In a city where every nook and space is filled with cosy and intimate cafes, it’s a great to see The Cross Eatery buck that trend with an expansive cafe with an airy space and great light. It’s almost as if the owners have taken a suburban warehouse cafe fit-out and brought it into the…
Excelsior Jones Ashfield
When I think of Ashfield, first thoughts are of the eternally congested Liverpool Road, and also mighty fine Shanghai cuisine. For the last decade I have navigated the crazy traffic for some of the best Xiao Long Bao in Australia. Excelsior Jones is now a beacon for sensational coffee and cafe fare that have Gen Ys…
Hills Bros Martin Place Sydney
Foyer cafes are usually utilitarian in nature, in that they provide workers with their caffeine boost first thing in the morning, or retreat from their cubicle or work desk during the day. Decent coffee, sandwiches and salads are the mainstays. Hills Bros looks to change that, with their space and offerings at 5 Martin Place…
Aqua S Regent Place
When your Instagram feed is filled with pictures of soft serve, and its origin is just one place, well, it’s time to make tracks to Aqua S located in Regent Place in the middle of Sydney CBD. Look for the neon yellow signs of Regent Place (just north of the Event Cinemas precinct on George Street), walk…
Salvage Specialty Coffee Artarmon
When the train pulls into Artarmon, I almost forget to get off! That says a lot about Artarmon. Yes, it’s on the exclusive lower north shore of Sydney. Yes, it’s only minutes away from Sydney CBD on a quiet day. And yes, it’s only a stop away from the expansive malls and cuisine options of…