Cafes with outdoor seating in Neutral Bay

Cafes with outdoor seating in Neutral Bay, ranked

1. #1Ken's Kissa for street-side tables and a Japanese breakfast

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Forsyth Park, 6 min walk

   The tables at Ken's Kissa sit out on Military Road, so the morning traffic is part of the view. Order the spicy salmon ochazuke or the big Japanese breakfast and eat it outside. The coffee comes from Morgan's Coffee Roasters, and a flat white is the drink to ask for. The cafe is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 3pm, so plan a weekday or Saturday sit.

   Best for: Street-side tables and a Japanese breakfast

2. #2Rolland Cafe for covered seats whatever the weather

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Forsyth Park, 6 min walk

   Most of the seating at Rolland Cafe is outside under cover, so a rainy or windy morning does not cost you a table. The Egg Benny and bacon and egg rolls are the usual breakfast orders, and the bahn mi carries pork belly or lemongrass chicken at lunch. Forsyth Park is a six-minute walk, which suits a stroll after a slow breakfast. Its hours start early each morning, from 5:30am.

   Best for: Covered outdoor seats

3. #35 Loaves 2 Fish for a street terrace and a kids' menu

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Grasmere Childrens Playground, 4 min walk

   The street terrace at 5 Loaves 2 Fish on Grosvenor Street is the outdoor seat to choose, and the room behind it is open and light. Brunch plates and heavier lunch meals share one menu, and a Bulgogi rice bowl or the chilli crab are the picks. Grasmere Childrens Playground is four minutes away on foot, so families can eat outside and then head to the play area.

   Best for: Families on a terrace

4. #457 COFFEE BAR for a shaded or sunny table

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Grasmere Childrens Playground, 6 min walk

   57 COFFEE BAR on Waters Road gives you a choice of seat, with some tables in shade and others in sun. Coffee is roasted in the cafe, and the day's single-origin beans are listed on a board. The food is sandwiches on artisan bread, a BLAT on Turkish bread, and a smashed avocado bagel for breakfast. It is open weekdays from 7am and on Saturdays from 8am.

   Best for: Shade or sun, your choice

5. #5Against The Grind for a settled coffee on Young Street

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Grasmere Childrens Playground, 5 min walk

   Ceramic cups hold the espresso when you sit outside at Against The Grind on Young Street, which gives the coffee a more settled feel than a takeaway cup. Regulars praise the flat white, and the staff remember them. The kitchen serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, and one diner says the crab omelette is fresh and filling. It opens at 6am on weekdays.

   Best for: Sit-down coffee on Young Street

6. #6At Neutral for busy outdoor tables and a bowl

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ilbery Reserve, 6 min walk

   The outdoor tables at At Neutral on Rangers Road fill up on busy mornings, and the cafe takes dogs among them. Burgers and banana bread with caramel butter sit on the menu, alongside the bowl with mountain bread. One visitor called the juice very fresh. Latte art tops the milk, and a matcha can be ordered as a latte. Orders are taken briskly, even on a packed morning.

   Best for: Busy outdoor tables and a bowl

7. #7Café ZoZo for a quiet table out front

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ilbery Reserve, 6 min walk

   Café ZoZo on Military Road keeps its outdoor area calm, and two recent visitors say it feels quiet away from the main street. The omelette bowl with green sauce and seaweed is the savoury dish to try, and the cafe serves ONA coffee in ONA cups. Ilbery Reserve is a six-minute walk from the tables.

   Best for: Quiet tables away from the main street

8. #8Bacino Bar for a footpath coffee before work

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Grasmere Childrens Playground, 6 min walk

   Bacino Bar on Rangers Road puts tables out on the footpath, and it opens early enough for a coffee before work. The coffee is rich and balanced, and the staff are passionate about it, one visitor says. Toasties, paninis and wraps sit alongside cooked breakfast plates, and the tomato and cheese toast is the one to try. The opening time is 6am, seven days a week.

   Best for: Footpath coffee before work

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Neutral Bay

The table shows each cafe's outdoor seating, its hours and the walk to the nearest park.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Neutral Bay

Seating came first: a cafe had to have tables outside where you can sit with a coffee. Each one was then checked for what sits close by, such as a street or a park, and for its food and coffee. The overall score comes into it too, weighed against how much feedback each place has had.