The Most Popular Cafes in Sydney for 2023 So Far
Revamped inner-city favourites, new spots from local stalwarts and bakeries that had you lining up around the corner — these all made your list of the most clicked-on cafes for 2023.
Looking for a top-notch coffee? Or, maybe you're on the hunt for the best bagel in the city. Luckily, Sydney is flush with world-class cafes pushing the boundaries of this city's coffee culture and pairing their brews with tasty eats.
While it's always comforting to head to your local for your morning flatty, we're always on the lookout for the next great barista, and these are the Sydney cafes you've all been on the search for. We've compiled a list of the most clicked-on cafes throughout the first half of 2023, so that you can know where your peers have been finding those icy cold brews and next-level sambos.
Use this as a reflection on your best brekkies of the year — and a hitlist for all of your oat caps going forward.
Image; Bar Mammoni, Steven Woodburn
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CafeCelsius Coffee Co.
1/2 Holbrook Ave, Kirribilli
A harbourside cafe serving up rustic and Instagrammable breakfasts.
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CafeThe Grounds of Alexandria
Building 7A, 2 Huntley Street, Alexandria
The Grounds is innovative, idealist and a little bit chic — in the best possible way.
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CafeEdition Haymarket
60 Darling Drive, Haymarket
Pair quality cuppas with innovative, Japanese-inspired brekkies at this inner city cafe.
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RestaurantBeau Sydney
52 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills
A laneway restaurant and wine bar on Reservoir Street from the team behind NOMAD that puts the b-e-a-u in beautiful.
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RestaurantMisc. Parramatta
Byrnes Avenue, Parramatta
Misc is Parramatta Park's sleek Mediterranean-style brunch venue from Jad Nehmetallah and Joel Bennetts.
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CafeGood Ways Deli Alexandria
81 Buckland Street, Alexandria
You'll find kangaroo mortadella sandwiches, Milo mocha and freshly baked loaves of bread at Good Ways Deli's Alexandria outpost.
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CafeMaggio's Cafe
457 Miller Street, Cammeray
Come for the Italian pastries — stay for the brunch, pizza and pasta.
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CafeBar Mammoni
3 Loftus Lane, Sydney
Hinchcliff House's 30-seat walk-in-only bar and cafe is serving up morning coffees and afternoon cocktails.
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CafeOne Another
131 Wilson Street, Newtown
This cafe in the backstreets of Newtown is serving up stellar (and affordable) brunch dishes.
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CafeThe Grounds of the City
The Galeries, 500 George Street, Sydney
The Grounds of Alexandria's CBD venue sets an impossibly high standard for themed dining in Sydney.
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CafeMatinee Coffee
23-29 Addison Road, Marrickville
Marrickville's bold NYC-inspired cafe heroes local producers and big flavours.
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RestaurantBowery Lane
1 O'Connell Street, Sydney
New York and Sydney may be almost 10,000 miles apart, but this cafe restaurant brings them a little closer.
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CafeIndustry Beans York St
40 York Street, Sydney
The Melbourne coffee pioneer has brought its famed bubble tea-like cold brews to Sydney with its first outpost housed in the heart of the CBD.
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CafeLoulou Bistro, Boulangerie & Traiteur
61 Lavender Street, Milsons Point
Say bonjour to Lavender Bay's finest French bakery, bistro and delicatessen.
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CafeNext Door Cronulla
4-6 Kingsway, Cronulla
This ever-popular cafe offers up next level eats by the water.
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CafeRollers Bakehouse
19 Rialto Lane, Manly
A pastel pink beachside bakehouse with some of Sydney's best croissants.
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CafeValentinas
132 Livingstone Road, Marrickville
The charm of heartland American diners meets the best of Australian cafe culture at this much-hype Marrickville spot.
