The Best Brunches in Darlinghurst, Sydney

Bill Granger’s cafe empire spans Japan, London, Korea and Hawaii, but it all began with a humble cafe in Darlinghurst way back in 1993. Join the queue on a Saturday morning to nab a seat at the huge communal table, which abounds with Bills’ signature ricotta hotcakes and sweetcorn fritters, as well as a selection of fruits, grains and cereals.

The Rusty Rabbit’s comic-themed brunch menu is divided into The Basics, The Creative, The Cultured and The Smashed, which all pair perfectly with healthy smoothies and fresh juices including the Carrot Cleanser and the kale-flavoured Green Goblin. You can even take home a souvenir from breakfast — the Rusty Rabbit also sells a fun merchandise range of socks, T-shirts, coffee cups and windbreakers.

There’s a bright-red mural on the corner of Crown and Goulburn Streets that attracts coffee drinkers like moths to a flame. The reason? Pablo’s Vice, the hole-in-the-wall cafe that’s been one of Darlinghurst’s most popular purveyors of caffeine since 1996. Take a seat to add brunch to your morning coffee. Make sure you don’t miss Pablo’s Stack, a tower of bacon, avocado, spinach, aioli and poached egg on sourdough.

This Oxford Street eatery promises Sydney’s best Brazilian food. Its largely South American clientele agree. Ovo – ‘egg’ in Portuguese – dishes up authentic Brazilian fare that you’d struggle to find anywhere else in Australia. Try the feijoada (slow-cooked pork ribs, beans and rice), the ham-and-cheese tapioca crepes or the Sunday breakfast buffet to stuff in as many traditional Brazilian dishes as possible.

Located on Darlinghurst Road in the heart of the neighbourhood, Fable Coffee specialises in healthy dishes with sustainability at their core. With light pouring in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, tuck into organic poached eggs with house-pickled radish, golden pork belly open sandwich or sweet potato and corn rosti – all using the finest local produce.

This Riley Street cafe isn’t easy to find, but the huge mural of an octopus-legged coffee pot points you in the right direction. Stop Valve serves an all-day breakfast menu featuring all the classics: avocado toast, bacon-and-egg rolls, fried chicken waffles and the like, alongside coffee from Reformatory Caffeine, tea from T Totaler and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Whether you feel like a big brekky or something a little healthier, Bootsdarling has got you covered. Straddling the border with Paddington on South Dowling Street, this reliable all-rounder plates up filling brunches such as the bacon-and-egg roll and fresh-fruit pancakes as well as nutritious eats including the Summer Wrap and health bowls, plus specialty coffee from independent Melbourne roaster, Bailey Coffee.