The Top 5 Café’s in Sydney’s Lower North Shore

The ridges and valleys of Sydney’s lower north shore contain a large number of spots to enjoy a good coffee and a light meal. Here we’ve rounded up the top five, judging by coffee, food and overall experience.

Celsius Coffee Co.

Perched at the end of Kirribilli wharf, Celsius offers a nautical take on the café classics. The breakfast poké bowl with salmon is perfect for the health conscious locals who stop by after a run, while the bacon and egg roll and chicken breast burger offers a tasty breakfast to be enjoyed on the ferry on the way to work. For more substantial meals, there are eggs a few ways, as well as the Celsius Breakfast, combining classic breakfast ingredients with new flourishes such as sautéed chard and miso butter. Coffee here is by Canberra roaster, Ona Coffee.

Holbrook Ave
Kirribilli
Mon – Fri, 7.30am – 2.30pm
Sat – Sun, 8am – 3pm

Laneway Cafe

Tucked off the main drag on Miller Street, Laneway flows from indoors to out with its bright selection of dishes to satisfy and inspire. The green of healthy brekkie bowls swap with the red of the baked eggs and continue onto satisfying lunch time offerings such as linguine with slow braised lamb and smoked ocean trout.

Rear 457 Miller St
Cammeray
Mon – Sat, 6.30 – 3pm
Sun, 7.30 – 3pm

Avenue Road

With some of Sydney’s finer suburbs located among the trees of the lower north shore, it’s no wonder that finer takes on café fare are also nestled in these streets. Avenue Road is one of those, that has taken the casual dining experience of Sydney’s cafes and tailored it to local tastes. Breakfast is comprised of refined classics such as eggs benedict, ham, cheese and mushroom omelettes while lunch includes a broad range of influences, such as a chicken tikka with kale, quinoa, freekeh and pomegranate as well as a Mediterranean kofta bowl.

185 Avenue Rd
Mosman
Mon – Sun, 6am – 4.30pm

Bay 10 Espresso

Drawing crowds from over the bridge, Bay Ten Espresso occupies a conveted warehouse space along with co-working space Work Inc. Designed to be enjoyed while making your way around on two wheels, there’s a range of small bites as well as larger bagels and lunch bowls and sandwiches. Fuel for the next leg of your journey is provided by Sutherland-based White Horse Roasters and specialty filters and cold drips are on offer in addition to the standard range of espresso brews.

10 Middlemiss St
Lavender Bay
Mon – Fri, 7am – 3pm

Cool Mac Café

Having worn a few hats over its lifetime, Cool Mac is currently drawing on Japanese-style dining to curate its sunny café. In addition, there are sandwiches and toasties from the café’s past life as a sandwich bar as well as café standards such as bacon and egg rolls. The interior of the café is adorned with artworks by Sydney-based artists, all of which are for sale.

2/34 Burton St
Kirribilli
Mon – Fri, 6am – 4pm
Sat – Sun, 7am – 4pm