Cafes with outdoor seating in Glebe

Cafes with outdoor seating in Glebe, ranked

1. #1SOUL OASIS GLEBE CAFE for outside tables near a reserve

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Minogue Reserve, 1 min walk

   SOUL OASIS GLEBE CAFE on Glebe Point Road has outdoor tables a one-minute walk from Minogue Reserve. Order the shakshuka with its homemade chilli sauce, or the avocado and fetta dish, and pair it with a coffee that has latte art. It runs from 7am to 3pm, Tuesday to Sunday, and dogs can sit at the outside tables too.

   Best for: Outside breakfast near a reserve

2. #2Pain De Sucre for a busy outdoor breakfast

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Larkin Street Park, 3 min walk

   Pain De Sucre on St Johns Road has outdoor seating for its breakfast and lunch trade, and Larkin Street Park is a three-minute walk away. Order the eggs Benedict or the avo, chicken and cheese melt, and a milkshake if it is warm. Reviewers say tables turn over fast, so it suits a short sit outside. Weekday mornings start at 7am here.

   Best for: Quick outdoor breakfast with big plates

3. #3Bruce Tea Coffee for a bay view with your coffee

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Cardigan and Darghan Street Reserve, 1 min walk

   Bruce Tea Coffee on Bridge Road has outside tables that look toward Blackwattle Bay, which makes it the coffee stop with a view. Order a cold brew or a hand pour-over, and the manoush if you want something to eat. Cardigan and Darghan Street Reserve is a minute away, and it is open from 6:30am on weekdays and 7am on weekends.

   Best for: Coffee outside with a bay view

4. #4Jaya Espresso for outside tables facing the park

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Mountain Street Reserve, 3 min walk

   Jaya Espresso on Wentworth Park Road has outdoor tables facing the park, and Wentworth Park is a four-minute walk away. Order the chicken Caesar bowl or the almond croissant, with the Paradox Coffee Roasters coffee. Its generous servings suit a group, and the staff will arrange a table for a bigger party.

   Best for: Lunch outside with park views

5. #5The Spot for toasted sandwiches to eat outside

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Ernest Pederson Reserve, 3 min walk

   The Spot on Glebe Point Road has outdoor tables where its sandwiches are easy to eat in the open. The BLAT and the breakfast roll are the orders reviewers name, and the prices are low for the quality. Ernest Pederson Reserve is a three-minute walk, and it opens at 6am on weekdays.

   Best for: Cheap toasted sandwiches outside

6. #6Dirty Red for a courtyard out the back

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Minogue Reserve, 1 min walk

   Dirty Red on Glebe Point Road has a courtyard out the back for eating outside. The mushrooms on toast and the quinoa bowl are the savoury picks, with the coconut matcha to finish. Flat whites arrive with neat latte art, and it opens at 7am on weekdays and 8am on Sundays.

   Best for: Courtyard breakfast and matcha

7. #7Cambodge Cafe for an outside coffee on a weekday morning

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Minogue Reserve, 1 min walk

   Cambodge Cafe on Glebe Point Road has outside seating, but it keeps weekday hours only, from 6:30am to 2:30pm. Order the egg and bacon roti or a matcha, with an almond croissant from the counter. Matcha and coffee get praise for quality at a fair cost, and plant milk is an option. It is handy for a walk or run before work.

   Best for: Weekday morning coffee and matcha

8. #8Le Petit Tarte cafe & Patisserie for a long outside brunch

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Dr HJ Foley Rest Park, 1 min walk

   Le Petit Tarte cafe & Patisserie has outdoor seating and stays open every day from 7am to 6:30pm. Order the raisin fig bread, the bagel special or the acai bowl. Dr HJ Foley Rest Park is a one-minute walk, so a breakfast outside can turn into a stroll, and the kids' menu suits a family outing.

   Best for: Long outdoor brunch and cake

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Glebe

The table below lists the outside seating, the nearest park or street spot and the hours for each pick.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Glebe

Standing is decided by a weighted score, which accounts for how many reviews each cafe has. For outdoor seating we kept only cafes with tables outside, then looked at what sits nearby, whether a park or the street, and the food and coffee on each cafe's own page.