Cafes in Balmain, NSW 2041
Cafes in Balmain
Balmain Bread$
Balmain Bread is a small bakery on Darling Street, Balmain, selling sourdough loaves, filled rolls, pastries and coffee from 6am to 7pm every day. It is a quick, friendly stop for bread and a bite to take away, and Issy Wyner Reserve is two minutes' walk away.
Lunch🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 2 min walk- ☕
Bertoni$$
Bertoni is a long-running Italian-leaning cafe on Darling Street, Balmain, open to the footpath and often queued at peak times. It is best for strong coffee, a breakfast roll or muffin and a cabinet of pastries, eaten on the street or taken away. Issy Wyner Reserve is a 2-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seating🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 2 min walk - ☕
big tree house Balmain cafe and restaurant x JuJu$$
big tree house Balmain cafe and restaurant x JuJu (Big Tree House) is an open-plan, all-day cafe and restaurant on Darling Street, Balmain, with a calm, friendly feel that suits catching up over brunch or a long lunch. It is best for its Korean chicken burger, barista coffee and efficient, warm service, and Gladstone Park is two minutes' walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seating🌳 Gladstone Park, 2 min walk - ☕
Cafe Berlin$$
Cafe Berlin is a long-running all-day cafe on Darling Street in Balmain, with pavement tables and a busy, friendly feel. It is best for generous cooked breakfasts and a cabinet of house-made cakes and pies, served daily until 3pm. Gladstone Park is a 2-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingDog-friendly🌳 Gladstone Park, 2 min walk - ☕
cafe d'Yvoire$$
cafe d'Yvoire is a French-styled corner cafe on Darling Street in Balmain, open every day for breakfast and lunch. It is cosy and calm, best for a long brunch, tea or coffee and a pastry from the cabinet. Stephen Street Playground is two minutes' walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingDog-friendly🌳 Stephen Street Playground, 2 min walk - ☕
Cantina Bar$$
Cantina Bar is a Mexican-themed bar and restaurant on Darling Street, Balmain, formerly Contessa Balmain. The room is dark timber with taqueria music, lively at night and relaxed at weekend brunch. Tacos and margaritas are the draw, and Ann Cashman Reserve is a 5-minute walk away.
LunchOutdoor seating🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 5 min walk - ☕
Ciao Thyme$$
Ciao Thyme is a relaxed, homely cafe in a two-storey corner building on Darling St, Balmain, known for big sandwiches, fresh salads and house-made pies and kombucha. It suits a long weekend brunch, and Stephen Street Playground is a 2-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingDog-friendly🌳 Stephen Street Playground, 2 min walk - ☕
Corner 487$
Corner 487 is a small neighbourhood cafe on Darling Street in Balmain, formerly Poppy's. It opens early, from 6am on weekdays and Saturdays, so it suits a quick coffee and toastie or a cooked breakfast on the way through. Ann Cashman Reserve, Paringa Reserve and Elkington Park are each a four-minute walk away.
Breakfast🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 4 min walk - ☕
Hungry Bull Co$
Hungry Bull Co. Balmain PTY LTD, trading as Hungry Bull Co., is a small coffee roaster cafe on Darling Street, Balmain, with a Turkish-influenced menu. It is cosy and unhurried, a spot to watch the street. It suits breakfast and a long coffee, and Elkington Park is 4 minutes' walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingVegan optionsDog-friendly🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 4 min walk 
Kafeine$$
Kafeine is a lively all-day cafe on Darling Street in Balmain, with exposed brick, a long coffee bar and a big breakfast and lunch menu. It is best for eggs Benedict, creative brunch plates and a solid flat white. Gladstone Park is a 2-minute walk away, so it suits a meal before or after time outside.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingDog-friendly🌳 Gladstone Park, 2 min walk
little Ethel’s$
little Ethel’s is a tiny, friendly weekday coffee shop on Mullens Street in Balmain, run by an owner who bakes much of the cabinet herself. It is a quick-stop local with warm service, best for strong coffee, a turmeric latte and home baking. Goodsir Street Reserve is a one-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunch🌳 Goodsir Street Reserve, 1 min walk
Little M$
Little M is a small hole-in-the-wall coffee window on Darling Street in Balmain, open from 6am daily. It is a quick, mostly takeaway stop for well-made coffee, pastries and filled rolls, with a few footpath seats in the sun. Issy Wyner Reserve is a 2-minute walk away.
BreakfastOutdoor seating🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 2 min walk- ☕
Mr.H Cafe and bar$$
Mr.H Cafe and bar is a calm, plant-filled cafe on Darling Street in Balmain, open from 6am, with fresh healthy breakfasts and lunches, quick service and footpath tables. It suits an early coffee or a stop after the Bay Run, and Elkington Park is a 3-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingVegan optionsDog-friendly🌳 Elkington Park, 3 min walk - ☕
Orange lotus cafe$$
Orange lotus cafe is a small, friendly sandstone-corner cafe on Beattie Street in Balmain, run by a Thai-English couple. It is a local breakfast spot with good coffee, homemade food and a welcoming owner, and Ann Cashman Reserve is a 1-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingDog-friendly🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 1 min walk - ☕
RREE’s cafe$$
RREE’s cafe is a small, bright Balmain cafe on Darling Street run by a chef and a barista, best at all-day brunch, house bakes and matcha. The room is friendly and fills up on Sundays, with footpath seating for a slower coffee. Ann Cashman Reserve is a 4-minute walk away.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seating🌳 Ann Cashman Reserve, 4 min walk - ☕
Sandy bake shop$
Sandy bake shop is a small made-in-house bakery in an arcade off Darling Street, Balmain, formerly Play Coffee. It is a calm stop for cakes, tarts, slices and cheese scones, with a few seats inside. It also takes cake orders for parties. Issy Wyner Reserve is a 3-minute walk.
🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 3 min walk - ☕
Teras$$
Teras is a Turkish-leaning breakfast and lunch cafe on Darling Street in Balmain, in a tree-shaded church courtyard. It is calm and leafy, best for a long Turkish breakfast or a shared lunch of skewers and mezze-style plates. Issy Wyner Reserve is a three-minute walk.
BreakfastLunchOutdoor seatingDog-friendly🌳 Issy Wyner Reserve, 3 min walk