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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The cafes of Byron Bay

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local cafes in Byron Bay, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Blue Arrow Coffee (5.0 from 108 Google reviews), Otherside Cafe (4.9 from 776 Google reviews) and Manna Haven Cafe (4.9 from 320 Google reviews).

Cafes compared
28
Google reviews
11,768
Median rating
4.6

The cafes of Byron Bay: the top 27

  5. 5

    Tones at Soko

    4.9 from 76 Google reviews.

    4 Acacia St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

    0411 729 618

  8. 8

    Byron Bay Canteen

    4.8 from 73 Google reviews.

  13. 13

    High Life

    4.6 from 120 Google reviews.

  15. 15

    Bayleaf Cafe

    4.5 from 1,904 Google reviews.

    2a Marvell St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

    bayleafbyronbay.com

  16. 16

    Sparrow Coffee - Byron Bay.

    4.5 from 171 Google reviews.

    1/47 Jonson, Byron St

  17. 17

    Wide Open Road Cafe

    4.4 from 260 Google reviews.

    7 Lawson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

    wideopenroad.com.au

  19. 19

    The Byron Bay General Store

    4.4 from 707 Google reviews.

  20. 20

    Folk Byron Bay

    4.4 from 788 Google reviews.

    399 Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay NSW 2481

    folkbyronbay.com

  23. 23

    Bali Bagus Cafe

    4.3 from 419 Google reviews.

    14 Bay St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

    cafebagusbyronbay.com

  25. 25

    The Hum

    4.1 from 226 Google reviews.

    14 Bay St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

    thehum.au

  26. 26

    Hole in the wall Byron

    4.0 from 178 Google reviews.

    0432 262 408

  27. 27

    Twisted Sista Cafe

    3.8 from 478 Google reviews.

Not a Chain compared 28 cafes in Byron Bay, NSW, with 11,768 Google reviews between them. Of these, 27 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 243 reviews.

Of the cafes compared, the most reviewed is Bayleaf Cafe, with 1,904 Google reviews at 4.5.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local cafes in Byron Bay, NSW, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local cafes in Byron Bay, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Blue Arrow Coffee (5.0 from 108 Google reviews), Otherside Cafe (4.9 from 776 Google reviews) and Manna Haven Cafe (4.9 from 320 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank cafes in Byron Bay, NSW?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many cafes in Byron Bay, NSW did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 28 cafes in Byron Bay, NSW, with 11,768 Google reviews between them. Of these, 27 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 243 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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