Cafes with outdoor seating in Newtown

Cafes with outdoor seating in Newtown, ranked

1. #1Cafe Martini for a cooked breakfast on the footpath

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Matt Hogan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Cafe Martini is a small breakfast and lunch cafe at 529A King Street, with tables on the footpath and inside. Order the corn fritters with poached eggs and house tomato relish, or a bacon and egg roll to take away. Poached eggs come with the dish rather than as an extra, and the flat white is described as smooth. Doors open at 7am and close around 3pm most days, and Matt Hogan Reserve is three minutes on foot.

   Best for: Cooked breakfast and takeaway bacon rolls

2. #2One Another for a long weekend brunch at the communal table

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Jack Haynes Rest Area, 1 min walk

   One Another is a bright brunch cafe on Wilson Street, with a communal table that suits groups. The sausage and egg burger and the gnocchi are the dishes named most often, and a soft milk bun holds the bacon and egg roll. The kitchen can adapt meals for dairy-free diners. It opens at 7am on weekdays and 8am at weekends, and Jack Haynes Rest Area is a one-minute walk away.

   Best for: Weekend brunch and groups at the long table

3. #3Neighbourhoods café and restaurant for a coffee on the footpath

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Salmon Playground, 2 min walk

   Signed Neighbour Hoods, neighbourhoods café and restaurant occupies the old Either | Or premises on King Street. Its avocado toast with a poached egg, feta, radish and herbs is the plate people photograph most, and the cappuccinos come with latte art in grey cups. A few footpath tables let you watch King Street go by. Salmon Playground is two minutes away, and it opens at 6:30am on most weekdays.

   Best for: Specialty coffee and footpath seats

4. #4Ariana's Place for family lunch and shared plates

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Hollis Park, 2 min walk

   Ariana's Place is an all-day cafe on King Street, with Indonesian and Vietnamese dishes served beside Australian breakfasts. Grilled pork chop rice and ayam geprek are the plates to order, and a mango and passion fruit shake goes well with them. The covered, open-sided room leaves space between tables, so it suits family lunches. Hollis Park is two minutes away, and the cafe stays open until 4pm.

   Best for: Family lunch and Asian dishes beside cafe breakfasts

5. #5Maeda for matcha and a breakfast plate with a twist

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Matt Hogan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Maeda brings a Japanese twist to brunch on King Street, and it stays open until 3pm daily. The breakfast plate with grilled salmon and the burrata with shimeji mushrooms are the plates to order, and the carrot cake draws repeat visits. Matcha, gyokuro and other teas are on the list, with amazake and yuzu soda too. It can get busy, so arrive early, and Matt Hogan Reserve is a three-minute walk away.

   Best for: Matcha, teas and a Japanese brunch plate

6. #6Pastizzi Cafe - North King Street for pastizzi and late pasta

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Michael Kelly Rest Area, 2 min walk

   Pastizzi Cafe - North King Street is a busy Maltese cafe with beef and dark ale pastizzi at the counter. The kitchen also cooks Italian mains, from creamy bacon pasta to spaghetti vongole, and diners call the portions generous. Cocktails such as Crema di Limoncello are served in the evening, when the room is at its liveliest. Michael Kelly Rest Area is a two-minute walk away, and the lemon flan makes a sweet finish.

   Best for: Maltese pastizzi and late pasta dinners

7. #7Mrs Underwood for a home-made lunch and bagels

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Matt Hogan Reserve, 3 min walk

   Run by Bec and Laura, Mrs Underwood fits a sunny corner of Alice Street. The lemon baked lamb in flaky pastry is the savoury to order, and the menu changes often enough that there is usually something new to try. Bagels and sandwiches on thick bread sit on the counter, and jams and preserves line the shelves by the door. Matt Hogan Reserve is a three-minute walk, and the sunny front seats suit a quiet morning.

   Best for: Home-made lunch and a coffee with baking

8. #8Hollis Park Cafe for brunch and coffee under the trees

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

   Hollis Park Cafe, on Wilson Street, has seats under the trees out front, and dogs are welcome outside. The chicken wrap and the takeaway sandwich are the fresh picks, and a bacon and avocado chicken muffin shows up on the menu too. Coffee is the other draw, and one visitor calls it the best espresso of the decade. Hollis Park is a one-minute walk away.

   Best for: Coffee, brunch and takeaway sandwiches

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Newtown

The table below lists each cafe's price, brunch, outdoor seating and the park it is closest to.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Newtown

Cafes are ordered by a weighted score, which gives more weight to a cafe with a long run of reviews than to one with a few. Each cafe's outdoor tables, brunch and breakfast menu, and any dog or dietary notes were checked, along with what its own page says about the food and coffee. Venues short on checked details were dropped before ranking.