Vitaland *shudder*. If you can get over the PTSD, maybe you can consider Vitaland a cafe, and not just a place to park your kids for an hour. Let’s face it, the cafe here is pretty much incidental, existing solely within a huge kids indoor play facility. It’s an amazing place – we came for the little one’s birthday and […]
Vitaland, Alexandria
The End of King, Newtown
Oooh, looks like there’s someone new in town… The End of King looks fantastic and I only just found out it was here! There was some good music pumping and fun vibes happening, with a big rustic counter covered with a big rustic display of phenomenal baked goods. But sadly, amongst it all, no banana bread! I opted for a […]
Well Bean Cafe Espresso, RPAH Medical Centre
Well this is depressing. The darkly-carpeted, cool-lit building foyer looks like it hasn’t been renovated since the 80s and there are long rows of chairs seating elderly patients who are extra cantankerous for having to wait. But none of that is Well Bean’s fault – the name is cute and the service is, understandably, especially calm and polite. I would’ve […]
Stitch Coffee, Ultimo
When I first visited Stitch, I was enamoured with the extensive coffee menu and huge range of coffee paraphernalia. The building is heritage-chic with great little seating spaces and I browsed through their quirky merchandise while I waited. Then when I tried to write up this post, I realised all I could remember were the cool products and I had […]
The Kiosk, Sydney Park
I love on-location cafes, like Redleaf Cafe, that are legitimate cafes in their own right but are also right where you want to be. You come for the location, but a good on-location cafe is a bonus. Unfortunately, I’m at Sydney Park way too often, and the kiosk, creatively named The Kiosk, isn’t quite the fantastic bonus I wish it […]
Shenkin, Erskineville ⭐
I have a bit of a soft spot for Shenkin Erskineville because I’ve just been coming here since the very beginning, and any restaurant that can maintain such consistency over so many years is worth its weight in gold. I first remember going to Shenkin on a regular basis back when I was in uni. It had only recently opened […]
The Peak Hong Kong Cafe, Glebe
I’ve walked past The Peak countless times and have literally thought, “Nah.. I’m not going in there.” Visually, The Peak doesn’t look like much. Their sign has literally been printed on paper and stuck above the door. The front door has 2 restrictively steep and narrow steps, which I hate having to take into account, but the heavier these boys […]
Bruce, Glebe
I’ve been a bit critical of names recently, like “Cafe Cambodge“. When a friend first told me about this place, there was a good deal of back-and-forth to make sure I understood the name: “Brews?” “No, B-R-U-C-E, Bruce.” Who calls a cafe Bruce? Sounds like some crusty old Aussie sitting on the porch downing a VB with his mate Kev. […]
Sunday Sustainable Bakery, Byron Bay
I came to Byron Bay telling myself, “No coffee and BB! Take a break! Try all the other things Byron Bay has to offer.” And I really intended to, but what is a trip to Byron without a Sunday afternoon at the Sunday Sustainable Bakery? How could I pass up their organic, local Moonshine coffee? And as if I’m going […]
Jetstar, Sydney to Ballina
Coffee and banana bread a la Jetstar! Of course, I pre-booked my coffee and banana bread, so I got a bit of a kick out of them calling my name and giving me my food first. The coffee was poured out of a big pot with a splash of milk from a big jug and a little signature coffee/sugar sludge […]