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30 cafe-quality brunches beyond bacon and eggs

Australian cafe fare is world renowned, with expats opening successful cafes in major cities such as London, Paris and New York. Closer to home, lift your weekend breakfast game and bring some cheffy touches to your plate with these mod-Oz recipes.

30 recipes
Corn and smoked trout salad crowned with a crisp-fried egg.

Karen Martini's crisp-fried egg, charred corn, smoked trout and herb salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Sweet and savoury: Pumpkin spice pancakes.
EASY

Helen Goh's pumpkin spice pancakes with bacon and maple syrup

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh

Portobello mushrooms with confit garlic and chilli kale

  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Poached eggs with smoked ham hock, figs and macadamias.

Smoked ham hock with poached eggs, figs and macadamias

  • 2 hrs +
  • Darren Robertson and Matt La Brooy
Breakfast or dinner: Harissa pancakes with roasted leeks.

Vegan pancakes with aquafaba, harissa, roasted leeks and smoked almonds

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Vinaigrette potatoes with cornichons, caperberries, dill, creme fraiche and fried egg.

Vinaigrette potatoes with cornichons, caperberries and fried egg

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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Neil Perry says he can't get enough of these corn fritters.
EASY

Neil Perry's sweetcorn cakes with maple syrup and bacon

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Spinach hotcakes with greens and feta.

Spinach hotcakes and greens with feta, olives and almonds

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Move over green eggs and ham, hello green mash and egg.
EASY

Ocean trout with green mash, peas and a fried egg recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
The Blue Ducks' Thai-style crab omelette makes for a fantastic Sunday brunch.

Spanner crab omelette with sriracha sauce recipe

  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Peanut butter panna cotta with caramelised banana.

Peanut butter panna cotta with caramelised banana

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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EASY

Breakfast cous cous with berries and coconut

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Buttermilk waffles with maple bacon butter.

Buttermilk waffles with maple bacon butter

  • < 30 mins
Crumbled chorizo sausage on an omelette.
EASY

Spiced cauliflower and feta omelette with chorizo and almond dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Green shakshuka with hummus and Turkish bread.

Green shakshuka with hummus

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Avocado toast with roast tomatatoes and herb salad.
EASY

Avocado on toast with roast tomatoes and radish and basil salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Baked eggs with mini bagels and spiced butter.
EASY

Bagel Baghdad baked eggs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Hot Food - Breakfast Miso Pic from Jill Dupleix
EASY

Breakfast miso

  • < 30 mins
Heuvos rancheros

Huevos rancheros

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Spaghetti carbonara meets frittata.
EASY

Loaded pasta, three cheese and bacon frittata

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Crispy corn fritters.

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Extra crispy corn fritters

  • RecipeTin Eats
Grilled mushrooms with garlic, tahini and haloumi.
EASY

Grilled mushrooms with garlic, tahini and haloumi

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Breakfast Trifle

Breakfast trifle with watermelon jelly

  • 2 hrs +
Yes please: Nutella pancake stack.
EASY

Nutella pancake stack

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
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Caramel french toast with marmalade.
EASY

Caramel french toast with marmalade recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Make friends with salad: Breakfast salad packs a punch.
EASY

Breakfast salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Bloody Mary pork scotch egg with tomato-Tabasco relish.

Bloody Mary pork scotch eggs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Brulee-baked raisin toast.
EASY

Brulee baked raisin toast

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Green shakshuka with crispy pita crisps.
EASY

Green shakshuka fattoush

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Helen Goh's French toast can be made ahead.
EASY

Baked French toast with almond and blueberry maple sauce

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh

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