Best cafes in Thornleigh

Best cafes in Thornleigh, ranked

1. #1Cafe Divine for good value on a weekday breakfast

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Hawkins Hall, 1 min walk

   Cafe Divine at 1/7 Sefton Rd is open from 6:30am to 3pm on weekdays only, and it sits in the $ price band. Order the Big Breakfast or a bacon and egg roll, then look at the glass cabinet, where sandwiches, slices, donuts and cakes sit for a lunch to go. The coffee is Toby's Estate. Hawkins Hall is a one-minute walk away, so there is time to eat and then loop the park. Families get a kids menu here, and the staff are warm.

2. #2Curl the Whisker Cafe for Campos coffee beside the station

   $🐕 Dogs outside🌳 The Esplanade Garden, 1 min walk

   Curl the Whisker Cafe at 4 Station St serves Campos coffee, so the Campos flat white is the one to order. Breakfast runs all day, from benedicts on asparagus to smoked salmon on rye. A customer calls the stack of egg and bacon on Turkish bread, with avocado and caramelised onion, the best of the lot. Weekday starts are at 5:30am, which suits a commute.

3. #3The Monday Morning Cafe for a group at a long table

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 The Esplanade Garden, 1 min walk

   The Monday Morning Cafe at 86 The Esplanade is opposite the station, and it opens at 6am on weekdays. Smashed avocado with poached eggs is the dish to order, with a seafood pasta and a bacon and egg roll also on the menu. Inside, a long communal table suits a group, and the garden yard out the back is full of plants. Fresh juice is on the menu too, and one drinker found it pleasantly sour. Thornleigh Esplanade Garden is a minute on foot.

4. #4Dinoni Cafe for a sit-down bacon and egg roll

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Janet Park, 3 min walk

   Dinoni Cafe at 8 Railway Parade is open from 8am to 2pm every day, and the owner is happy to chat with guests. The bacon and egg roll on toasted Turkish bread is the one to order, with the Mexican baked egg and the chilli prawn pasta as other choices. Eggs come cooked to order, and the room is soft, warm and spacious. Janet Park sits three minutes on foot, a fine stroll after a long coffee.

Compare best cafes in Thornleigh

The table below sets out price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs and weekend hours for each cafe.

How we picked best cafes in Thornleigh

Cafes were ordered by an average visitor score, weighted so that a score built from many visits counts for more than one built from a handful. Breakfast, lunch and coffee were looked at next to each cafe's own description of its menu, along with its outdoor seating and whether it opens at the weekend.