Cafes with outdoor seating in Chippendale

Cafes with outdoor seating in Chippendale, ranked

1. #1ZENIUS for brunch bowls and taro matcha drinks

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Strickland Park, 1 min walk

   On Abercrombie Street, ZENIUS lets dogs sit at its footpath tables. The cauliflower bowl with beetroot hummus and crispy kale is the dish to try, and a pandan pancake or shakshuka suits a slower order. The taro latte and matcha are the drinks customers mention most. Open from 7am on weekdays and 8am at weekends, until 3pm, it is a short stroll from Strickland Park.

   Best for: Coffee and a brunch bowl

2. #2Hatch Espresso for a quick takeaway breakfast or lunch

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 UTS Alumni Green, 3 min walk

   Hatch Espresso is a walk-up spot on Little Regent Street, so it suits takeaway. Grab the grilled halloumi veggie wrap, which regulars return for, and a takeaway coffee that comes out quickly. Dogs can sit at the outside tables. It is open on weekdays only, from 6am until 2pm, and closed at weekends. UTS Alumni Green is three minutes away in Ultimo, a handy spot to eat the wrap.

   Best for: A quick breakfast or lunch

3. #3Something for Jess for a slow breakfast with a book

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Chippendale Green, 2 min walk

   Something for Jess - SFJ Cafe & Coffee is a small room on Abercrombie Street where breakfast takes centre stage. Customers name the breakfast wrap and the corn fritter benedict. One regular calls the cold brew among the best they have had in Sydney, and the room suits a long, unhurried morning. Opening is 7am on weekdays, 8am on Saturdays and 9am on Sundays, with a 2:30pm close later in the week. Chippendale Green is two minutes on foot.

   Best for: A slow solo breakfast with a book

4. #4101 KISSA for a relaxed weekend brunch with friends

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Strickland Park, 1 min walk

   101 KISSA brings Taiwanese-style plates to Abercrombie Street, and its outdoor tables make a sound choice for lunch with friends. The fried chicken bowl on purple rice is the one to order, and the king prawn udon comes in a rich house sauce. For something sweeter in a cup, a visitor recommends the Nutty Cream Latte. Dogs can sit outside. Open daily from 8am until 2:30pm, it is a minute from Strickland Park on foot.

   Best for: Weekend brunch with friends

5. #5Brews Brothers Coffee & Tea Co for a garlic prawn pasta lunch

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Chippendale Green, 1 min walk

   The garlic prawn pasta at Brews Brothers Coffee & Tea Co is the dish most often named, and a creamy mushroom pasta follows close behind. Breakfast portions are big, and the sourdough gets a mention. The Park Lane spot is marked as good for children, so it works for a family lunch. Hours run 8am to 2pm on Sundays and 7am to 3pm the rest of the week. Chippendale Green is a short walk away.

   Best for: Garlic prawn pasta at lunch

6. #6Café Giulia for pancakes with sausages and a burger with fries

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Strickland Park, 1 min walk

   Café Giulia has served Chippendale since 2003, and its breakfast and lunch menu shows it. Pancakes with sausages on the side are a favourite, and so is the burger with its pile of fries. Lattes are the coffee to get, with two customers singling them out as smooth. The kitchen takes pre-orders for collection, according to the cafe's own site. It opens at 6:30am on weekdays and Saturdays, closing at 3pm on weekdays and 2:30pm on Saturdays.

   Best for: Breakfast and brunch with the kids

7. #7Twelve Squares for a quick morning coffee on the plaza

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Chippendale Green, 1 min walk

   Twelve Squares sits on the Central Park plaza in Chippendale, a short hop from Chippendale Green. Customers name the salmon bagel as their regular breakfast, and the staff are described as friendly. Recent visitors say the drinks vary in quality, so it suits a quick stop more than a long sit. It opens at 6:30am on weekdays and Saturdays and 7:30am on Sundays, with a 3pm close each day. Ask at the counter if you need vegan options.

   Best for: Quick morning coffee before work

8. #8Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters for espresso from its own beans

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Victoria Park, 2 min walk

   Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters roasts its beans on City Road and serves them with outdoor seating. The house blend is Woolloomooloo, and espresso drinkers describe it as strong and smooth. An iced latte here tastes more of coffee than milk, according to one visitor. Eggs, a chicken wrap and pancakes with berries cover breakfast and lunch. Victoria Park is the closest patch of grass, a short stroll off City Road.

   Best for: Coffee lovers who want a park walk

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Chippendale

The table compares each cafe's price, whether it serves brunch and has outdoor tables, where dogs can sit, weekend opening and the nearest park.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Chippendale

Cafes are ordered by a score that balances how well they are liked with how much feedback sits behind that. Next, each one was tested against this page's topic: outdoor tables, brunch on the menu, weekend opening and dogs sitting outside. The food and coffee notes below draw on what each cafe's own listing describes. A cafe without outdoor seating never made the cut.