Coffee & cafés in Sydney
Sydney has 116 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (12), Sandwiches (6), Beans to Take Home (1). The coffee scene spans 75 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 39 Coffee Shops. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (4), Gluten-free cafés (3), Vegan cafés (3). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 19 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Sydney, Australia, has 167 coffee venues, including 14 specialty-coffee locations. The city serves breakfast, sandwiches, and tea. Independent venues account for about 95% of the total.
By coffee:Matcha (8)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Sydney | Australia median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 12% of 116 venues | 27% (median of 117 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 98% of 116 venues | 97% (median of 117 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.4 across 74 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 95 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 56% of 62 venues with a price level | 21% (median of 81 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 44% of 62 venues with a price level | 79% (median of 81 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 62 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 81 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 3.9% of 103 venues with listed hours | 5.1% (median of 116 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 33% of 103 venues with Sunday hours listed | 67% (median of 116 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 33% of 103 venues with listed hours | 60% (median of 116 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (8 venues), Brunch (3), Cold Brew (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Sydney on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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SWEET CREMA CAFE
Piccadilly Food Court, Level 1/210 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 5.0 (33)
Bru Lane
Fl 1/60 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 5.0 (13)
Cafe One 17
117 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 5.0 (5)
60 Buvette
Westpac Building, 60 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 5.0 (2)
The Naked Duck Kent St
Shop 8, Lower Ground, 275 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.9 (277)£
Cafe Taza - Sydney CBD
171A Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.9 (151)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Happy Bones Espresso Bar
153 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.9 (32)
OFFSET x D
171 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
★ 4.9 (31)$1–20
Lime Sandwich and Espresso Bar
★ 4.8 (423)££
Outdoor seating
The Naked Duck Martin Place
Lobby, 60 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.8 (363)£
Kosmos Espresso Cafe
7/250 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.8 (166)$1–20
Expresso120
120 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.8 (64)£
Portafilter Specialty Coffee
MLC Centre, Shop 6.01/25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
★ 4.8 (63)
Diggy Doo’s Kiosk
★ 4.8 (54)
Outdoor seating
Flying Hat
★ 4.8 (47)
TaxSmart Cafe - Sydney
level 17/123 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.8 (13)
Bomonti Cafe & Restaurant
101 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
★ 4.7 (812)$20–40
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Mission Cafe
64 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.7 (531)$1–20
Barista v.s Chef
66-74 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.7 (221)£
Outdoor seating
Hustle on George
Ground Floor/403 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.7 (160)$1–20
Leible Coffee Pitt St
130 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
★ 4.7 (115)$1–20
Dutch Smuggler Coffee Metro Martin Place
1 Elizabeth St Rt07 concourse, level b3, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.7 (60)£
Chinatown Country Club
★ 4.7 (25)$1–20
Industry Beans York St
Shop 2/40 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.6 (2423)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Skittle Lane
★ 4.6 (856)$1–20
Wharf Cafe at King St Wharf
King St Wharf Sydney, 30B The Promenade, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.6 (56)£
Amastris Cafe
160 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.6 (42)
Dulcet Cafe
Located in Books Kinokuniya, Level 2/500 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.5 (528)£
Leible Coffee
Ground Floor Cafe, 89 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
★ 4.5 (443)$1–20
Cross Eatery
155 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.5 (433)$1–20
Hills Bros
★ 4.5 (323)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Cap and Cinos
Lower Ground The Galeries, Shop 17/500 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.5 (143)£
Beanbah Espresso
★ 4.5 (132)£
Outdoor seating
Sevens Specialty Coffee
77 King St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.5 (131)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Bar Fino
06/19 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.5 (108)£
Toby's Estate 25 Martin Place
shop 8.00, lvl 8/25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.5 (60)£
Outdoor seating
Metropole Cafe
Kiosk 56, Ground Floor/455 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (1123)$1–20
Morena
★ 4.4 (553)£
Outdoor seating
Chubby Cubby Cafe (Westfield Sydney)
Kiosk 106/7 LV1/188 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (408)$1–20
Outdoor seating
A.P Place
★ 4.4 (372)£
Outdoor seating
Binge Kitchen - Cafe in Sydney
4/31 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (266)£
Outdoor seating
Nook Jr.
