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The Best New Cafes in Sydney

This is our edit of Sydney’s best new cafes, updated regularly. Some are highly invested in serving excellent food and following the latest coffee trends, while others are just trying to become great neighbourhood catch-up spots. Here’s where we’re going for coffee, pastries and all-day eats right now.


Updated on 19 August 2026

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Mecca Coffee Darlinghurst
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Mecca Coffee Darlinghurst
This flagship cafe from one of Sydney’s most influential coffee roasters is a cave of design wonders – as well as excellent coffee.
Ca Phe Mai
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Ca Phe Mai
Vietnamese cafe by day, wine bar by night. There’s not much like Ca Phe Mai in Sydney. Start the day with Vietnamese twists on brunch plates. End it with a great wine.
Ard Bakery
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Ard Bakery
A permanent home for Christiana Daaboul’s pop-up bakery. Visit for coffee in the sun on a streetside stool. Wander through on the weekend for buns, cakes, tarts, cookies and more.
Cafe Lewi
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Cafe Lewi
A chef couple with fine-dining pedigree runs this bare-bones cafe, where almost everything is made in-house – granola, hash browns, sauces and sodas; as well as focaccia, milk buns and pastries.
Valet
Cafe
Valet
It’s coffee, croissants and concrete at this polished corner cafe on King Street. The blank canvas interior leaves space to display work from local artists and keep the focus on your cup.
Sit
Cafe
Sit
Sit is a place to, well, sit. Around sunny tables beside ceiling-height windows. On church pews underneath a large-scale art piece. With coffee and plentiful serves of fruit and cheese.
Jinius
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Jinius
A place that weaves Korean flavours through modern brunch plates and baked goods. In the sun-soaked interior you'll find pillowy pastries, airy sourdoughs and other chewy treats.
Festive Coffee
Cafe
Festive Coffee
Here, you’ll find iced batch brew sweetened with longan honey and oolongs that change flavour with every steeping. It’s Damon Tsai’s spot serving Taiwanese two-tone coffees.
September Studio
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September Studio
Drop in for croissants from Iggy’s and matcha spiked with syrups made with flowers and fruits foraged by Gabriel Gutnik of Ziggy’s Wild Foods. And of course, coffee.
Buoy Kiosk
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Buoy Kiosk
The people of the northern beaches know how they want their cafes: on the water, by the water, overlooking the water. Buoy Kiosk not only sticks to the brief, it nails it.
Sandwhich
Restaurant
Sandwhich
A family-run sanga spot from two ex-Neptune’s Grotto chefs. The inviting neighbourhood brunch spot offers baked goods and Indonesian-inspired sandwiches alongside coffee.
Bantry Bay Grocer
Restaurant
Bantry Bay Grocer
A northern beaches alimentari that shifts from cafe by day to wine bar by night. It’s a place where you can slow down and become the carefree, holiday version of yourself.

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