Cafe Martini has been on my list of cafes to get to for a long time – not because I’ve heard good things, but because I’ve driven and walked past countless times during opening hours and it’s just been closed. This is not surprising for South King Street in general… it’s been pretty frustrating checking off all the cafes down […]
Cafe Martini, Newtown
Cafe Cambodge, Glebe
I get that Cambodge is French for Cambodia, but it doesn’t make for a great cafe name. It sounds a little “bodgy”. From the outside, it looked like they were going for a bit of a French style, in which case call it Cafe Francais, not Cafe Cambodge, right? With slightly under-res signage, and “homestyle” menus stuck to the wall […]
Buttercrumbs Croissant, Ultimo
I wasn’t expecting a typical coffee and BB experience here, but I was expecting phenomenal, fluffy croissants and Buttercrumbs did not disappoint. I brought home a smorgasbord of croissants in all kinds of fantastic flavours and they were a big hit with the whole family. My big boy muttered “Mmm soo good”, between mouthfuls, and when I asked if he […]
South End, Erskineville
Right down the south end of King St, there’s a cafe called South End, proudly displaying a large artwork on the wall about the suburb of Newtown with a prominent 2042 postcode… except South End isn’t actually in Newtown. After the Union Hotel, South End’s side of King St actually falls into Erskineville, while the shops on the other side […]
Tilt, Forestville
I wouldn’t describe Forestville as having a vibrant cafe culture and yet, at 10am on a weekday, all four cafes in this little suburban shopping village were packed out! Surely they can’t possibly all be good? They certainly don’t all look good, but as the newest and most prominent, Tilt is a bit of an exception. It looks like they’re […]
Garcon Spritz Bar, Tramsheds
“I sure would like to be starting my day with a poached egg and some sort of Spritz” I thought, reading the cocktail menu on the wall while begrudgingly awaiting my coffee and BB. What a rare form of torture it is to be so spoilt.The coffee was pretty good, and the BB was a large, zestily spiced and fluffy […]
Rolling Penny, Newtown
Hello, authentic Newtown cafe. Their minimalist, post-industrial style fitout could have been 3 or 30 years old. The service was a little bit too cool for school, but I would’ve expected nothing less. Excellent coffee. Thank you, Rolling Penny, I rarely get coffees this good. The banana bread was a very alternative, homemade thing, covered in various seeds: sesame, linseed, […]
Patisserie Petunia, Newtown
Like its neighbour, Miss Lilly’s, Patisserie Petunia is also primarily a bakery. Humble and simply styled but with an impressive range of baked goods. I’m not sure if they baked it all in house, but they certainly had the kitchen to do it and it all looked really good. The coffee was fine – not bad, but not amazing. The […]
Lillipad, Glebe
Taking pride of place on a hugely busy Glebe Point Rd intersection, Lillipad is a hub of urban Indigenous culture. Casual, comfortable and eclectically decorated, the barista made you feel at home and the other customers were just like a group of friends and family. Because Lillipad is so unpretentious, I wasn’t expecting such a fantastic coffee! These rich, chocolatey […]
Miss Lilly’s, Newtown
Miss Lilly’s looks like it might have been a cafe at some point in the early 00s, with distressed-style cracked render and exposed brick down one side and some funky hand-painted inspirational message on the other, but the counter has since been brought right forward to the front door with drinks fridges and cakes cabinets covering it all up. The […]