Best cafes in Narwee
Last updatedCafe 52 leads this list for breakfast and lunch, and it opens at 5am on weekdays. Sunbrew Cafe comes next for its matcha and bacon and egg dishes, and Narwee Vietnamese Bakery for pies, sausage rolls and bread. This page sets out the food, coffee and hours of each, and what sets it apart from the rest.
Quick picks in Narwee
- Best for an early breakfast: Cafe 52, open from 5am on weekdays.
- Best for matcha: Sunbrew Cafe, with ceremonial grade matcha from Uji in Japan.
- Best for takeaway pies and bread: Narwee Vietnamese Bakery, for home-made pies and a weekly wholemeal loaf.
Best cafes in Narwee, ranked
#1Cafe 52 for breakfast and lunch from 5am on weekdays
$$๐ Dogs outsideOutdoor seating๐ณ Progress Park, 4 min walkCafe 52 sits on Broadarrow Road and serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, with an early start on weekdays. Favourites include the Narwee Stack and the Chicken Fiesta, which come in good-sized serves. Coffee is smooth and velvety, with leaf-pattern milk art on top of the cup. A kids' menu and vegetarian dishes are on offer, and Progress Park is a 4-minute walk away.
#2Sunbrew Cafe for matcha and a bacon and egg roll
$$๐ Dogs outsideOutdoor seating๐ณ Progress Park, 3 min walkSunbrew Cafe is on Fisher Place, with tables on the footpath where dogs are welcome. Its signature bacon and egg roll sits on a soft milk bun, and the Big Brekky runs to two eggs, kransky, bacon and sourdough. Espresso is Collider, the house blend roasted by Single O. The matcha is served hot or iced, and a hojicha latte is on the menu too. Doors open at 7am every day, and Progress Park is three minutes on foot.
#3Narwee Vietnamese Bakery for pies, sausage rolls and wholemeal bread
$๐ณ Windarra Reserve, 4 min walkNarwee Vietnamese Bakery, on Penshurst Road, sells home-made pies and sausage rolls, plus bread rolls, cakes and cupcakes. Regulars come back for the wholemeal loaf each week, and visitors also single out the soft bacon and cheese roll and an apple danish with plenty of apple in it. Some visitors find the service curt, and a few note that rolls and pastries have slipped in size and value since 2024, so go in knowing that. The closest park is Windarra Reserve, a four-minute stroll away.
Compare best cafes in Narwee
The table sets out price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs and weekend opening for each place, with its nearest park.
| Cafe | Price | Brunch | Outdoor | Dogs | Weekends | Nearest park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe 52 | $$ | โ | โ | Outside | โ | Progress Park, 4 min |
| Sunbrew Cafe | $$ | โ | โ | Outside | โ | Progress Park, 3 min |
| Narwee Vietnamese Bakery | $ | โ | โ | โ | โ | Windarra Reserve, 4 min |
How we picked best cafes in Narwee
Each place is ranked on the feedback customers leave, and places with more comments carry more weight. The food on the menu, the coffee, the opening hours, and the tables outside and dog access were also weighed. Each place's food and coffee were compared with its own page.
Best cafes in Narwee: FAQ
Which Narwee cafe opens earliest on a weekday?
Cafe 52 is the earliest start in Narwee, open from 5am Monday to Friday.
Is there a dog-friendly cafe in Narwee?
Dogs are allowed at the outside tables of Cafe 52 and Sunbrew Cafe, and Sunbrew's seats sit on the footpath.
Where in Narwee can I get matcha?
Sunbrew Cafe on Fisher Place is the place to go for matcha, and the menu also lists Teacraft teas.
Where can I buy takeaway pies in Narwee?
Narwee Vietnamese Bakery on Penshurst Road sells home-made pies to take away, and it closes at 5:30pm on weekdays.