Black Star Pastry, makers of the internationally famed Strawberry Watermelon Cake have reopened in a central location in the CBD Galleries. Whilst their flagship store is in Newtown and they have a cafe style space in Rosebery and a store in St Kilda, Victoria, they’ve also been selling their sweet treats through a little spot … Continue reading The world famous Strawberry Watermelon cake by Black Star Pastry has a new home in the Galleries
Cat & Cow Coffee is a little corner shop cafe in Randwick that is passionate in promoting themselves to be a sustainable Zero Waste venture. Image - Cat and Cow Cafe This concept extends to not using plastics, as well as reusable coffee cups and dine in if you can. During the COVID19 regulations, I’m … Continue reading Cat and Cow Coffee
Nothing like having your nephew turn 18 to make you feel old. We had scheduled a lunch to celebrate with our nephew who just turned 18. We were racking our brains to think of somewhere cool to go and decided on the Deus Cafe in Camperdown. This cafe/Restaurant/bar/motorcycle/streetwear shop was an ideal venue. The menu … Continue reading Deus ex Machina cafe
It was a cold Saturday night and we were wanting somewhere to warm us up, and what better way, than with a curry. We were racking our brains on where to go and Doytao Thai, an old favourite we hadn't visited in a while came to mind. The recently upgraded road from Mascot through the … Continue reading Doytao @ Newtown
The coffee is good, as you would expect at a specialty coffee shop run by Sample (you may know their St Peter’s or Surry Hills store), but for us what stood out was the cool vibe and architectural space. In the back streets of Chippendale is the cafe inside an old confectionary store which once … Continue reading Old Gold – Sample coffee shop
This little coffee shop / sandwich bar is amazing. Scouts Honour. It’s been on our must visit list for a long while now and I’m not sure why it’s taken this long to visit. Anyway, we finally took an empty weekend to head to Redfern with a friend for lunch. Located on George St in … Continue reading Scouts Honour @ Redfern
Is it named after Frank Sinatra? Maybe. We’re not sure. The restaurant is known for its Roman style pizzas, but equally for its cocktails so we were sure to get both. It’s a trendy little trattoria in Surry Hills, buzzing with youthful clientele. We had already had dinner so sat up at the bar for … Continue reading Maybe Frank @ Surry Hills
Restaurant Sixpenny, we learn is named after the sixpence restaurants that operated in the late 1800s in Australia. Generally these were 5 or six courses with pastry for six pence. Now, be sure to save your pennies to dine here, for it costs a fair tad more than that today. Your seven course degustation will … Continue reading Sixpenny @ Stanmore
New to Surry Hills is the Four Pillars Gin Distillery, retail shop, cocktail bar “Eileen’s” and the Four Pillars Drinks Lab, where you can enrol in a gin masterclass. I’ve been to their distillery in the Yarra Valley, Victoria many years ago and absolutely love Four Pillars Gin. So when I heard they were opening … Continue reading Four Pillars Gin in Sydney
Pilgrims, a Vegetarian cafe hailing from Milton on the South Coast is now going great guns in Bronte. With a sustainable and ethical focus, it’s become very popular in a short time. The cafe offers breakfast and lunch menus as well as a Mexican dinner. Beautiful interiors, with white-washed brick walls, pendant lights, wicker chairs, … Continue reading Healthy Mexican dinner @ Pilgrims
