Best cafes in Randwick

Best cafes in Randwick, ranked

1. #1Esquire Espresso for a takeaway coffee before work

   $🌳 Waratah Avenue Plaza, 1 min walk

   Esquire Espresso is on Belmore Road, and it opens at 5am on weekdays and 6am on Sundays. The coffee is Campos, so start with a flat white and add a berry Danish or the burger if you plan to sit down. Waratah Avenue Plaza is one minute away, which suits a takeaway cup. The step-free entry makes it easy to walk in from the footpath.

   Best for: Early coffee and a takeaway to the plaza

2. #2A Man and his Monkey Cafe for shakshuka and sabich

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Bieler Park, 4 min walk

   A Man and his Monkey Cafe on Clovelly Road opens at 6:15am every day, so it suits a slow breakfast before the Randwick crowds. Order the shakshuka with labneh, the sabich pita or a pineapple mint frappe. The menu has vegetarian dishes and house-made breads, and coffee drinkers from the Eastern Suburbs rank the coffee highly. Dogs can sit at the outside tables, and Bieler Park is a four-minute walk.

   Best for: Shakshuka lovers and dogs outside

3. #3Curio Cafe for a relaxed all-day brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Randwick Peace Park, 3 min walk

   Curio Cafe on Clovelly Road is open daily from 7am to 4pm, so a late breakfast fits as well as lunch. The smashed avocado is the plate to order, and the smoked salmon with poached eggs is the bigger choice. A kids' menu and outdoor seating make it a good stop for a family or a walk, and Randwick Peace Park is three minutes away. Ask for a mocha if you want something sweet with your brunch.

   Best for: All-day brunch with kids

4. #4Saint Marks for strong coffee at low prices

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Figtree Avenue Closure, 4 min walk

   Saint Marks at 80 Clovelly Road opens at 6:30am on weekdays and 7am on Sundays, and closes by 2pm. Most mains sit between $1 and $20, which makes it a cheap breakfast stop. Try the breakfast bruschetta or the beef sausage roll, and an iced oat latte if you want oat milk. The outdoor seating faces the main road, and Bieler Park is a four-minute walk.

   Best for: Morning coffee on a budget

5. #5Eggshellent Cafe for a family brunch with a pram

   $$🌳 Waratah Avenue Plaza, 2 min walk

   Eggshellent Cafe on Belmore Road serves breakfast, brunch and lunch from 6am on weekdays and 7am on Saturdays and Sundays. A kids' menu and a good run of vegetarian dishes make it easy to bring the whole family. The chilli jam scrambled eggs and the wrap with chips are both named by diners. The room gets busy, but food still reaches the table quickly, and Alison Park is two minutes away.

   Best for: Family brunch and vegetarian options

6. #6Little Green Bean Cafe for early coffee and eggs

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Randwick Peace Park, 3 min walk

   Little Green Bean Cafe on Clovelly Road opens at 6:30am and closes at 3:30pm. Order the eggs Benedict or the angus beef burger, and a cappuccino to go with them. Footpath tables suit a coffee in the sun. Randwick Peace Park is three minutes away, and the cafe dog Leo is a favourite with visitors.

   Best for: Early coffee and eggs Benedict

7. #7Nooks Place for bacon and egg rolls with relish

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Frank Doyle Park, 4 min walk

   Nooks Place on King Street opens early and closes by 2:30pm. The bacon and egg roll on Turkish bread with relish is the order to make, and the beef burger is the other dish visitors mention. Footpath tables and dogs outside make it a good stop after a run, and Frank Doyle Park is four minutes away.

   Best for: Bacon and egg rolls after a workout

8. #8Cremino Coffee for a quick espresso on a weekday

   $🌳 Waratah Avenue Plaza, 2 min walk

   Cremino Coffee is a takeaway bar inside the Randwick shopping centre on Belmore Road, open weekdays from 7:30am to 2:30pm. The espresso is the basic order, or try the house Cremino Caffe with whipped cream and hazelnut spread. Sandwiches come in half or full size, and oat, almond and lactose-free milk are available. The plaza is two minutes from the door.

   Best for: Espresso on a weekday errand

Compare best cafes in Randwick

The table below sets the cafes side by side on hours, price and what each does best.

How we picked best cafes in Randwick

Cafes are ordered by how well customers rate them, with more weight on cafes that many customers have weighed in on. Each one was then checked for what matters to this page: the food on its menu, the coffee, weekend hours, outdoor tables and whether dogs can sit outside. The food and coffee notes come from each cafe's own page, rewritten here in new words.