Sometimes I run out of patience with small children and the elderly, especially when they’re in large groups, and a large group of the latter can always be found clogging the small seating area at The Old, I mean Little, Duck. They clog it absent-mindedly, they clog it as they “take their time”, they clog it with walkers and scooters, […]
The Little Duck, Broadway
Soul Origin, Broadway
I said this the last time I was at Broadway: I don’t usually review chain cafes. But there are a few reasons this particular Soul Origin bears mentioning. Their coffee, albeit consistently well-executed, is not tasty. For a long time, I considered their BB to be not great, but the definition of my average “0”, i.e. more or less what […]
Footbridge, USyd
Ha, you’ve gotta be kidding. “Footbridge” is basically an on-campus general store with servo-style refrigerated snacks and buttloads of cheesy USyd merch. But just linger here a little and you’ll find something magical gleaming just under its newsagenty exterior. All the USU cafes/kiosks on campus serve the same coffee and bakery sweets, right? Not this place. There’s some kind of […]
Container, Camperdown
The Container is a cafe operating out of a shipping container at the entry to the Camperdown Commons urban farm. It’s not really much of a cafe, since it doesn’t have a kitchen and is almost entirely stocked by the restaurant behind it, but as long as whatever’s in The Homestead is good, The Container will follow. I spent many […]
The Farm Bethel, Killarney Heights
Today, I went back to my lil’ ol’ hometown. A tiny island of a suburb, Killarney Heights is almost like a little untouched time capsule from the 1960s, having been largely undeveloped. The houses are still on large blocks of land with plenty of space in between, which I find remarkable since in Newtown I can hear my neighbours speaking […]
My Grandma’s Louisiana BB
Just to be clear, not a cafe, just my Grandma. She’s achieved all the major points I wish I could when it comes to baking-your-own BB: it’s got some good height and has risen properly with an even consistency (mine always tend to be stodgier towards the bottom), it’s deliciously moist and has a good level of sweetness. It’s very […]
Redleaf Cafe, Double Bay
This little beach kiosk could practically be considered a real cafe, with its very decent kitchen and cafe-grade fare. I would normally expect a sub-par coffee somewhere like this, but this coffee is good (albeit too hot for the occasion – next time remind me to order an iced latte). My BB is also good (albeit slightly sandy, thanks to […]
Flour Drum, Newtown
Flour Drum’s Christmas bakery treats, which I was there purchasing, are absolutely phenomenal. I’d been there once before, at Easter, when they had little baby bunnies in a hutch out the back. You could hold them, so I took the kids for a fun outing. The courtyard and garden is eclectically styled and very cool. Today, the coffee was perfectly […]
Corelli’s, Newtown
I have fond memories of Corelli’s from my uni days. I remember hearty salads full of protein, big trays of house-baked pastries and giant muffins, juicy with berries. Cheap prices, large portions. The food was good, but it was a bit homely, like the kind of fare I’d serve the family on a weekend, and homestyle food that appeals to […]
Bourke Street Bakery, Newtown
Having recently concluded my tour of North King St with Cafe Newtown, today I started the southbound journey – the side of King St with which I am far less familiar. And so, I approached the fork in the road excitedly wondering what the first cafe would be. My face fell: it was a Bourke Street Bakery on the entrance […]