360 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (163)£
Hester's Cafe Sydney
60 Carrington St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (152)£
Picco Leo
2 Angel Place
★ 4.4 (151)£
Outdoor seating
Café In Time
154 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (70)£
Café Stretto
St James Centre, 18/111 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.4 (66)£
Gumption by Coffee Alchemy
Shop 11, The Strand Arcade, 412-414 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.3 (1363)$1–20
Pablo & Rusty's
167 Castlereagh Street
★ 4.3 (793)££
Stitch Coffee QVB
Ground Level QVB, Shop G054/455 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
★ 4.3 (567)$1–20
Regiment specialty coffee
333 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.3 (449)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Spresso Cafe and Salad Bar
Shop 1/83 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.3 (95)£
Outdoor seating
Precinct
345 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.3 (48)
Kenangan Coffee Martin Place Metro
39 Martin Pl Metro station, RT 05, B2, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.3 (24)
Grounds of the City
★ 4.2 (6571)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Black Star Pastry Sydney CBD
Shop 26, Ground Floor/500 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (1555)££
Dymocks Cafe
Mezzanine Level, 428 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (535)££
Black & White Espresso Bar
G18/412-414 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (278)£
Outdoor seating
Piccolo Me, 80 Elizabeth St
Shop 2/80 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (189)££
Outdoor seating
Toby's Estate Flagship Café Westfield Sydney
Shop 3015b/188 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (188)£
Outdoor seating
Toby's Estate
★ 4.2 (167)$1–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Back to Square
10 Barrack St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (158)£
Outdoor seating
Two Penny Blue
★ 4.2 (113)£
Tap cafe
52 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (77)£
Georgie Boy's Coffee Co - Westfield Sydney Central Plaza
450 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.2 (65)£
Woolworths Metro Pitt Street Mall
400 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.1 (410)£
Eggshell Cafe
★ 4.1 (360)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee Shop
320B George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.1 (148)
Open late
ONEA Café
1a/68 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.1 (90)£
Outdoor seating
Seven Miles Cafe
488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.1 (12)
June's Cafe Wynyard
60 Carrington St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.0 (113)£
BATCH ESPRESSO
Gr09 & 10/151 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.0 (66)
Cafe One
★ 4.0 (54)£
La Gracia Cafe
55 King Street
★ 4.0 (18)
Cafe Ivory
Angel Place, Ground Level/123 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.0 (10)
The Sydney Cafe
Sydney NSW 2000
★ 4.0 (2)
Romolo Espresso Cucina
24/412-414 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.9 (979)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe 68
68 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.9 (18)
Legal Grounds Cafe
★ 3.8 (240)££
Outdoor seating
Delisse French Café & Office Catering
Shop 13/52 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.8 (75)
Joe Black X
★ 3.8 (33)
Urban Barrel Espresso
25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.6 (74)£
Coffee Shop
44 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.6 (23)
Via del Corso
188 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.5 (203)£
The Grumpy Baker
★ 3.5 (50)
Cafe Luna
65 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.2 (5)
Tempered Cafe
Shop 4/135 King St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 3.1 (8)
Bun Me
★ 2.9 (160)£
Cafe La U
George St, Sydney NSW 2000
★ 1.0 (1)
Hester's
June's Shoppe
Outdoor seating
Porcellino
8 Macquarie Street
Outdoor seating
Social Butterfly Tea & Dessert
387 George Street
Batch
Benchmark Espresso
Outdoor seating
BrewBros
46A Druitt Street
Bullion Store
Outdoor seating
cha-no-wa
252 Pitt Street
Chapter Five
169-173 Castlereagh Street
Outdoor seating
Fossix coffee
130 Pitt Street
Grand Café
G/400 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
Gumption
Incanto Coffee
25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
Industry Beans
38-40 York Street
Infusion
Roasts on-site
Jardin
Outdoor seating
Kahii
364 Kent Street
Leible
Little Sparrow
188 Pitt Street
Mecca Sydney CBD Café
Pie Face
56 Clarence Street
Portafilter
Regiment
Outdoor seating
Romolo Cafe
Sammy Jr.
Outdoor seating
Sevens Cafe
Outdoor seating
Wall Foods Kitchen
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Sydney coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Sydney?
There are 116 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Sydney on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Sydney?
Top-rated coffee shops in Sydney include Hester's, June's Shoppe, Porcellino. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Sydney.
Are there coffee shops open late in Sydney?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Sydney. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Sydney?
36 venues in Sydney have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.