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Best cafes in Surry Hills

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Innit Cafe and Bar on Foveaux St leads this list for its matcha and playful brunch room, with bears in the window and cocktails after dark. The other picks cover a quick pastry stop, a relaxed upstairs brunch, a plant-filled room for a quiet read and coffee strong enough to buy beans for home. Every cafe here serves breakfast, brunch or lunch.

Quick picks in Surry Hills

  • Best for a matcha: Innit Cafe and Bar, where two visitors single out the matcha, including one with soy milk.
  • Best for a pastry before work: Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast, open from 7:30am on weekdays with Danish pastries.
  • Best for a weekend brunch with children: 3 Eves Cafe, with croquettes and a kids' menu.
  • Best for a quiet read: Eleven Miles, a plant-filled room with a garden out the back.
  • Best for coffee beans to take home: Da Bang Coffee, which sells DeLuca beans in bags.

Best cafes in Surry Hills, ranked

  1. #1Innit Cafe and Bar for a matcha and a playful brunch

    $$Outdoor seating🌳 Frog Hollow Reserve, 3 min walk

    Innit Cafe and Bar on Foveaux St is open weekdays from 7am to 4pm, and 8am to 3pm on weekends. The matcha is the drink visitors bring up most, including a soy-milk version. Pair it with the avocado toast and omelette. Teddy bears sit in the window and the corners, and one visitor says a bear came with the drink to take home. The cocktails only appear on the omakase night after dark. Frog Hollow Reserve is within easy reach on foot.

    Best for: Brunch and matcha, teddy bear fans

  2. #2Cafe Nookie for a quick coffee and a pastry before work

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Great Buckingham Street Reserve, 1 min walk

    Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast on Cleveland St is served from a window in the side of a building, and it opens at 7:30am on weekdays. Pair a coffee with a Danish pastry, or take a Reuben sandwich for lunch. Several regulars call the coffee the highlight of their visit, and one says it is among the best in Sydney. Outdoor seating and a kids' menu make it easy with children. Great Buckingham Street Reserve is around a minute on foot.

    Best for: Quick coffee, pastry and takeaway

  3. #33 Eves Cafe for croquettes and a relaxed upstairs brunch

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Foveaux Street Reserve, 1 min walk

    3 Eves Cafe on Fitzroy St serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, and it is open until 3pm on weekdays and until 4pm on Saturdays. Lunch is built around the tacos, pulled meat stacked with red onion and corn, with the croquettes as a side. The upstairs room has comfortable sofa seating for a study session, and the back tables suit groups of two to four. Foveaux Street Reserve is within a minute on foot.

    Best for: Relaxed brunch, upstairs study, families

  4. #4Wilson Cafe for a cappuccino and a burger on a soft bun

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Shannon Reserve, 1 min walk

    Wilson Cafe on Richards Lane has a covered courtyard and a counter where the coffee is made. Its beans come from Colombian Connection, a roaster the cafe says buys directly from farmers, and visitors rate the cappuccino as top quality. The burger on a soft, toasted bun is the lunch to order, and the menu has a kids' menu. Staff can confirm vegan or gluten-free choices, since the menu does not list them. A quick stroll from the door takes you to Shannon Reserve.

    Best for: Cappuccino, coffee stop with a dog

  5. #5Eleven Miles for slow pancakes and a quiet read

    $Outdoor seating🌳 James Hilder Reserve, 3 min walk

    Eleven Miles on Crown St is a small, calm cafe, open from 8am on weekdays and 9am on weekends. Visitors name the pancakes and the bagels, and one calls the pancakes excellent. Lattes come with latte art, and a hot chocolate suits a cold morning. The room is full of plants, with a garden at the back, so it suits a solo reader better than a big group. James Hilder Reserve is a short walk of roughly three minutes.

    Best for: Slow breakfasts, solo readers, vegetarian eaters

  6. #6Dad and the Frog Cafe for a weekend brunch with a table outside

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Drivers Triangle, 2 min walk

    Dad and the Frog Cafe on Fitzroy St is busy at breakfast, and its outdoor tables sit under black umbrellas. Order the Biscoff French toast, the crispy hash browns or the fried-egg burger, and the charcoal gluten-free bread avocado toast is an option too. Alcohol is served as well, with wine and cocktails on the drinks list. Waiting for a table or for food has come up in recent visits, so arrive early. Drivers Triangle lies a couple of minutes down the road.

    Best for: Weekend brunch, families, dogs outside

  7. #7Yellow coffee for consistent coffee and beans to take home

    $🌳 Albert Sloss Reserve, 3 min walk

    Yellow coffee on Oxford St opens at 6:30am on weekdays, and it is known above all for its coffee. Customers say the coffee is consistent and one of the best in the area, and bags of the cafe's own beans are sold to take home. Breakfast is the meal regulars return for most, with a toastie for lunch and pastries in the display. Staff are friendly and welcoming. From the door, Albert Sloss Reserve is about three minutes away.

    Best for: Morning coffee, beans to take home, regulars

  8. #8Da Bang Coffee for an iced latte and a pastry on the way to work

    $Outdoor seating🌳 Frog Hollow Reserve, 3 min walk

    Da Bang Coffee on Foveaux St is a weekday takeaway window, open from 7am to 3pm from Monday to Friday, with a few tables on the footpath. Iced lattes come up most in visitor comments, and the beans are DeLuca, with bags to take home. The glass case holds cookies, muffins and scones, and the orange poppy seed muffin pairs well with a flat white. A quick trip to Frog Hollow Reserve makes a good finish to the coffee.

