walk

   Milsons Cafe on Alfred Street South is a small, busy spot where the crackling pork banh mi is the dish to order. Breakfast plates such as smashed avocado with bacon and poached eggs come out generously sized, and the flat white or latte is well made with neat latte art. The pho divides opinion, so stick with the banh mi. There is a kids' menu, tables outside, and Clark Park is three minutes' walk for children to run off breakfast.

   Best for: Banh mi, flat whites and a kids' menu

6. #6Ricky's for an early cup and cakes

   $🌳 Bradfield Park, 2 min walk

   Ricky's is the early-morning stop in Milsons Point, open from 6am on weekdays and on Saturdays. Lemon tarts, friands and almond cakes sit in the cabinet, and a few of the sweets are marked gluten-free. Customers like the easy chat with owner Ricky, the jazz in the background and the coffee, which regulars call great. One visitor found a muffin on the dry side, so the lemon tart is the safer bet.

   Best for: Early coffee, lemon tarts and gluten-free sweets

Compare best cafes in Milsons Point

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

How we picked best cafes in Milsons Point

Cafes are put in order by customer feedback, giving more weight to those with a long run of reviews. We then looked at what each serves, how the coffee is made, and which ones take dogs or have tables outside. A comment appears only when several visitors agree on it.