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.

The Most Popular Cafes in Sydney 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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Food & Drink
Celsius Coffee Co.

A harbourside cafe serving up rustic and Instagrammable breakfasts.

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Food & Drink
The Grounds of Alexandria

The Grounds is innovative, idealist and a little bit chic — in the best possible way.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Darlo General

Swap energy drinks for kombucha and red frogs for sourdough at this Darlinghurst corner store.

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Food & Drink
Edition Haymarket

Pair quality cuppas with innovative, Japanese-inspired brekkies at this inner city cafe.

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Food & Drink
Gram Cafe & Pancakes The Galeries

Gram Cafe has brought its signature soufflé pancakes to the CBD with a new 80-seat flagship store.

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Food & Drink
A.P Town

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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Food & Drink
Next Door Cronulla

This ever-popular cafe offers up next level eats by the water.

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Food & Drink
One Another

This cafe in the backstreets of Newtown is serving up stellar (and affordable) brunch dishes.

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Food & Drink
Matinee Coffee

Marrickville's bold NYC-inspired cafe heroes local producers and big flavours.

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Food & Drink
MCA Cafe

The rooftop cafe is now serving an all-vegetarian menu by Cornersmith — and everything is under $20.

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Food & Drink
Two Chaps

This Marrickville haunt serves up exciting breakfast fare by day and vegetarian pasta by night.

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Food & Drink
The Grounds of the City

The Grounds of Alexandria's CBD venue sets an impossibly high standard for themed dining in Sydney.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Rollers Bakehouse

A beachside bakehouse and specialty coffee shop from the guys behind Showbox Coffee and Butter Boy Bake.

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Food & Drink
Rising Sun Workshop

A ramen cafe and bike shop run by ramen-loving bikers.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
The Carpenter

It's all in the details at this cafe hidden inside a warehouse in the backstreets of Leichhardt.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Lil Miss Collins

Hearty, healthy dishes among shipping containers and recycled timber.

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Food & Drink
Industry Beans York St

The Melbourne coffee pioneer has brought its famed bubble tea-like cold brews to Sydney.

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Food & Drink
Coffee Supreme Brookvale

This fan-favourite New Zealand coffee roaster has just opened its first Sydney cafe and roastery.

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Food & Drink
Brooklyn Boy Bagels

You can now get your NYC-style bagel fix without leaving your car.

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Food & Drink
Cadenza Floral Cafe

A North Sydney cafe serving up extravagant Korean brunch fare in a preserved flower store.

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