Cafes with outdoor seating in Crows Nest

Cafes with outdoor seating in Crows Nest, ranked

1. #1BREWMANCE for outdoor tables close to the park

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hume Street Park Expansion, 1 min walk

   BREWMANCE has outdoor seating on Willoughby Road, with step-free entry and toilets inside. Walking to Hume Street Park Expansion takes a minute from the tables. The coffee is smooth and consistently made, and the latte art can be personalised. Breakfast starts at 6:30am on weekdays, and the toasted almond croissant is the pastry to order.

   Best for: Outdoor tables with a park one minute away

2. #2Double Cross Dining Room for outdoor seating at night

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hume Street Park Expansion, 2 min walk

   Double Cross Dining Room is the outdoor pick for an evening meal, open until 9pm from Thursday to Saturday. The Wagyu flank steak and eggplant katsu carry the dinner menu. Breakfast is more inventive, with a vegetarian roll and eggs on sourdough. Hume Street Park Expansion is two minutes away on foot, and staff stay attentive when the tables fill.

   Best for: Outdoor dinner and inventive breakfast plates

3. #3SALT & JAM for a lunch bowl at an outdoor table

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hume Street Park Expansion, 1 min walk

   SALT & JAM pairs outdoor seating with a menu that is mostly Asian-inspired bowls. The vege Buddha bowl and the Korean-inspired bowl are the two to order, with breakfast rolls and a chicken burger alongside. It opens at 7am on Saturday and 8am on Sunday. The bowls travel well, so a takeaway can be eaten outside.

   Best for: Lunch bowls at an outdoor table

4. #4Only Coffee Project for a pour-over at an outdoor table

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hume Street Park Expansion, 2 min walk

   Only Coffee Project has outdoor tables and parking, and it opens at 6:30am every day. Pour-overs and flat whites are the focus, with a matcha latte on the board. Guest roasters supply the beans, and bags from the shelf can go home with you. Food is a side note, so the cup is the reason to sit outside.

   Best for: Pour-overs at an outdoor table

5. #5Eighty Ate for sunny outdoor seats and a kids' menu

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ted Mack Civic Park, 5 min walk

   Eighty Ate has outdoor seating in the sun, and its kids' menu means the whole table can order there. Avocado toast, patatas bravas and the ham, cheese and tomato croissant are the plates to order. Hours run to 3pm on weekdays and Saturday, and to 2:45pm on Sundays. Visitors mention fast, attentive service at the counter.

   Best for: Sunny outdoor seats for the whole family

6. #6The Nest Cafe for an early outdoor breakfast and a mortadella sandwich

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Hume Street Park Expansion, 3 min walk

   The Nest Cafe has outdoor seating and opens at 5am on weekdays, the earliest start among the cafes with outdoor tables here. The cabinet holds filled rolls, pastries and cakes, and the mortadella sandwich gets the most praise. Orders for juice are made at the counter as they come in. Its closest green space lies a short three minutes off.

   Best for: Early outdoor breakfast and takeaway sandwiches

7. #7Not Bread Alone Restaurant & Cafe for a relaxed outdoor breakfast

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hume Street Park Expansion, 2 min walk

   Not Bread Alone Restaurant & Cafe has outdoor seating and serves cafe classics all day. The halloumi with roasted tomatoes and the Our Stack breakfast are the plates to choose from. The apple and rhubarb crumble is the dessert that stands out. A pot of tea comes with extra hot water, and the team is quick at the table.

   Best for: Relaxed breakfast with a backyard feel

8. #8Piccolo Me Crows Nest for matcha drinks at a few outdoor tables

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Cahill Playground, 6 min walk

   Piccolo Me Crows Nest has outdoor seating, but only a few tables, so book one early. Several visitors say the room gets hot inside, which makes an outside table the better choice on a warm morning. Matcha comes with strawberry, mango or yuzu, and the Nutella hot chocolate is the sweet pick. Waits of 10 to 15 minutes come up at busy times, and Cahill Playground is six minutes away on foot.

   Best for: Matcha drinks at a quieter outdoor table

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Crows Nest

Price, brunch, dogs and weekend opening sit beside each cafe's outdoor seats in the table below.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Crows Nest

Cafes are ordered by overall score, which gives more weight to a high average backed by plenty of evidence. Each one is then checked for outdoor tables, the nearest park or street, and what its own page says about the food and coffee. A complaint only counts here when several visitors raise it.