Best cafes in Newport

Best cafes in Newport, ranked

1. #1Queen Ester Falafel Bar for falafel and pita wraps

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Bert Payne Park, 4 min walk

   Breakfast and lunch are served at Queen Ester Falafel Bar, down on Robertson Road. Order a pita wrap: herbs, pickles, pink onion and sauce, served in paper. One customer says the chicken shawarma bowl was tasty, and customers call the food delicious. Hours run 8am to 3pm on weekends and 10am to 3pm from Tuesday to Friday. Bert Payne Park sits four minutes' walk from the door.

2. #2The Peak Cafe for coffee and cakes

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Bert Payne Park, 2 min walk

   The Peak Cafe is on Barrenjoey Road, with a menu from breakfast through lunch and a kids menu for families. Customers mention a range of cakes, including a toasted banana bread served with butter. One visitor calls the coffee brilliant every time. For something savoury, one customer recommends the Reuben, and an almond croissant suits a sweeter order. Bert Payne Park is about two minutes away.

3. #3SHORT LAB ESPRESSO for espresso and an egg and bacon burger

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Bert Payne Park, 6 min walk

   SHORT LAB ESPRESSO is open from 5:30am to 2pm every day, which makes it the earliest stop on this list. Get the egg and bacon burger, which carries a fried egg, bacon and rocket on a sesame bun. Customers say the coffee is great and the service is friendly. The tables out front sit on Barrenjoey Road, and Bert Payne Park is six minutes on foot.

4. #4Zubi Bar for a garden courtyard with mosaic tables

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Bert Payne Park, 6 min walk

   Barrenjoey Road is where Zubi Bar runs an all-day menu of breakfast and lunch. The back courtyard is a garden with mosaic tables, and it is the outdoor seat that sets this cafe apart on the list. Order the avocado on toast or the bacon and egg roll, and add a cold brew if you want something cold. Staff keep things quick on busy Saturday mornings. Dogs are welcome at the outside tables, and Bert Payne Park is a six-minute walk.

5. #5The Woods for quiche and apple pastries

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Bert Payne Park, 3 min walk

   The Woods is a neighbourhood cafe at 4/364 Barrenjoey Road, open from 6am on weekdays and 7:30am at weekends. Customers name the quiche first, and say the treats are baked the same day. Apple pastries are on the menu too. One customer ranks the sausage rolls above any others they have tried. Coffee drinkers praise the brew, and Bert Payne Park is three minutes on foot.

6. #6Rusti Fig for fresh sandwiches and salads

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Bert Payne Park, 3 min walk

   Rusti Fig at 3/363 Barrenjoey Road opens at 6am on weekdays, and its sandwiches and salads sit on display at the front counter. One customer names the fresh salad sambo as the reason to return. Staff remember regulars' orders, and the coffee is praised as great and spot on. Bert Payne Park is three minutes from the front door.

7. #7Beco@Newport for coffee and tea on Kalinya Street

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Dearin Reserve, 2 min walk

   Tables sit on the footpath outside Beco@Newport on Kalinya Street. Families get a kids menu, and the day runs from early breakfast to lunch. Customers praise the coffee and tea, and say the coffees and teas are made to perfection. The staff are described as friendly and accommodating. Dearin Reserve is two minutes off, and weekday hours end at 2:30pm.

Compare best cafes in Newport

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

How we picked best cafes in Newport

Cafes are ordered by how customers have judged them, weighted by how many have judged each one, so a cafe with only a handful ranks below one with many. The order then reads each menu for what this page is about: food, coffee and what each cafe does better than the others. Where customers agree on a point, such as the coffee or the staff, the text says so.