Cafes with outdoor seating in Burwood

Cafes with outdoor seating in Burwood, ranked

1. #1Pillar for a cold brew with a seat outside

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Sanders Reserve, 4 min walk

   Pillar on Unity Place has outdoor seating, and Sanders Reserve is four minutes away for a walk after the coffee. Order the cold brew, the drink the cafe is best known for, with pour-over and filter on the same list. Pastries sit in a glass case, mainly croissants and filled pastries, plus banana bread. Hours run from 7:30am to 2:30pm on weekdays, 8am to 3pm on Saturdays and 9am to 1:30pm on Sundays.

   Best for: Outdoor coffee and a cold brew

2. #2Reborn Cafe for an outdoor table on the paved plaza

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Woodstock Park, 5 min walk

   Reborn Cafe on Belmore Street has outdoor seating on a paved plaza, a little back from the main strip. A coffee outside can be followed by a loop of Woodstock Park. The iced Vietnamese salted coffee is made to order, and the chicken Buddha bowl is the plate visitors name. Staff are friendly, though two recent visitors say service slows at busy times, which is worth knowing before a long outdoor lunch.

   Best for: A paved plaza and a long lunch outside

3. #3T & B Cafe for a sandwich at an outdoor table

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Burwood Park, 3 min walk

   T & B Cafe on Elsie Street has outdoor tables and sits three minutes from Burwood Park. The counter sells toasted sandwiches, wraps, croissants and pastries, and visitors name the toasted avo-loumi roll. Vegetarian options are on the menu, and the coffee is brewed with Vittoria beans. Hours run from 6am on weekdays, with an earlier close on Fridays at 1pm.

   Best for: A sandwich eaten outdoors

4. #4Antique Cherry Cafe for sunny outdoor tables and a kids menu

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Sanders Reserve, 4 min walk

   Sunny outdoor tables make Antique Cherry Cafe on Unity Place a fine choice. Dogs are allowed outside, and children get their own menu. Order the creamy chilli salmon pasta, tossed with spinach and paprika, or the kani and tamago croissant. Views on the iced taro latte differ, while one visitor enjoyed a matcha latte.

   Best for: Families with a slow outdoor lunch

5. #5The Beanstalk Café for a pastry at an outdoor terrace

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Woodstock Park, 6 min walk

   The Beanstalk Café has an outdoor terrace out front on Railway Parade, open on weekdays from 6am to 4:33pm. A six-minute walk brings you to Woodstock Park. Order a spinach and cheese burek, a cinnamon roll or a blueberry muffin from the counter, and take it outside. Coffee views differ, with one visitor finding a triple shot weak and another calling it excellent. Staff remember regular orders, and dogs can sit out front.

   Best for: A weekday pastry at a street table

6. #6De Vu Café for lunch with a choice of indoor or outdoor tables

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Woodstock Park, 5 min walk

   De Vu Café under the Burwood Arcade sign has outdoor seating as well as indoor tables, and the music is kept low. A loop to Woodstock Park takes about five minutes on foot. The crackling pork bánh mì has crisp bread and fresh ingredients, and the vermicelli bowls come with meat spring rolls. The De Vu Frosty and the Coco Matcha are the drinks to order. Opening starts at 6am on weekdays and 7am on Sundays.

   Best for: Vietnamese lunch with a choice of seats

7. #7Cafe 97 for a bistro meal at tables by the water feature

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

   Cafe 97 on Burwood Road has a relaxed outdoor area with a pond and water feature, four minutes from Burwood Park. The bistro menu includes steak with chips and a side salad, and crumbed bites served with a lemon wedge. Coffee is called decent, and the cake pairs well with it. Hours run from 11am, to 10pm on weeknights and 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Reviewers say the menu is good value.

   Best for: A bistro meal at an outside table

8. #8Artisaint Cafe for a bright breakfast plate with outdoor tables

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Burwood Park, 2 min walk

   Artisaint Cafe on Burwood Road is a bright cafe with outdoor seating, and Burwood Park is a two-minute walk. Breakfast plates come loaded with bacon, sausage, eggs and avocado, plus a mushroom spread. A club sandwich with chips is the filling lunch. It opens from 6:30am daily and closes at 4pm, except Mon and Tue when it runs until 10pm. Two visitors found service slow to get attention or food, so allow time at busy hours.

   Best for: A breakfast plate outside with time to spare

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Burwood

The table lists outdoor seating, dog access and weekend hours for each cafe, so you can pick the one with the seats you want.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Burwood

Cafes are placed by a weighted score that leans on how many customers have scored each one. Only cafes with outdoor tables listed made the list, and each pick is read for its seating, the nearest park or street, and what its food and coffee notes say. A complaint earns a mention only when several visitors make it.