7 cafes for sale in Australia right now
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own cafe?
Whether caffeine runs through your veins or you’re a savvy investor, consider yourself spoiled for choice.
Across Australia, there are plenty of cafes on the market, from turnkey ready, renovator’s delights, and everything in between, so take a look at this hand-picked selection before it’s too late.
Montreal Local, Fremantle
Montreal Local is a hidden gem serving weekend breakfast below the Montreal Commons, a newly-finished carbon-neutral aspiring 39-apartment building in Fremantle, 30 minutes’ drive from Perth. Hoping to find new operators to take the reins, this ground-floor wine bar and cafe has earned a reputation for serving cocktails, beer, pizza, and shared plates, with a nod to the best of West Australian produce. The building spans a 309-square-metre strata and trading area, with excellent sunrise views overlooking the golf course next door. A brand-new, high-quality fitout, the eatery has liquor licences for up to 100 people. Other features include a basement coolroom, dry store and storeroom. This investment, being sold by developers, is set to take advantage of the 23-hectare redevelopment precinct, soon to be home to more than 2000 residents.
Twankey’s Cafe, Clunes
If you’re looking for something to truly make your own in a gorgeous country town, check out Twankey’s in Clunes – a 25-minute drive from Ballarat – one of Australia’s most original and intact gold towns. Known for its decent coffee, sausage rolls and homemade passionfruit sponge, guests can relax inside or out in the pretty rear courtyard. Twankey’s opens six days a week, with wooden floors covering 120 square metres on a 650-square-metre block. There are two entrances: step in through the left door, you enter the open dining area and kitchen, whereas the right door leads to ice-creams and confectionery. Pulling up for a day’s work is easy, with plenty of on-site and off-site parking.
Coode Street Cafe, Mount Lawley
The Coode’s owners are selling up their corner block after years of serving breakfast, light meals and cakes across seven days as a “homely diner with red walls and pavement seating” in Perth’s hip inner north. Get in fast and transform this vacant 250-square-metre building with loads of development potential on a 597-square-metre parcel of land. Touted by agents as rare land at a quality location, the property is located close to public transport and is brimming with potential. Run your next cafe or restaurant fitted out with a full kitchen, exhaust, coolroom, etc. It could even be divided into smaller tenancies, as well as offering a place to kip after a long day’s work, with a full residential set up in the rear half.
Cafe Nundle on the Park, Nundle
Secure your own turf and slice of gold rush history in an idyllic location south of Tamworth with “breathtaking scenery at every turn”. The modest cafe serving scones, cakes, coffee and milkshakes on the main street of the tourist hotspot has evolved over the years to serve the community, with a playground next door perfect for takeaway customers. The building even boasts original intact pressed metal ceilings dating to 1885. The property isn’t just your typical country cafe; it comes with three tenancies combined for a diversified income stream: the cafe and service station with competition in the form of the nearest petrol station more than 40 kilometres away, a gallery, and residential accommodation. Take advantage of the quirky festivals that dot the town’s calendar, adding to its vibrant culture.
Meet Mica, Surry Hills
Located on the edge of Sydney’s CBD, on one of Surry Hills’ busiest streets, this modern corner-position cafe offers an Asian-fusion menu for breakfast and lunch. It was voted among the top 20 cafes in Sydney by the Good Food Guide 2018 and 2019. Operating daily within 86 square metres of floor space since 2017, the popular cafe also runs a catering service. It’s nestled among pubs, businesses, and public transport, so sit back and let the property earn for you, taking advantage of the secure lease until next August with a three-year option and three per cent annual increases.
Mr Jones & Me, Noosaville
Whether it’s day or night, this special spot just a one-minute walk from Noosa River has the look of a casual cafe with a sophisticated restaurant menu – think classic bistro food served with a modern twist. Operating within 230 square metres on 515 square metres of land, the freehold building comes with a secured lease to January 2026, plus a further five-year option to long-standing experienced restaurateurs, Mr Jones and Me. Named after the Counting Crows song, the local owners snapped it up in 2015 and run it six days a week across breakfast, lunch and dinner. Offering development potential aplenty, this spot could go up to 12 metres (STCA) and take in breathtaking views north of the pretty river.
Valenti’s Cafe, Leichhardt
A turnkey cafe on a popular street in “Little Italy” in Sydney’s inner west boasts more than eight metres of street frontage. Known for its rich blend of truly authentic espresso coffee, Valenti’s is described as “an exceedingly rare and ideal opportunity to secure a prime investment”. Operating Thursday to Sunday, the sale of this 55-square-metre cafe gives new owners a chance to roll up their sleeves and take in all the advantages of a newly-built bar with approved alcohol licenses in a busy piazza. The sale also encompasses the business and all equipment, featuring a brand-new fitout. This includes an industrial coffee machine and coffee roaster, an ESP filter system, a gelato fridge, and a car space.
