Out west, Percy Plunkett always has a line of locals and visitors lining up for a table. While they have some amazing brunch dishes including a lamb eggs benedict, a garden bowl with sweet potato fritters, it’s the deep dish pancake that keeps them coming back. Imagine a thick fluffy pancake, drizzled with a rich butterscotch sauce, white chocolate mousse, caramelised banana, fresh berries, and topped with crushed pistachios.

Since its opening, The Mayflower has been flooded with brunchers, hungry diners, and Instagram influencers. Apart from the floral aesthetic, their brunch dishes are the main attraction. One of its most popular items the Croque monsieur is stuffed with Jamon Serrano, gruyere, smoked mozzarella, truffle paste, and a few shavings of truffle on top. The Mayflower Roll is also a popular dish, for its extravagance. Expect butter-poached lobster covered in a dijon sauce on a potato roll.

Bills is the sunny cafe that made the smashed avocado toast a global hit, so it’s only fitting this should be the number one spot on your list for the best-smashed avo in Sydney. Here, they smash avocado on toasted rye, sprinkle it with chilli and coriander, a squeeze of lime and a poached egg can be added.

Nour is known for its reimagined Lebanese cuisine and Sunday brunch menu. The falafel crumpet is the highlight and a twist on a brunch classic. Expect a falafel crumpet with tahini, pickled onion, and a soft boiled egg on top.

Every day Penny, slings around 20 to 30 cheese toasties, and every day she sells out. They are the epitome of what a toasted sandwich is. While the menu changes depending on what ingredients she has that day, you can expect to see a seven cheese toastie every day. The cheese types change, but the flavour is phenomenal and a must-try in Sydney.

One of the most colourful cafes in Sydney, Social Hideout echoes their knack for hues in their food. One look at the milkshake in a bathtub is enough to convince diners that they love a fun brunch. Here, be sure to try the taro hotcakes, which is topped with black sesame ice cream, taro lychee ganache, and mango cubes.

This all-day Thai restaurant adopts a traditional attitude to dinner, but during the day, you will find a play on Thai tastes and Australian or European dishes. The Pandan croissant, which is a buttery, flakey croissant, pasted with a big slab of pandan custard has cult status. They also do a pandan custard toast, and Chao Guai, a grass jelly dish with ice and sugar cane.

Don’t expect to see smashed avo on toast here. This modern restaurant plays with Sri Lankan flavours offering roti toasties, sweet hoppers with whipped coconut, curry jaffles, and more. The sweet hoppers are definitely worth a try, especially if you’re looking for something out of the ordinary.