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Longest trading · Updated October 2026

New South Wales cafes, longest trading

As of October 2026, the three longest-trading cafes in New South Wales on Staying Power are Nimmitabel Bakery @ Jindabyne (started in 1950; 4.1 from 149 Google reviews), Innes Boatshed (started in 1955; 4.4 from 2,410 Google reviews) and La Baracca Espresso Bar & Trattoria (started in 1959; 4.4 from 476 Google reviews).

Cafes compared
1,022
Google reviews
299,777
Median rating
4.5
New South Wales cafes, longest trading: the top 50
#BusinessRatingGoogle reviewsStartedContact
1Nimmitabel Bakery @ JindabyneNuggets Crossing Shopping Centre, Waste Point, 6 Kosciuszko Rd, Jindabyne NSW 26274.1149 Google reviews1950

02 6457 2631nimmitabelbakery.com.au

2Innes Boatshed1 Clyde St, Batemans Bay NSW 25364.42,410 Google reviews1955

02 4472 4052innesboatshed.com.au

3La Baracca Espresso Bar & Trattoria44 Keen St, Lismore NSW 24804.4476 Google reviews1959

02 6622 7041labaracca.com.au

4La Scala Restaurant4.7425 Google reviews1977

02 6962 4322lascalarestaurant.com.au

5The Coffee Club Café - Ballina FairSouthern Cross Credit Union, 84 Kerr St, Ballina NSW 24784.1328 Google reviews1989

02 5666 4401coffeeclub.com.au

6Mudgee Bakery & Cafe28 Market St, Mudgee NSW 28504.4815 Google reviews1990

02 6372 3986mudgeebakery.com.au

7Key Cafe4.885 Google reviews1991

0484 237 824keycafe.com.au

8The Coffee Emporium KiamaWoolworths, 143 Terralong St, Kiama NSW 25334.641 Google reviews1991

02 4234 0776thecoffeeemporium.com.au

9The Coffee Emporium4.2258 Google reviews1991

02 8625 1171thecoffeeemporium.com.au

10The Coffee Emporium Bankstown 24.1553 Google reviews1991

02 9709 6564thecoffeeemporium.com.au

11Dip Cafe25 Fletcher St, Byron Bay NSW 24814.4818 Google reviews1994

02 6685 5141dipcafe.com.au

12Dymocks CafeDymocks Building, 428 George St, Sydney NSW 20004.2535 Google reviews1994

02 9233 7260dymockscafe.com.au

13Cafe Vivaldi390 Peel St, Tamworth NSW 23404.2234 Google reviews1997

02 6766 3993cafevivaldicoffee.com.au

14Bacino Bar Manly4.645 Google reviews1998

0413 431 455bacinobar.com

15Dutch Smuggler Coffee Brewers4.5569 Google reviews1998

dutchsmuggler.com.au

16Premium Coffee Roasters5 Jambali Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 24444.845 Google reviews1999

0428 214 155premiumcoffeeroasters.com.au

17Cafe Sydney RestaurantCustoms House, 31 Alfred St, Sydney NSW 20004.54,072 Google reviews1999

02 9251 8683cafesydney.com

18Trail St Cafe34 Trail St, Wagga Wagga NSW 26504.4438 Google reviews1999

02 6937 4180trailstcafe.com.au

19Witham's Coffee - Specialty Roasters5 Salisbury Rd, Sydney NSW 20774.5113 Google reviews2000

02 9482 1122withams.com.au

20Primary Espresso23 Boolwey St, Bowral NSW 25764.6318 Google reviews2003

02 4210 6071primaryespresso.com.au

21Coffee Mamma Albury501 Dean St, Albury NSW 26404.458 Google reviews2003

02 6041 2600coffeemamma.com.au

22Bun Coffee Byron Bay17/1A Banksia Drive, Byron Bay NSW 24814.9199 Google reviews2005

02 6680 9798buncoffee.com.au

23The Waterfront CafeShop 1 & 2, The Promenade, Merimbula NSW 25484.21,154 Google reviews2005

02 6495 2211waterfrontcafe.com.au

24JBN Cafe253 Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour NSW 24504.1193 Google reviews2005

02 6650 9900justbenicecafe.com.au

25Peak Coffee Brew Lab & Roastery.30 Jambali Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 24444.8116 Google reviews2006

