Cafes with outdoor seating in Norwest

Cafes with outdoor seating in Norwest, ranked

1. #1CAFE OKRA for a relaxed outdoor lunch with the kids

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Strangers Creek Park, 6 min walk

   CAFE OKRA has outdoor seating and a menu large enough for a whole family, with a kids' menu and vegetarian plates. Pick the butter chicken and rasmalai, or the wraps and chickpea dishes. The cafe is on Maitland Place, a six-minute walk from Strangers Creek Park. The coffee earns praise for its richness, and the almond croissant is a popular pairing for a long sit with friends or work.

2. #2Lakeside Cafe by Chef for a table by the water

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Strangers Creek Park, 2 min walk

   Lakeside Cafe by Chef has the strongest setting of the three, with seating by the water and dogs welcome at the outdoor tables. Staff are described as friendly, welcoming and attentive. Order the Biscoff pancakes with berries and caramel sauce, then try the ricotta and corn fritters with halloumi. The cafe is open from 6:30am Monday to Saturday, and from 7am on Sunday, until 3pm. Strangers Creek Park is a short walk along the way.

3. #3PiccoloMe Bella Vista for an outdoor breakfast on Norwest Boulevard

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Rowanbrae Reserve, 7 min walk

   PiccoloMe Bella Vista sits on Norwest Boulevard, with indoor and outdoor seating and step-free access. Four-legged visitors can sit outside with their owners. Breakfast is the strength here: pancakes with berries and passionfruit, and a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, mushrooms and hash brown. Coffee drinkers note a steady cup from one visit to the next. A seven-minute stroll leads to Rowanbrae Reserve from the cafe.

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Norwest

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How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Norwest

Only cafes with outdoor tables are on this page, ordered by a score built from customer feedback and weighted by how much of it there is. For each one we looked at where the seating sits, what is close by, whether dogs can join, and what the food and coffee are like. Cafe write-ups supplied the food and coffee details used here.