I’ve hit up a lot of vegan places this week. I’m starting to get used to almond milk, or at least fine-tune my assessment of what makes a good almond FW. My coffee from Le Gourmand today was as seamless as my “forgot it wasn’t real milk” experience at Buddha Bowl – absolutely delicious. They didn’t have BB, but my […]
Le Gourmand, Newtown
Butcher & The Farmer, Tramsheds
Butcher & The Farmer is not really the place to come for your takeaway coffee and BB. They do serve takeaway coffee, but there are no bakery items, so it was just coffee for me today! Fortunately I have been here for a Sunday lunch and can confirm they do have a very nice menu with very nice wine options, […]
Comeco Foods, Newtown
I’ve been trying for a little while to make it to Comeco, a Japanese, vegan and gluten-free cafe/casual restuarant. I really love the allergen and additive-free ethos going on here. With only vegan options, I picked almond again for my coffee and was suitably impressed. The almond milk was relatively neutral and I could actually taste the (fairly average, ssh) […]
Dispensary 1908, Glebe
First impressions: “Wow, look at this cool vintage place!” But then the very next thing you see is a tacked-on sign over the doorway saying “Licensed Venue” in an incongruent style, partially obscuring the authentic restored signage. Weird. Are you that desperate to appeal to Glebe’s spectrum of functional alcoholics? Don’t get me wrong, I love a cafe-turned-bar (like my […]
Khamsa, Erskineville
Khamsa is a bright, open air, vegan middle eastern cafe that opens up onto a little laneway courtyard just off King St. On a sunny summer’s day, it’s positively beachy. There was a beautiful array of vegan baked goods and middle eastern pastries on offer and I was keen to try, well, everything. The banana bread was a little loaf […]
The Wedge, Glebe ⭐
As I approached The Wedge this morning, there was a young, well-dressed guy sitting on the footpath outside, drinking a coffee and asking for spare change. Welcome to Glebe. The Wedge has been an old favourite of mine since it was just a little wedge of space down the side of Cowper St. Now it’s all grown up, is fully […]
Rising Sun Workshop, Newtown ⭐
The Rising Sun Workshop is arguably the best cafe in Newtown, and with its long history of Good Food Guide hats, I am not exaggerating. This vintage motorcycle workshop turned urban-Japanese restaurant is an incredible fusion of cool that’s simultaneously upscale, minimalist and soaked in grungy Newtown vibes. Rising Sun might be a hatted restaurant, but it’s also very much […]
Leaf Cafe & Co, Top Ryde City
Leaf Cafe is an open-plan cafe right next to the indoor playground at the Top Ryde City shopping centre. It’s not a bad place to sit while your kiddos play, or to come for some quiet after dropping them at school, as I found out when it first opened back in 2016. Today, however, I had a much more hectic […]
Badde Manors, Glebe
Having opened its doors in 1982, back when an exclusively vegetarian restaurant was progressive and rare, Badde Manors is the kind of place that made Glebe cool. I can literally remember my Grandma raving about it 30 years ago. I also love that it’s open late and I’ve enjoyed many good times in their oddly-shaped booths with friends and sticky […]
White Rabbit, Marrickville
I had a bit of a mixed experience at White Rabbit. For a start, I was expecting West Juliett, which had been in that location since my big boy was toddler-sized, munching on their eggs and soldiers. But I guess cafes come and go, and White Rabbit has been there for the past two months. They’ve turned the side room […]