02 6581 2677peakcoffee.com.au

26Le Pruneau83 Bridge St, Tamworth NSW 23404.5240 Google reviews2007

02 6765 3666

27Cafe Lattetude69 York Rd, Sydney NSW 27504.4626 Google reviews2007

02 4721 2233cafelattetude.com.au

28Leaf Cafe & Co Macarthur Square200 Gilchrist Dr, Sydney NSW 25604.4836 Google reviews2007

02 4620 6508leafcafe.com.au

29Leaf Cafe & Co Blacktown17 Patrick St, Sydney NSW 21484.1102 Google reviews2007

02 9677 9867leafcafe.com.au

30Waterfall Cafe49 Parklands Rd, Central Coast NSW 22504.0658 Google reviews2007

02 4340 1660waterfallcafe.com.au

31Beanmeister Cafe10 Salisbury Rd, Sydney NSW 21544.5410 Google reviews2008

02 9634 2603beanmeister.com.au

32The Fast Lane Drive Thru Coffee4.7130 Google reviews2009

0488 011 237tfl.coffee

33Connies Cliff Road Cafe16 Cliff Rd, Wollongong NSW 25004.4281 Google reviews2009

02 4229 6410conniescafewollongong.com

34Industry Beans York St40 York St, Sydney NSW 20004.62,395 Google reviews2010

02 9188 8501industrybeans.com

35Circa4.62,310 Google reviews2010

circaespresso.com.au

36The Bank Cafe & Espresso67 Molesworth St, Lismore NSW 24804.5769 Google reviews2010

0426 100 298thebankcafe.com.au

37Central Park Cafe4.1279 Google reviews2010

02 4936 6965centralparkcafe.com.au

38Piccolo Me 121 henry st4.4107 Google reviews2012

0433 764 722piccolome.com.au

39The Deck Cafe LovedaleGartelmann Hunter Estate, 701 Lovedale Rd, Lovedale NSW 23254.42,892 Google reviews2013

02 4930 9007deckcafelovedale.com.au

40Little Parrot Cronulla147 Ewos Pde, Sydney NSW 22304.8229 Google reviews2014

0420 474 777littleparrot.com.au

41Teddy Black Espresso Bar1-3 Fitzwilliam St, Sydney NSW 21504.5206 Google reviews2014

0450 314 077teddyblack.com.au

42The Brew Coffee Bar99 Lachlan St, Forbes NSW 28714.3120 Google reviews2014

0475 376 494

43Macchiato & Co Liverpool4.792 Google reviews2015

0420 622 432macchiatoandco.com.au

44Jardine's Cafe Wagga68 Baylis St, Wagga Wagga NSW 26504.5520 Google reviews2015

02 6925 8897jardinescafe.com.au

45Three Trees Cafe16 Laycock St, Central Coast NSW 22504.5491 Google reviews2015

02 4303 0647laycockcafe.wixsite.com

46Fitz Cafe84 Fitzmaurice St, Wagga Wagga NSW 26504.3388 Google reviews2015

02 5908 3436fitzcafe.com.au

47Canvas Eatery Albury546 Dean St, Albury NSW 26404.3550 Google reviews2015

02 5566 0625canvas-eatery.com.au

48Cafe BuzzCafe Buzz, 72 Horton St, Port Macquarie NSW 24444.876 Google reviews2016

02 6583 7979buzzcoffee.com.au

49King Carlos Coffee Roasters16 Weston Rd, Sydney NSW 22204.8256 Google reviews2017

02 9580 1300kingcarloscoffee.com.au

50Pemberton Pantry696 Pemberton St, Albury NSW 26404.4178 Google reviews2017

02 6067 0618pembertonpantrycafe.com

Staying Power compared 1,022 cafes in New South Wales, with 299,777 Google reviews between them. Of these, 58 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 142 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 the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.

The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which cafes in New South Wales have been trading the longest?
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading cafes in New South Wales on Staying Power are Nimmitabel Bakery @ Jindabyne (started in 1950; 4.1 from 149 Google reviews), Innes Boatshed (started in 1955; 4.4 from 2,410 Google reviews) and La Baracca Espresso Bar & Trattoria (started in 1959; 4.4 from 476 Google reviews).
How does Staying Power rank cafes in New South Wales?
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
How many cafes in New South Wales did Staying Power compare?
Staying Power compared 1,022 cafes in New South Wales, with 299,777 Google reviews between them. Of these, 58 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 142 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.

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