Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Sydney lingers in over a cortado.

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Reuben Hills

Reuben Hills is a cafe at 61 Albion Street, Surry Hills. It roasts its coffee in Marrickville, batch by batch, and takes walk-ins only, with no bookings.

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The Grounds of Alexandria

  • ★ 4.3
  • Alexandria

Order Beanstalker coffee

The Grounds of Alexandria is the original Grounds cafe on Huntley Street, serving breakfast and lunch with everything baked fresh daily in its pastry kitchen.

Two Good Co Cafe

  • ★ 4.6
  • Rosebery

Two Good Co Cafe is at Yirranma Place, 262 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, open Monday to Friday from 7am; the site says every order does a world of good.

Bills Bondi

Order Cocktails with a twist

Bills Bondi on Hall Street is open from 7am Monday to Sunday, a 2 minute walk from Bondi Beach, with bookings from 5pm and room for walk-ins.

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Harry's Cafe de Wheels

  • ★ 4.1
  • Woolloomooloo

Harry's Cafe de Wheels has served customers for over 80 years from a caravan cafe near the naval dockyard on Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo.

Two Chaps

Order Sticky Chai

Two Chaps is a from-scratch cafe and bakery at 122 Chapel Street, Marrickville, making its bread and pastry by hand daily with organic Australian flours.

Speedos Cafe

Speedos Cafe is a cafe at 126 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, open 06:00 to 15:00 Sunday to Thursday and 06:00 to 19:00 on Friday and Saturday.

Charmed by Redfern

  • ★ 4.2
  • Redfern

Charmed by Redfern is a healthy cafe at 82 Redfern Street serving freshly brewed espresso, brunch and plant-based bowls made from local, seasonal produce.

Scramble and Bean

  • ★ 4.7

Scramble and Bean is a local cafe next to the tennis courts at 7 Waratah Street in Rushcutters Bay, with water views, coffee, breakfast and lunch.

Glider Garden

  • ★ 4.6

Order The Glider Landing: a croissant with soft-shell crab, scrambled eggs, kale and chilli crab sauce.

Glider Garden is an Asian-fusion brunch cafe and bar on Springfield Avenue in Potts Point, with a plant-filled courtyard and brunch served all day.

Makuto

Makuto is a coffee shop on Hall Street in Bondi Beach serving Venezuelan arepas, Caribbean and pantropical food, specialty coffee and drinks.

Bluewater Cafe

  • ★ 4.8

Bluewater Cafe sits at 28 South Steyne in Manly, a moment from the beach, opening at 6.30 am with a breakfast menu and making all its products in house.

Social Brew Cafe

  • ★ 4.6

Social Brew Cafe, at 224 Harris Street in Pyrmont, serves an exciting mix of international cuisine, with a kitchen open until 3pm on weekdays.