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Fairly rated · Updated October 2026

The cafes of Sydney

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Sydney, NSW on Fair Measure are Cafe Taza - Sydney CBD (4.9 from 149 Google reviews), Miss Carter Cafe (4.8 from 375 Google reviews) and The Naked Duck Martin Place (4.8 from 363 Google reviews).

Cafes compared
25
Google reviews
24,652
Median rating
4.5

The cafes of Sydney: the top 25

  1. 1

    Cafe Taza - Sydney CBD

    4.9 from 149 Google reviews.

  2. 4

    Kosmos Espresso Cafe

    4.8 from 165 Google reviews.

    Building C, 250 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000

    02 8288 9194

  3. 9

    Skittle Lane

    4.6 from 851 Google reviews.

    40 King St, Sydney NSW 2000

    skittlelane.com

  4. 10

    Marlowe's Way

    4.6 from 406 Google reviews.

    Tankstream Way, Sydney NSW 2000

    0432 487 598

  5. 13

    Cafe Sydney Restaurant

    4.5 from 4,072 Google reviews.

    Customs House, 31 Alfred St, Sydney NSW 2000

    02 9251 8683 cafesydney.com

  6. 18

    Coffee Pitt

    4.4 from 904 Google reviews.

  7. 19

    The Walrus Sydney CBD

    4.4 from 1,056 Google reviews.

    0410 693 192

  8. 20

    Metropole Cafe

    4.4 from 1,113 Google reviews.

    455 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

    02 9267 1122

  9. 22

    Gumption by Coffee Alchemy

    4.3 from 1,351 Google reviews.

    Shop 11, The Strand Arcade, 412-414 George StBustling pit stop for gourmet coffees

    02 9516 1997 coffeealchemy.com.au

Fair Measure compared 25 cafes in Sydney, NSW, with 24,652 Google reviews between them. Of these, 25 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 526 reviews.

Of the cafes compared, the most reviewed is The Grounds of The City, with 6,417 Google reviews at 4.2.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.

It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which cafes in Sydney, NSW are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Sydney, NSW on Fair Measure are Cafe Taza - Sydney CBD (4.9 from 149 Google reviews), Miss Carter Cafe (4.8 from 375 Google reviews) and The Naked Duck Martin Place (4.8 from 363 Google reviews).
How does Fair Measure rank cafes in Sydney, NSW?
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
How many cafes in Sydney, NSW did Fair Measure compare?
Fair Measure compared 25 cafes in Sydney, NSW, with 24,652 Google reviews between them. Of these, 25 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 526 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.