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Cafes with outdoor seating in North Sydney

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Venn Cafe leads this list of North Sydney cafes with outdoor seating. The other picks sit on Miller, Walker, Ridge and West streets, and most are a short walk from Ted Mack Civic Park or Warringa Park. Every pick below notes its seating, its menu and the parks nearby.

Quick picks in North Sydney

  • Best for a cooked breakfast: Venn Cafe, where the bacon and eggs and the pancakes draw the most orders.
  • Best for a coffee with a dog beside you: Flock Eatery & Catering, with dogs welcome at the outside tables.
  • Best for a takeaway chai: Ambi's Chai Bar, open until 9pm on most days.
  • Best for an early coffee and a bacon and egg roll: Rusty Dust, open from 5:30am on weekdays.
  • Best for a lunch with a Korean lean: Rustic Board Cafe, where the lunch menu takes its cues from Korea.

Cafes with outdoor seating in North Sydney, ranked

  1. #1Venn Cafe for a cooked breakfast at an outdoor table

    $$Outdoor seating🌳 Ted Mack Civic Park, 2 min walk

    Venn Cafe is the pick for a sit-down breakfast with outdoor tables. Order the bacon and eggs, or the weekend fish burger with crumbed fish, pickled onion and fennel. Diners come back for the pancakes with whipped butter and maple syrup. It serves from 7am to 2:30pm every day and has a kids' menu. Two minutes on foot brings you to Ted Mack Civic Park.

    Best for: Cooked breakfast with outdoor tables

  2. #2Flock Eatery & Catering for a coffee with a dog outside

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ted Mack Civic Park, 3 min walk

    Flock Eatery & Catering is the pick if you bring a dog. Dogs can sit at the outside tables, which one visitor describes as a quiet spot. Order the chicken and chips, big enough to share, or the smashed avocado plate with poached eggs, feta, radish and tomato. It opens at 6am on weekdays, and the nearest park is a three-minute walk off.

    Best for: Coffee and breakfast with a dog outside

  3. #3Ambi's Chai Bar for a chai to take to the park

    Outdoor seating🌳 Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min walk

    Ambi's Chai Bar is the pick for chai rather than a meal. Order the masala chai or the cardamom-forward chai, which customers call authentic and full of flavour. The light food is mild, and one visitor found the chole and chicken lukewarm, so go for the drinks. Hours run until 9pm, with no Monday hours listed. The park beside it is a minute on foot.

    Best for: Chai and evening drinks near the park

  4. #4Rusty Dust for an early coffee and a bacon and egg roll

    $Outdoor seating🌳 Warringa Park, 5 min walk

    Rusty Dust is the pick for an early coffee taken outside or away. Regulars name the bacon and egg roll and the homemade cookies, which stay soft in the middle. The espresso is smooth and strong, pulled on a La Marzocco machine with Barrel One beans. Weekdays only, it runs from 5:30am to 3:30pm. Allow five minutes' walking to reach Warringa Park.

    Best for: Early coffee and a takeaway roll

  5. #5Rustic Board Cafe for a ramen and fried rice lunch

    $$Outdoor seating🌳 Warringa Park, 5 min walk

    Rustic Board Cafe is the pick for a lunch with a Korean lean. Order the Nagasaki ramen or the kimchi fried rice with a fried egg and beef. The Prawn & Scramble Toast is the breakfast to try, and the kitchen will adjust the spice on request. Saturday hours run 8am to 1pm, and the cafe gets busy and noisy at peak times. Warringa Park is a five-minute stroll.

    Best for: Korean-style lunch and weekday breakfast

  6. #6Soho on Miller Cafe & Pizza for pizza in a leafy courtyard

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min walk

    Soho on Miller Cafe & Pizza is the pick for pizza and coffee in a courtyard with trees. Order the tomato bruschetta, the pizza, or the steak with chips, salad and gravy. Four-legged visitors are welcome in the courtyard, and a kids' menu is available. Coffee is made with Seven Miles Coffee Roasters beans. Few vegetarian mains appear on the lunch menu, so check first with a vegetarian group.

