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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Shots is a funny little place. From the front, it looks a bit like a photography shop, except there’s a coffee machine and it doesn’t sell cameras or photography supplies. There are photo prints for sale, but they adorn the walls and shelves as if they just belong in the shop. And there are little pot plants around the place […]

Oh my days… I’d heard good things about this trendy vegan patisserie, and the goodies in the window looked absolutely tantalising. Give me some of that savoury danish please and a banana bread for science. Like Buddha Bowl, Oh My Days is proudly vegan-only, so I had to choose my milk substitute, and like Buddha Bowl, I was hoping it […]

Sappho is a gorgeous vintage bookstore with a stunning courtyard and bar out the back with speckled shade, a lazy cat, live music… I could lounge around here browsing through the books and sipping on summery cocktails all day long. But not today because it’s a Tuesday, it’s raining, and I’m trudging along pushing 30kg of pram and children. The […]