Food tours and tastings to book

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All 23 brunch

Ranked by our editors.

Bentwood

Bentwood in Fitzroy applies wine-bar sensibility to brunch: benchmark granola plates, natural wine from midday and the suburb's best outdoor courtyard.

Bills Darlinghurst

  • ★ 4.7
  • All-day breakfast
  • Darlinghurst
  • Sydney

Bills Darlinghurst serves fresh seasonal dishes for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner at 433 Liverpool Street, and reopens in late November.

Single O Surry Hills

Single O is a specialty coffee business at 60-64 Reservoir St in Surry Hills, open 07:00 to 15:00 on weekdays and 08:00 to 15:00 on weekends.

Devon Cafe Barangaroo

Devon Cafe Barangaroo is at Shop 19, 200 Barangaroo Avenue, bringing fine dining dishes to casual cafe food, with an indoor dining room and outdoor terrace.

Reuben Hills

Reuben Hills is a cafe at 61 Albion Street, Surry Hills, open Mon-Fri 07:00-15:30 and Sat-Sun 07:30-15:30.

Naïm

Naïm on Collingwood Street in Paddington offers an innovative and respectful interpretation of Middle Eastern cuisine, made with local, seasonal ingredients.

Mammoth

Mammoth in Armadale runs the weekend brunch queue that defines the suburb: seasonal ricotta hotcakes, Inglewood coffee and a room that handles pressure well.

Auction Rooms

Auction Rooms in North Melbourne set the third-wave template in 2009: excellent espresso, reliable brunch plates and a room that handles weekend chaos well.

Rocker

Rocker, at 5/39-53 Campbell Parade in North Bondi, has a $75 spread that might include oysters, burrata, prosciutto with melon, plus mains and a dessert.

Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers is a breakfast and brunch cafe at 23 Pelican Street in Surry Hills, serving Modern Australian cafe meals infused with Asian twist.

Four Ate Five

Four Ate Five is a neighbourhood brunch spot at 485 Crown Street in Surry Hills, open since 2009, with Middle Eastern inspired food and Single O coffee.

Hardware Societe

Hardware Societe on Hardware Street is the CBD's most popular brunch queue: baked egg pots in cast iron, copied across Melbourne for years and still the best.

Bills Bondi

  • ★ 4.3
  • All-day breakfast
  • Bondi
  • Sydney

Bills Bondi serves fresh seasonal dishes for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, with great coffee and cakes, a 2 minute walk from Bondi Beach.

Maeda Newtown

Maeda Cafe Newtown is at 549 King Street, with an all-day menu, homemade Japanese style ramen and a coffee and drink menu, open weekdays from 07:00 to 15:00.

Two Chaps

  • ★ 4.2
  • From-scratch cafe and bakery
  • Marrickville
  • Sydney

Two Chaps is a cafe and bakery in Marrickville with an ever-changing, produce-driven menu that works within the seasons and focuses on local supply.

Journeyman

Journeyman on Chapel Street in Windsor is a consistent south-side brunch room: direct-trade Dukes espresso, seasonal produce and a loyal following since 2014.

The Grounds of Alexandria

Breakfast at The Grounds of Alexandria on Huntley Street is served daily until 11:30am, with eggs your way, corn fritters and breakfast tacos on the menu.

Tall Timber

Tall Timber in South Yarra is the suburb's most consistent brunch room: house-roasted espresso, solid weekend kitchen and avo toast that never needs updating.

Speedos Cafe

Speedos Cafe at 126 Ramsgate Avenue in North Bondi opens at 06:00 every day and closes at 15:00, except Friday and Saturday, when it closes at 19:00.

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