We hope that everyone reading this is ready to take a deep dive into the best places to eat breakfast in Sydney. Our only real goal is to help you find the right meal to kick start your day.
The best all-around brunch and breakfast restaurants in Sydney will be where we begin. We know that many of you will be trying to find delicious eggs, omelets, waffles, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, wraps, bacon, sausage, or more and the spots on that list will have what you are after.
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Up next we will get into healthy vegan and vegetarian breakfast options in your area. Our next few subjects are pretty similar with local bakeries, donut, and bagel shops.
Drinks will be our next focus as cafes to get your coffee as well as some more healthy options like smoothies and juice bars get a mention. All day breakfast restaurants near you will wrap this up because we know that the morning hours are not the only time to indulge, and we will try to mention any brunch buffets throughout the post when applicable.
Towards the conclusion you will find a map with every place we mention pinned on it, and anyone that wants to check out our other posts on other cities around Australia is welcome to do so right there.
Best Sydney Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants
You will have a good chance of finding the best bacon, eggs, waffles, pancakes, omelets, and more if you eat at the best Sydney breakfast and brunch restaurants:
- The Grounds of The City at #RG 12, 500 George St
- Basket Brothers at 75 Wentworth Ave
- Two Chaps at 122 Chapel St
- Social Brew Cafe at 224 Harris St
- Bowery Lane at 4/1 O’Connell St
- Room 10 at 10 Llankelly Pl
- SHUK Bondi at 2 Mitchell St
The Grounds of The City’s menu includes some of the best pancakes in your area along with free range egg omelets, lobster Benedict, steak and eggs focaccia, freshly baked pastries, and healthy bowls as well as juices and smoothies.
Some of the most popular vegan and gluten free breakfast items at Social Brew Café include overnight soaked oats, smoked salmon and avocado, and ricotta hotcakes.
Manhattan inspired breakfasts like maple bacon, egg rolls, brickfields sourdough toast, hunter valley eggs benny, and buttermilk pancakes are served from 7am to 11am at Bowery Lane. A variety of Israeli specialties are served for breakfast near you at Shuk.
Vegan & Vegetarian Breakfasts
Have your first meal at one of these healthy vegan or vegetarian breakfast spots if you want to live your best life:
- Oh My Days Vegan Café at 99 Glebe Point Rd
- Shift Eatery at Shop 4/241 Commonwealth St
- Buddha Bowl Café at Shop 1/52-60 Enmore Rd
- Kitchen by Mike at 1/7 Bent St
Local breakfast is served all day featuring Central American vegan plates at Oh My Days every day starting at 8am as well as French inspired baked goods.
Vegan bacon and eggs are the most popular bagel varieties at Shift Eatery’s which you can get along with avocado toast starting at 8am daily except for Tuesday when they are closed.
Buddha Bowl excels at providing breakfast items such as burritos, toasted maple pecan granola, banana and coconut French toast, vegan brekky bowls, and mushroom sourdough seven days a week from 9am to 3pm.
Kitchen by Mike is a canteen style eatery catering to all kinds of diets like vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, or omnivores and offers a variety of fresh and affordable shared plates with nourishing dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Donuts Shops In Sydney
Or just eat something delicious at one of these donut shops near you:
- Grumpy Donuts at 72 Pyrmont Bridge Rd
- Shortstop Coffee & Donuts at Shop 3/23 Barangaroo Ave
- Donut Papi at 4A Redfern St
- Don’t Doughnuts at 324 Victoria St
- Nútie Donuts at 13 Beattie St
Local Bagel Shops
Expect to find a wide variety of bagels and probably even some breakfast sandwiches at:
- The Bagel Co. at Shop 3-4 / 475 Old, Old South Head Rd
- Brooklyn Boy Bagels at 19 Carrington Rd
- Lox In A Box at Shop 2/96 Glenayr Ave
- Grandma Moses Bakery & Cafe Kensington at 105-109 Anzac Parade
The Bagel Co sells regular and filled bagels, breads, and other baked goods and even provides breakfast and lunch menus. Authentic New York style bagels with gluten free options in your area as well as desserts and pastries are available at Brooklyn Boy.
