Sydney, NSW
Best Brunch in Sydney.
Harry's top 10 brunch spots in Sydney score 84–89 on the Harry Score.
Harry is professionally sceptical of brunch. The waiting list is too long, the Bloody Marys are too expensive, and the eggs Benedict are too often on a muffin from a bag. What survives — when it works — is one of the great informal meals. He scores harder here because with stakes this low, getting it wrong is unforgivable.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
Scores last recomputed
Miss Carter Cafe
cafe · brunch
267-277 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
4.8 across 372 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
89
Worth It
80
Elements Bar and Grill Walsh Bay
steak-house · australian
Pier 8-9/23 Hickson Rd, Millers Point NSW 2000
4.8 across 4.2k Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
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Harry
88
Worth It
79
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brunch · asian-fusion
358 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015
4.8 across 801 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
A Man and his Monkey Cafe
breakfast · cafe
149 Clovelly Rd, Randwick NSW 2031
4.8 across 637 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
Noelle’s cafe
cafe · brunch
Shop 8A/107-121 Quay St, Haymarket NSW 2000
4.9 across 778 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.
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Harry
86
Worth It
78
Foreign Return Indian Restaurant
indian · brunch
527 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
4.7 across 1.9k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
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Harry
85
Worth It
78
Hustlers.Syd
brunch
LG, 24 York St
4.8 across 1.1k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; OpenTable diners back it up at 4.5.
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Harry
85
Worth It
78
BELLA BACiATA - Circular Quay
italian · sandwich-shop
4 Loftus Ln, Sydney NSW 2000
4.8 across 109 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
85
Worth It
78
Dad and the Frog Cafe
cafe · brunch
96 Fitzroy St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
4.7 across 412 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
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Harry
84
Worth It
77
Kafe Kooks - The House Of Roti
brunch · malaysian
63 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007
4.7 across 849 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
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Harry
84
Worth It
77
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Questions Harry gets about brunch in Sydney
- Where is the best brunch in Sydney?
- Miss Carter Cafe tops Harry's brunch list for Sydney right now, with a Harry Score of 89/100.
- How does Harry score brunch in Sydney?
- With the same Harry Score as every other guide: a weighted blend of Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor ratings plus critic and guide mentions, docked when the tourist rating runs well ahead of the local one or the buzz outruns the reviews. Brunch is the meal most likely to charge a main-course price for eggs, so read the Worth It score next to it. It measures what you get for what you pay.
- Is a long queue a sign of good brunch in Sydney?
- No. Queue length isn't an input, and neither is Instagram. The score leans on what locals keep rating, and it marks a place down when its tourist-facing rating runs ahead of that. The best brunch in Sydney is rarely the one with the 45-minute Saturday wait.
- Are there tourist-trap brunch restaurants in Sydney to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for Sydney on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.