Darwin

This cafe opened its doors in 1973 and has managed to stay relevant with a funky and modern style. Roma Bar is popular for its great Aussie brekkies and genuine espresso coffee.

This is a small cafe with a big Italian menu — pizza, pasta, salad, quiche, and burgers — and its own pastry chef creates a wonderful selection of cakes, tarts, and pastries. The buffalo wings are wildly popular and come highly recommended.

Cafe 21 has a central Darwin location for al fresco dining away from traffic. It is a popular morning coffee and lunchtime venue, with great breakfasts and snack foods. The displays are lined with hot and cold food, including fresh sandwiches, wraps, and baguettes, as well as large salads, cakes, and gluten free sweets.

It's hard to think of a better setting for breakfast than the quaint courtyard at Four Birds, under cover of frangipani trees. Sandwiches, bagels, panini, smashed avocado on sourdough bread, as well as sweets like muffins, make lazy late afternoon brunches the house speciality.

Boasting a location like no other in the city, in the Wesleyan Church at the Darwin Botanical Gardens, Eva's Cafe offers a truly unique cafe experience, with fantastic coffee (expertly prepared by great baristas), full breakfasts and a complete lunch menu.

Karma Cafe is all about healthy living, catering to fitness enthusiasts and anyone who likes to take care of themselves. Healthy and tasty meals are served, along with fresh fruit juices and smoothies, salads and raw cakes, all of them made fresh with the best ingredients.

Laneway is a sleek, modern, open-concept cafe that focuses on specialty coffee, simple fresh food and family friendly service. They offer vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as organic sourdough and fresh sweets, pastries and desserts baked daily.