    Best for: Takeaway coffee, pastry with a flat white

Compare best cafes in Surry Hills

The table compares price, brunch, outdoor seating, dog access and the nearest park for each cafe that qualified.

CafePriceBrunchOutdoorDogsWeekendsNearest park
Innit Cafe and Bar$$✓✓–✓Frog Hollow Reserve, 3 min
Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast$✓✓Outside✓Great Buckingham Street Reserve, 1 min
3 Eves Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Foveaux Street Reserve, 1 min
Wilson Cafe$✓✓Outside✓Shannon Reserve, 1 min
Eleven Miles$✓✓–✓James Hilder Reserve, 3 min
Dad and the Frog Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Drivers Triangle, 2 min
Yellow coffee$✓––✓Albert Sloss Reserve, 3 min
Da Bang Coffee$✓✓–✗Frog Hollow Reserve, 3 min
Lucky Pickle$$✓✓–SatWard Park, 2 min
Burbs Brew Espresso Bar$✓✓–SatAdelaide Street Reserve, 3 min
Beta Coffee$–✓Outside✓Prince Alfred Park, 4 min
KWILA$✓✓–✗Reservoir Street Reserve, 2 min
Sample Coffee$–✓Outside✗Adelaide Street Reserve, 3 min
Cafe Dougie$$✓✓–✓Fred Miller Park, 1 min
Knock Specialty Coffee$✓✓–✗Great Buckingham Street Reserve, 1 min
Corduroy Cafe$✓✓–✗Harmony Park, 2 min
Saltie$✓✗Outside✗Prince Alfred Park, 4 min
The Balkan Butler$$✓✓–✗Frog Hollow Reserve, 4 min
Artificer Coffee$–✓Outside✓Fred Miller Park, 1 min
The Factory Grind$$✓✓Outside✓Rose Terrace Park, 3 min
Bar Stellar$✓––✓Harmony Park, 3 min
Città Cafe$✓✓Outside✗Adelaide Street Reserve, 3 min
Single O$$✓✓Outside✓Reservoir Street Reserve, 2 min
Kippaloo$✓✓–✗Cooper Street Reserve, 2 min
Four Ate Five$$✓✓–✓Tudor Street Reserve, 1 min
Cafe Kentaro$$✓✓–✓Edgely Street Reserve, 1 min
Sticky Fingers$$✓✓Outside✓Harmony Park, 2 min
Créma Lane Coffee$✓✓Outside✗Belmore Park, 3 min
Rush Espresso Bar$✓✓Outside✗Harmony Park, 1 min
8oz Cafe$✓✓–✗Belmore Park, 3 min
Cafe And Cucina$✓✓–SatCooper Street Reserve, 4 min
Pieno$$✓✓Outside✓James Hilder Reserve, 3 min
Veneziano Coffee Roasters$✓✓–✓Foveaux Street Reserve, 3 min
Toast Cafe$$✓✓–SatReservoir Street Reserve, 2 min
Two Skinny Pickles$✓✗–SatBelmore Park, 4 min
Blacksmith$$✓✓Outside✓Prince Alfred Park, 3 min
Delish Tran Cafe$✓✓–✗Belmore Park, 3 min
Lumiere Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Foveaux Street Reserve, 3 min
Reuben Hills$$✓✓Outside✓Frog Hollow Reserve, 2 min
Le Monde Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Frog Hollow Reserve, 3 min
Two Good Eggs Cafe$$✓✓–✓Harmony Park, 1 min
Relish Food Co$✓✓–✗Reservoir Street Reserve, 2 min
Bar Positano–✓✓–✓James Hilder Reserve, 3 min
Society Royale$$✓✓–✓Tudor Street Reserve, 1 min
Paddock on Crown$$✓✓–✓Ward Park, 2 min
Cook & Archie’s$$✓✓–✓Prince Alfred Park, 4 min
Paramount Coffee Project$$✓✓–✓Harmony Park, 1 min
Coffee Box, Oxford Street$✓––✓Harmony Park, 3 min
Meet Mica$$✓✓–✓Great Buckingham Street Reserve, 2 min

How we picked best cafes in Surry Hills

Cafes were ordered by customer feedback, with more weight given to places that have many reviews behind their average. After that, the list was narrowed to this page topic, weighing how good breakfast is, weekend trading, dog access and outdoor tables. Notes on food and coffee lean on what visitors describe, with the menu text each venue publishes filling gaps.

Best cafes in Surry Hills: FAQ

Which Surry Hills cafes are open for brunch on Sunday?

Innit Cafe and Bar opens from 8am on Sunday, and every other cafe on this list except Da Bang Coffee also opens that day.

Which Surry Hills cafes have outdoor seating and let dogs sit outside?

Wilson Cafe on Richards Lane and Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast on Cleveland St both have outdoor seating, and dogs can sit outside at each.

Which Surry Hills cafe sells beans to take home?

Yellow coffee on Oxford St packs its own roast into bags, and Da Bang Coffee stocks beans from DeLuca too.