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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The cafes of Hornsby

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local cafes in Hornsby, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Coffee DRS Hornsby (4.8 from 170 Google reviews), Leighton Place Café (4.8 from 63 Google reviews) and Centre point cafe (4.7 from 212 Google reviews).

Cafes compared
16
Google reviews
2,886
Median rating
4.5

The cafes of Hornsby: the top 14

  1. 2

    Leighton Place Café

    4.8 from 63 Google reviews.

    26 Leighton Pl Shop 7, Hornsby NSW 2077

    02 8407 9992

  2. 4

    HB Coffee Shop

    4.7 from 206 Google reviews.

    2 Somerville Rd, Sydney NSW 2077

    02 9482 1480

  3. 5

    Torque Lane Cafe

    4.7 from 45 Google reviews.

    103 Hunter Ln, Sydney NSW 2077

    0490 757 880

  4. 6

    The Corner 5 Cafe

    4.6 from 256 Google reviews.

    02 8411 1974

  5. 7

    Witham's Coffee - Specialty Roasters

    4.5 from 113 Google reviews.

    5 Salisbury Rd, Sydney NSW 2077

    02 9482 1122 withams.com.au

  6. 8

    PCYC CAFE WAITARA\ HORNSBY

    4.5 from 36 Google reviews.

    0466 786 423

  7. 9

    AMcoffee

    4.5 from 11 Google reviews.

    0430 381 028

  8. 10

    The Team Coffee

    4.2 from 152 Google reviews.

    49 Palmerston Rd, Sydney NSW 2077

    02 9477 4089

  9. 11

    Jiminis Cafe

    4.1 from 281 Google reviews.

    Early Chilhood Health Centres, 59 Florence St, Sydney NSW 2077

    02 9476 2173

  10. 13

    Cafe Florence

    3.8 from 248 Google reviews.

    236 Pacific Hwy, Sydney NSW 2077

    02 9987 1160

Not a Chain compared 16 cafes in Hornsby, NSW, with 2,886 Google reviews between them. Of these, 14 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 161 reviews.

Of the cafes compared, the most reviewed is Brewhaha, with 638 Google reviews at 3.9.

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 Hornsby, NSW, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local cafes in Hornsby, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Coffee DRS Hornsby (4.8 from 170 Google reviews), Leighton Place Café (4.8 from 63 Google reviews) and Centre point cafe (4.7 from 212 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank cafes in Hornsby, 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 Hornsby, NSW did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 16 cafes in Hornsby, NSW, with 2,886 Google reviews between them. Of these, 14 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 161 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.