Breakfasts That Make an Early Alarm Feel Completely Reasonable
The breakfast and brunch spots across Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane that open early, move fast and make the case for getting up.
Doors open before 7am, a coffee program you don't have to think twice about, and a kitchen quick enough that you're still on time for work — that's the bar a breakfast spot has to clear to justify an early alarm. Anything less, and you're negotiating with the snooze button for ten more minutes, a negotiation you already know you're going to lose.
Across Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, we've found the cafes, bakeries and bistros that clear it convincingly: a Japanese breakfast that hasn't changed in over a decade because nobody wants it to, a fine-dining chef's spin on brunch, and a French bistro that'll do you a champagne breakfast if the occasion calls for it. Presented by Honda ZR-V, this guide is your cue to actually set the alarm — and actually mean it this time.
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CafeHey Jupiter Brasserie
11 Ebenezer Place, Adelaide
In Adelaide’s East End, this French bistro’s eggs en cocotte and croque monsieur make a laneway table worth getting up for.
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CafeCafe Disco
69 Hardgrave Road, West End
This West End cafe in Brisbane serves a Bangladeshi-inspired brunch of kofta kebab rolls and spiced scrambled eggs.
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CafeReuben Hills
61 Albion Street, Surry Hills
This Surry Hills roastery in Sydney pairs house-roasted coffee with fried chicken and brunch dishes drawn from across Latin America.
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CafeLode Pies & Pastries Rozelle
120 Terry Street, Rozelle
At its Rozelle flagship, this Sydney bakery serves cinnamon scrolls, yuzu custard pastries and a new brunch menu.
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CafeFabbrica Bread Shop
733 Darling Street, Rozelle
Inside a Rozelle grocer in Sydney, Fabbrica turns out hot honey focaccia and porchetta croissants worth setting an early alarm for.
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CafeRustica Sourdough
501 Chapel Street, South Yarra
In Melbourne’s South Yarra, Rustica’s flagship outpost pairs a lobster and prawn eggs benedict with pastries baked in-house.
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CafeThe Kettle Black
50 Albert Road, South Melbourne
This South Melbourne terrace elevates the classics with house-fermented yoghurt and Flinders Island wallaby.
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