There’s one way to easily win the morning in Canberra easily and it’s by hitting up this sleek yet laid-back café in Campbell. Here, you’ll find Euro-Japanese remixes, like kimchi jaffles and chashu bacon and egg rolls. Sip on housemade sodas or rare Chinese teas, and if you’re visiting on weekends, match your cuppa with a cardamom bun from the legends at Under Bakery.
Canberra’s café scene has levelled up big time in recent years. From north to south, you’ll find plenty of places to grab your morning cup of joe with a side of avo toast, eggs benny or French toast with all the fixings. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill cafés either. They’re brewing some of the nation’s best coffee while showcasing local producers and suppliers from the ACT region.
You could easily kick off the day with a kimchi jaffle from the sleek Southside café, Intra. Or maybe a cinnabon from Braddon’s longstanding vegan bakery, Sweet Bones, is more your vibe. If you’re after something nourishing, a Japanese salad bowl from whole foods café Eighty/Twenty will also do the trick. And that’s not even scratching the surface of what’s up north.
Our Time Out Australia Travel and News Editor, Melissa Woodley, lived in the capital for four years and has handpicked the top spots for this list. Where are you headed first?