The Best Cafés in Richmond For Your Next Brunch Date
Wholesome eats with a side of historic charm, the beautiful cafes in Richmond are serving up a bounty of tasty delights.
Richmond is a charming town only 25 minutes northeast of Hobart in the Coal River Valley wine region. It's a perfect day trip from Hobart and an ideal stopover to tuck into some hearty and nourishing cafe fare.
The best cafes in Richmond Tasmania offer it all - from chocolate and cheese high tea to a classic tea room setting serving scones and a Russian honey cake that's guaranteed to sweeten your day. Seasonal dishes and fine local produce are also on the menu, so get set to tuck in and have a flavourful time.
Czegs' Cafe
Czegs' is something of a local institution, a quintessential tea room serving up some of the best breakfast and lunch in Richmond, Tasmania. Go for tea and jam and cream spattered scones that melt-in-your-mouth, but stay for some of the best coffee in town and a Russian tea cake that has stolen the heart of many who pass through this charming town. The cosy atmosphere will also have you planning out your next visit. Pasta, salads, risotto, sandwiches and wraps often feature on the lunch menu, espousing fresh, seasonal deliciousness. We can't get enough!
46 Bridge Street, Richmond
Wattlebanks Cafe & Providore
Making memorable moments through fresh Tasmanian produce. Wattlebanks Cafe & Providore is dedicated to showcasing the bounty of its surrounds to locals and visitors of Tasmania. The perfect place to share a meal with family and friends, it's one of the best cafes in Richmond that offers a fantastic selection for both adults and children. A mix of classics and daily specials reign, with the menu seasonally updated. Think egg and bacon (or haloumi) rolls oozing cheese and smoky BBQ sauce, smashed avocado on toast, tofu chilli scramble, eggs benedict and waffles with vanilla ice-cream and maple syrup. Delicious!
It's location is also something quite special, nestled in sweeping gardens within the picturesque town.
27 Bridge Street, Richmond
Ashmore on Bridge Street
Another favourite cafe in Richmond, Tasmania is the warm and welcoming Ashmore on Bridge Street This Richmond establishment offers a fresh take on café culture, balancing tradition and trend in its historic surrounds of rustic brick, polished wood floors and a roaring fireplace.
Expect a buzzing vibe and friendly faces upon arrival, as well as breakfast temptations like their super popular pancakes, usually accompanied by a berry compote or salted caramel sauce (and ice-cream, of course) and chia pudding bowls, or heartier fare such as pulled pork atop sourdough, with avocado and chipotle sauce, chicken pot pie served with chunky chips and garden salad, eggs benedict with leg ham, and towering gourmet chicken burgers. The delicious housemade cakes, scones and sweet treats at the counter are also bound to entice.
34 Bridge Street, Richmond
The Wicked Cheese Company
Who said cheese and nothing but cheese can't be a cafe staple? Cheese lovers, head to The Wicked Cheese Company on the outskirts of town for award-winning and decadent triple cream brie served on gourmet cheese platters that put other brunch spots to shame. There's also a range of toasties, pizza, pide, burgers and tasty desserts to try, including their handmade Wicked gelato.
Surrounded by lawns and child friendly areas for you and your family to enjoy, Wicked Cheese is a destination to while away the day. All day complimentary cheese tastings as well as coffee, tea, cold drinks, Tassie wines, beers and ciders are also available. You cheddar believe it, this is a must visit for your Richmond bucket list.
1238 Richmond Road, Richmond
Coal River Farm
You better brie-lieve there's another cheese spot on this list - and this one includes a high-tea you won't want to miss. Highly-lauded Coal River Farm is an eight minute drive from Richmond, in the equally charming Cambridge, but it's more than worth its weight in small batch and handmade cheese, chocolate and confectionary gold. Go for the High Cheese, available every day; it includes a selection of their award-winning artisan cheeses and chocolates along with your choice of drink, fruit paste, fruit and nuts and crispbreads.
That's not all - they also have a seriously great breakfast and lunch menu for you to indulge in. From 9.00am to 11.30am, tuck into a Farmers Breakfast (house made focaccia, sausage and bacon, potato-sage rosti and scrambled eggs), chia pudding or their Coal River Farm triple cream brie on toast (yes, please). Then from 11.30am to 4.00pm, lunch is a series of small plates the likes of potato croquettes, beef carpaccio, baked camembert and a beetroot and walnut salad. Heartier, wholesome plates also get a look in, from ratatouille and lamb shoulder with garlic potatoes and kale, to a Ploughman's board and a spinach, feta and mushroom pie.
Sitchu Tip: Their hot chocolate knocks it out of the park - and the views and farmhouse charm of the place are equally as good.
634 Richmond Road, Cambridge
