The Most Popular Cafes in Sydney for 2022
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 2022.
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 2022 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 2023 oat caps.
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RestaurantCelsius Coffee Co.
1/2 Holbrook Ave, Kirribilli
A harbourside cafe serving up rustic and Instagrammable breakfasts.
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RestaurantThe 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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RestaurantDarlo General
48 Womerah Avenue, Darlinghurst
Swap energy drinks for kombucha and red frogs for sourdough at this Darlinghurst corner store.
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RestaurantEdition Haymarket
60 Darling Drive, Haymarket
Pair quality cuppas with innovative, Japanese-inspired brekkies at this inner city cafe.
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RestaurantGram Cafe & Pancakes The Galeries
500 George Street, Sydney
This beloved Japanese cafe has brought its signature soufflé pancakes to Sydney's CBD with a new 80-seat flagship store.
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RestaurantA.P Town
1a Bucknell Street, Newtown
The much-hyped A.P. Bakery's Inner West cafe serves fresh and flavourful pastries, bread and pies in a Newtown back street.
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RestaurantNext Door Cronulla
4-6 Kingsway, Cronulla
This ever-popular cafe offers up next level eats by the water.
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RestaurantOne Another
131 Wilson Street, Newtown
This cafe in the backstreets of Newtown is serving up stellar (and affordable) brunch dishes.
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RestaurantMatinee Coffee
23-29 Addison Road, Marrickville
Marrickville's bold NYC-inspired cafe heroes local producers and big flavours.
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RestaurantMCA Cafe
140 George Street, Sydney
The rooftop cafe is now serving an all-vegetarian menu by Cornersmith — and everything is under $20.
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RestaurantTwo Chaps
122 Chapel Street, Marrickville
This Marrickville haunt serves up exciting breakfast fare by day and vegetarian pasta by night.
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RestaurantThe 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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RestaurantRollers Bakehouse
19 Rialto Lane, Manly
A pastel pink beachside bakehouse with some of Sydney's best croissants.
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RestaurantRising Sun Workshop
1C Whateley Street, Newtown
A ramen cafe and bike shop run by ramen-loving bikers.
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RestaurantThe Carpenter
76 Flood Street, Leichhardt
It's all in the details at this cafe hidden inside a warehouse in the backstreets of Leichhardt.
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RestaurantLil Miss Collins
13 Wentworth Street, Parramatta
Hearty, healthy dishes among shipping containers and recycled timber.
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RestaurantIndustry 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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RestaurantCoffee Supreme Brookvale
11 Mitchell Road, Brookvale
This fan-favourite New Zealand coffee roaster has just opened its first Sydney cafe and roastery.
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RestaurantBrooklyn Boy Bagels
19 Carrington Road, Marrickville
You can now get your NYC-style bagel fix without leaving your car.
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RestaurantCadenza Floral Cafe
211 Pacific Highway, North Sydney
A North Sydney cafe serving up extravagant Korean brunch fare in a preserved flower store.
