Brickfields ★ 4.5
European bakery and cafe on Cleveland Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Sourdough loaves at the counter, weekend queues from open and savoury baked goods.
Order: Bacon, manchego and pickle ciabatta toastie.
Single O Surry Hills is a brunch spot in Surry Hills, Sydney.
Specialty coffee anchor on Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Coffee flights, simple breakfast bowls, the city's longest-running specialty espresso bar.
Must order: Filter flight with a sourdough toastie.
Address: 60-64 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Sydney
European bakery and cafe on Cleveland Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Sourdough loaves at the counter, weekend queues from open and savoury baked goods.
Order: Bacon, manchego and pickle ciabatta toastie.
Bill Granger's original Bills on Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney since 1993. All-day brunch menu, weekend queues, specialty-coffee program.
Order: Ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter.
Farm-to-table all-day cafe at the Cannery, Rosebery, Sydney. Sustainable sourcing, daily-changing breakfast plates and a wood-fired evening menu.
Order: Eggs Benedict with house-cured ham hock and pickled green tomato.
Coastal all-day cafe on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney from Three Blue Ducks' Darren Robertson. A$85 bottomless brunch, focaccia and burrata plates.
Order: Honey-drizzled house focaccia and creamy burrata.
Beachside Bills on Hall Street, Bondi, Sydney. Ricotta hotcakes and sweetcorn fritters two blocks from the sand; the dish Bill Granger sent global.
Order: Ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter.
Bondi beach brunch on Wairoa Avenue, Sydney. Acai bowls, smoothie bowls and paleo plates with the post-swim regulars. Sydney venue with a regular local crowd.
Order: Acai bowl and the avocado smash.