    Best for: Courtyard pizza and coffee with dogs

  7. #763 Degrees Cafe (North Sydney) for slow coffee on a quiet street

    $Outdoor seating🌳 Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min walk

    63 Degrees Cafe is the pick for a slow coffee on a quiet street with pavement tables. Order the surfboard fruit and granola bowl, which diners say is presented with care, or the smashed avo. Thai dishes are served at lunch. Weekend hours end at 2pm, so plan an earlier visit.

    Best for: Slow coffee and a fruit bowl

  8. #83NF Coffee for an early start and a chai latte

    $Outdoor seating🌳 Warringa Park, 4 min walk

    3NF Coffee is the pick for an early start, with seats inside and out. Order the Korean burger, the bacon and egg roll, or a chai latte with rich spice and silky milk. Breakfast plates are large, and the menu was refreshed recently. It runs from 6:30am to 3pm on weekdays and has a kids' menu. Warringa Park sits four minutes away on foot.

    Best for: Early start with a Korean burger

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in North Sydney

The table below compares the picks on price, brunch, outdoor tables, dogs, weekend hours and the nearest park.

CafePriceBrunchOutdoorDogsWeekendsNearest park
Venn Cafe$$✓✓–✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 2 min
Flock Eatery & Catering$✓✓OutsideSatTed Mack Civic Park, 3 min
Ambi's Chai Bar––✓–✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min
Rusty Dust$✓✓–✗Warringa Park, 5 min
Rustic Board Cafe$$✓✓–SatWarringa Park, 5 min
Soho on Miller Cafe & Pizza$$✓✓Outside✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min
63 Degrees Cafe (North Sydney)$✓✓–✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min
3NF Coffee$✓✓–✗Warringa Park, 4 min
HUMM Coffee Roasters$$✓✓–✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 4 min
Cafe Two Little Walker$$✓✓–✓Clark Park, 4 min
The Library$✓✓–✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 1 min
Fox & Sparrow Cafe$✓✓–✗Warringa Park, 5 min
La Tazzina$✓✓–SatTed Mack Civic Park, 1 min
Garage$✓✓–SatTed Mack Civic Park, 3 min
Cafe La Luce$✓✓Outside✗Tye Park, 6 min
Vento Espresso$✓✓–SatTed Mack Civic Park, 4 min
Cafe Lost and Found - North Sydney Cafe, Coffee Nearby$$✓✓Outside✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 3 min
Sotto On West$$✓✓Outside✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 5 min
Home Espresso$$✓✓Outside✗Warringa Park, 5 min
Café Loulou$$✓✓–✓Ted Mack Civic Park, 3 min

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in North Sydney

Rankings start with what customers have said, and places with a long run of feedback count for more. After that, each venue was tested against brunch hours, weekend trading, outdoor tables and dog rules. Last, the menu and coffee text each venue publishes was read for the write-up.

Cafes with outdoor seating in North Sydney: FAQ

Which North Sydney cafes with outdoor seating are open on Sunday?

Venn Cafe, Ambi's Chai Bar, Soho on Miller Cafe & Pizza and 63 Degrees Cafe all open on Sunday in North Sydney. Last orders at Venn Cafe fall at 2:30pm, but Ambi's Chai Bar keeps going until 9pm.

Which North Sydney cafes let dogs sit outside?

Two spots take dogs outdoors: Flock Eatery & Catering, and Soho on Miller Cafe & Pizza. Call ahead, since a venue can change its dog rules at any time.

Is there a North Sydney cafe open before 6am?

Rusty Dust on Walker Street opens at 5:30am on weekdays, which makes it the earliest of the picks. Flock Eatery & Catering opens at 6am on weekdays.

Which North Sydney cafe is closest to Warringa Park?

3NF Coffee on Walker Street is the closest pick to Warringa Park, about four minutes on foot. Rusty Dust and Rustic Board Cafe sit roughly five minutes away.