Cafes with outdoor seating in Erskineville

Cafes with outdoor seating in Erskineville, ranked

1. #1Coffee Cult for espresso on the footpath

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Harry Noble Reserve, 1 min walk

   Coffee Cult is a small, coffee-first cafe on Swanson Street, and its footpath tables are the main reason to sit here. Order the espresso or piccolo on the Rose St Blend, or a batch brew or cold brew to take away, with a custard tart if you want something sweet. Harry Noble Reserve sits a minute away on foot, and the outdoor tables take dogs. It opens at 7:30am on Sundays and 6:45am on weekdays, and closes at 2:30pm.

2. #2Foodcraft for a weekend brunch with steak and eggs

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Kirsova 1 Playground, 2 min walk

   Foodcraft is a spacious neighbourhood cafe on Bridge Street, set back from the main street, with indoor and outdoor seating. The kitchen rotates its dishes each day. The steak and eggs is the dish to order, and the steak sandwich is the other one to try. It opens at 7am and closes at 3pm on weekends, and stays open later on weekdays, until 8:30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and 9pm on Thursday and Friday. Families can walk to Kirsova 1 Playground in about two minutes.

3. #3Naked Brew for a big brunch plate and a dog menu

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Harry Noble Reserve, 1 min walk

   Naked Brew is an all-day brunch cafe on Swanson Street with outdoor tables and a separate menu for dogs. The smashed falafel on avocado sourdough is the vegetarian pick, and the crispy chicken burger with chips is the one to order for lunch. Lunch here suits a stop after a walk, with the reserve a minute away. Hours run from 6:30am on weekdays and 7:30am on weekends until 3pm.

4. #4Fleetwood Macchiato for specialty coffee and an inventive lunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Green Bans Park, 2 min walk

   Fleetwood Macchiato is a small specialty coffee cafe on Erskineville Road with street tables. The kimchi pancake and the brisket sandwich are the savoury dishes to try, and the house chilli oil is worth asking about. Coffee drinkers can also take beans and tea home. Dogs can sit outside, and the park down the road is about two minutes on foot. It opens at 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends, closing at 2pm.

5. #5Parliament on King for hot chocolate and a weekend brunch

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Devine Street Reserve, 3 min walk

   Parliament on King is a tiny cafe and bookshop on King Street, set in a converted front room. Order the hot chocolate, and try the flat white, which arrives in a glass on a blue-and-white saucer. Brunch and lunch run on weekends from 8:30am, and the cafe is open on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 10pm. The nearest green space, Devine Street Reserve, takes about three minutes on foot. Dog policy is not recorded for this cafe, so check first.

6. #6Cafe Sofia for an early breakfast in the courtyard

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Bridge Street Rest Area, 1 min walk

   Cafe Sofia is the early option here, with a courtyard out the back that stays quiet. Its kitchen opens at 6am on weekdays and Saturdays, ahead of every other cafe on this list, and at 7am on Sundays. Order the sumac labneh eggs, or the green goddess bowl with chicken for lunch. Bridge Street Rest Area is a one-minute walk away, and the courtyard suits a catch-up over takeaway coffee.

7. #7Cafe Yolk for families and an Asian-leaning brunch

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Kirsova 1 Playground, 1 min walk

   Cafe Yolk is an all-day breakfast and lunch cafe with an Asian-leaning menu. The cabbage pancake and okra avocado toast are the dishes to order. It has a kids' menu, vegetarian dishes, and gluten free bread and sweets. Families with kids and dogs both turn up at the outdoor tables, and Kirsova 1 Playground is a one-minute walk away. Coeliac diners should ask about cross-contact, because one reviewer saw dishes prepared side by side. It opens at 7am on weekdays and Saturday, and 8am on Sunday.

8. #8Shenkin for coffee and a backyard with plants

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Green Bans Park, 2 min walk

   Shenkin is a corner cafe on Erskineville Road with a bright room and a backyard seating area full of plants. Coffee is the draw, and customers come back for it, so it also works for a quick cup without a full brunch. The avocado toast with hummus and feta and the smoked salmon scrambled eggs are the plates to pick. There is no kids' menu. Its park is two minutes away on foot, and trading runs 7am to 3pm all week.

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Erskineville

The table below sets out each cafe's price, brunch menu, dog access, weekend hours and nearest park.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Erskineville

Cafes are ordered by how customers score them overall, giving more weight to places with a large number of votes. Then the facts for this topic count: outdoor seating, whether dogs can sit outside, weekend brunch on the menu and weekend hours. Each cafe's own page was read for what its food and coffee are like, and the cafes with the most of these facts come first.