Best cafes in Rosebery

Best cafes in Rosebery, ranked

1. #1Little Me Cafe for a quick coffee and a bacon roll

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Janet Beirne Reserve, 2 min walk

   Little Me Cafe is a small cafe on Botany Rd with a courtyard out the front. Order the bacon, egg and hash brown roll with a coffee, since the coffee is the drink people come back for. The kitchen and the room are both tiny, so it works best as a quick stop. Janet Beirne Reserve sits two minutes on foot from the front door. Weekday mornings open at 6am, with 7am on Saturdays and 8am on Sundays.

   Best for: Quick breakfast or takeaway

2. #2Mentmore and Morley Pty Ltd for slow-cooked short ribs

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Janet Beirne Reserve, 4 min walk

   Mentmore and Morley Pty Ltd is a relaxed brunch cafe where the slow-cooked beef short ribs and seafood pasta come up more than anything else on the menu. The seafood pasta arrives with prawns, a lemon wedge and grilled bread. Breakfast plates are big and loaded, and the kitchen builds them around eggs, bacon and fresh produce. Early starters can arrive from 6am, and children get their own menu.

   Best for: Weekend brunch with kids

3. #3Connection & Co for a long matcha brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Honeykiss Park, 1 min walk

   Connection & Co is an open, roomy space where a long brunch is easy to settle into. The nutty matcha, made with peanut butter, is the drink to try, and the cold pasta with basil pesto is the dish to order. Burgers come stacked on sesame buns, and the basque cheesecake with yuzu is baked in-house. Honeykiss Park is a one-minute stroll from the door, and mornings start at 7am.

   Best for: Matcha drinkers and long brunches

4. #4The Brothers project cafe for French toast and study

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Janet Beirne Reserve, 2 min walk

   The Brothers project cafe on Botany Rd serves all-day brunch with a Thai influence. Order the brulee French toast, which is soft inside with a caramelised top, or the crab-o-crab croissant. Students and friends use it for study and catch-ups, and there is a kids' menu. The specialty drinks come with cream foam, including a matcha strawberry cream latte. Its doors open at 8am.

   Best for: Weekend catch-ups and study

5. #5Two Fives Cafe for shakshuka before the morning crowd

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Tarakan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Two Fives Cafe on Gardeners Rd fills up in the mornings, so arrive early for the egg shakshuka with runny eggs. The coffee is single origin, and some customers mention the latte art. The menu offers a lot of choice, and the servings are large. Tarakan Reserve is roughly three minutes' walk from the cafe, and the outdoor tables take dogs.

   Best for: Local brunch and quick lunch

6. #6Haven Coffee for specialty coffee and a bae roll

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Butterscotch Park, 2 min walk

   Haven Coffee on Crewe Place is a specialty coffee cafe where the flavour of the coffee is what visitors remember. Asian-inspired breakfast dishes sit beside it, and the bae roll, a bacon and egg roll with hash brown and char siu sauce, is the one to order. Outdoor tables take dogs, and orders are carried out to them. The room is cosy and quiet.

   Best for: Specialty coffee and relaxed catch-ups

7. #7Moon & Back Cafe • Lifestyle for matcha and Swiss rolls

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Butterscotch Park, 2 min walk

   Moon & Back Cafe • Lifestyle is a small matcha-focused cafe on Crewe Place. Swiss rolls in matcha or honey fig go with the drinks, and the house cold brew with infused cream is a seasonal favourite. The room is calm, but it fills at busy times and seating is limited. Weekdays open at 8am and Sundays at 9am.

   Best for: Matcha lovers and sweet treats

8. #8Welcome Dose Specialty Coffee for a cappuccino before work

   $🌳 Turruwul Park, 4 min walk

   Welcome Dose Specialty Coffee on Mentmore Ave is known for cappuccinos that coffee drinkers call well made. The salmon bagel and the veggie breakfast bowl make it a sensible choice for vegetarians at breakfast. Dining is indoors, and the staff are described as friendly and polite. On Sundays it closes at 3pm.

   Best for: Coffee stop and vegetarian breakfast

Compare best cafes in Rosebery

The table below compares price, brunch, outdoor tables, dogs and weekend hours for each pick.

How we picked best cafes in Rosebery

Cafes are ordered by how well they are liked, giving more weight to cafes where a larger number of people have weighed in. After that, each cafe is checked for brunch dishes, weekend opening, dogs and outdoor seating. What each cafe's own page says about its food and coffee settles the order where two cafes are close.