Cafes with outdoor seating in Bella Vista

Cafes with outdoor seating in Bella Vista, ranked

1. #1Lexi's Cafe & bar for a big breakfast with mixed tastes

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Valentine Sports Park, 5 min walk

   Lexi's Cafe & bar is the all-rounder on this page. A long menu means a group with different tastes can settle on one place, and a kids' menu helps when children come along. Ask for the breakfast burger or the Greek Goddess plate, two dishes visitors mention most. Customers note fresh plates and careful presentation. Dogs can sit at the outside tables. The sports park is about five minutes on foot, so a walk after breakfast is simple. Weekdays it opens at 7am and closes at 5pm; weekends it starts at 7:30am.

2. #2The Stage Door Espresso for a quick coffee before the metro

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating

   The Stage Door Espresso is a quick stop on Mawson Avenue, beside Bella Vista Metro station. It is the easiest stop for a coffee on the way through. If you want something to eat, try the toasted sandwich on Turkish bread, filled with roast vegetables, halloumi and pesto. Dogs can sit outside. Weekday trading ends at 1pm, and Saturday closes at 10:30am, so go early. There is no park attached, so treat it as a stop rather than a park visit.

3. #3Good Fella Coffee for bagels and a long catch-up

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Rowanbrae Reserve, 9 min walk

   Good Fella Coffee is the place for bagels. Order the chicken club, the BLT or the avocado bagel, then add fillings to suit. For drinks, the Mont Blanc, a cold brew with a twist, comes up more than once. One visitor says the matcha is traditional and authentic. The room is casual and suits sitting down for a while. Rowanbrae Reserve is about nine minutes on foot. Weekdays it is open 6am to 2:30pm; weekends 7am to 2pm.

4. #4The Rusty Flute for vegan, keto and coeliac diners

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Valentine Sports Park, 7 min walk

   The Rusty Flute suits a table with mixed diets. Vegan and keto eaters have bowls to choose from, including a falafel option, and one recent visitor singled out a vegetarian breakfast burger with chilli jam and halloumi. Toby's Estate supplies the beans, one recent visitor notes, and the drinks list runs from batch brew to a turmeric latte. Kids have their own menu. Valentine Sports Park is a short stroll from the door. Two recent reviews found the food or coffee below expectations, while two others praise quick, friendly service. Weekday trading starts at 6am, weekends at 7am.

5. #5Chef's Cafe for a cappuccino and the brekkie burger

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Valentine Sports Park, 7 min walk

   Chef's Cafe has outdoor tables with cover overhead, and the coffee gets the most praise here. Visitors describe it as clean and well balanced, with the beans still coming through in a cappuccino. Order the cappuccino and the brekkie burger, a fried egg and bacon on a sesame bun. The menu suits sharing: one customer split a shakshuka and a pancake dish with a companion, and staff brought extra plates and cutlery. Count about seven minutes on foot to Valentine Sports Park. Weekdays it opens at 6am and shuts at 3pm.

6. #6Gloria Jean's Bella Vista for takeaway coffee and a muffin

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Valentine Sports Park, 8 min walk

   Gloria Jean's Bella Vista is the chain option, on the corner of Lexington Dr and Meridian Pl, with a terrace on the plaza. A quick takeaway order is the natural fit. Muffins are the item to order, from cabinets that also hold Danish pastries and loaf-style cake slices. One customer calls the cold brews fresh and a favourite. Service gets friendly, helpful comments. Weekdays run 7am to 5pm; weekends end at 1:30pm. The sports park is about eight minutes on foot, so it fits a longer loop. The menu does not say which items are vegetarian, so ask staff.

7. #7Café Mckels for poached eggs and a sit-down breakfast

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Bella Vista Oval Reserve, 6 min walk

   Café Mckels is on Circa Boulevarde, and its breakfast plates get the most praise. Order the poached eggs, or the dukkah eggs if you want a change. The menu also has a ham, cheese and pineapple dish and a Caesar salad. Families can order from a kids' menu, and staff take orders at the table. Walking to Bella Vista Oval Reserve takes six minutes. It is open until 4pm every day, from 7am on weekdays and 7:30am at weekends. Diet-specific dishes are not stated, so check with staff.

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Bella Vista

The table below compares price, brunch, outdoor seating, dog access, weekend opening and the nearest park for each cafe.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Bella Vista

Cafes were ranked on a weighted score: their overall marks count for more when many visitors have left one, so a few scattered marks count for less. Every cafe on this page has outdoor seating. This topic's facts were checked as well: brunch on the menu, weekend hours, whether dogs can sit outside, and the nearest park. Food and coffee comments come from what each cafe's page says.