Grandma Moses is a kosher bakery, patisserie, and café serving bagels, cakes, muffins, cookies, sourdoughs, and a whole lot more.
Bakeries
There are lots of bakeries around town that have good early morning options:
- Bourke Street Bakery at 633 Bourke St
- Flour and Stone at 43 Riley St
- Banksia Bakehouse at 225 George St
- Pioik Bakery Pyrmont 176-178 Harris St
- Sweet Belem Cake Boutique at 35B New Canterbury Rd
- Wholegreen Bakery & Cafe Waverley at 24 Arden St
Bourke Street Bakery in Surry Hills is open every day for an early local breakfast starting at 7am making toasted sandwiches, salads, and soups. Banksia Bakehouse is open on weekdays at 7:30am while PiOiK Bakery is open throughout the week at 7am except for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday when they are closed.
Sweet Belem sells gluten free baked goods starting at 8:30am Tuesday through Saturday and from 9am on Sunday. You can also buy high quality gluten free baked products at Wholegreen Bakery seven days a week.
Cafes In Your Area
Kick your day off with a caffeine blast at one of these cafes:
- Pablo & Rusty’s at 161 Castlereagh St
- Joe Black Café at 27 Commonwealth St
- Dutch Smuggler Coffee Brewers at 200 George St
- Industry Beans York St at Shop 2/40 York St
- Workshop Espresso at 500 George St
- The Rocks Cafe at 99 George St
Joe Black Café offers smashed avocado, eggs Benedict, baby spinach, mushroom omelets, crunchy maple granola, sangas, salads, small bites, and sweets as well as good coffee for breakfast and brunch.
Dutch-Smuggler has been a premium coffee and toastie café since 2016. Their specialty Indo-Mie goreng toastie is a must try. A vast selection of European and local Australian breakfasts with vegan and gluten free options are provided at The Rocks Café.
Smoothies & Juice Bars
Wraps, sandwiches, bowls, and other healthy food for your morning should also be available at these smoothie and juice bars:
- Smoothies & Juice Bar at 7 Hunter St
- Joe & The Juice at Colonial Mutual Life Bldg, 139 Pitt St
- Top Juice Galeries at The Galeries Lower Ground Fl, 500 George St
- Boost Juice at 10.K1/644 George St
- Juice Island at 505 George St
Smoothies and Juice Bar is open every day at 9am while Boost Juice is open at 10am daily. Healthy breakfast bowls and sandwiches near you are available at Joe and The Juice starting at 8am. Top Juice Galeries is open on weekdays at 7am and 8am on weekends.
All Day Breakfast Restaurants
When you want your bacon and eggs on your own schedule visit an Sydney all day breakfast restaurant:
- Two Good Eggs Cafe at #2/148 Goulburn St
- The Walrus Sydney at #1/276 Pitt St
Breakfast and lunch are served seven days a week at Two Good Eggs Cafe. Since 2017 The Walrus has been serving breakfast all day in your area along with great coffee.
Other restaurants mentioned throughout the post serving local all day breakfast include Social Brew Café, Oh My Days, and Joe Black Café.
Just in case you were interested we have also written about the:
- Best Pancakes & Waffles in Melbourne
- Best Pancakes & Waffles in Adelaide
- Best Pancakes & Waffles in Gold Coast
- Best Pancakes & Waffles in Brisbane
Enjoy Your Breakfast In Sydney
For now that is all we have to mention but check back often because we plan to update this page throughout the year. Now that you know about all of those local breakfast spots to get your eggs, omelets, bacon, pancakes, or waffles as well as buffets, healthy vegetarian and vegan options, donut and bagel shops near you, cafes, smoothie and juice bars, and all day restaurants you can tackle the morning.
Don’t be afraid to mention if we got anything incorrect in the comments, and feel free to share any early morning meal tips for your area that you may have too. Now go have fun enjoying your breakfast in Sydney.