The Paddington ★ 4.3
All-day pub-cafe-restaurant on Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney from Merivale. Sydney brunch and specialty-coffee staple with a consistent local crowd.
Signature drink: Long lunch wine flight
Paper Bird is a cafe in Potts Point, Sydney.
Vietnamese-leaning cafe on Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney. Banh mi, Vietnamese coffee, walk-in friendly weeknights and weekend brunch counter.
Address: Shop 2, 81 Macleay Street, Potts Point NSW 2011, Sydney
All-day pub-cafe-restaurant on Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney from Merivale. Sydney brunch and specialty-coffee staple with a consistent local crowd.
Signature drink: Long lunch wine flight
Toby's Estate roastery and cafe at Central Park, Chippendale, Sydney. Single-origin filter coffee, espresso flight, walk-in friendly weeknights from open.
Signature drink: Espresso
Newtown station-platform cafe in a heritage 1908 ticket-hall on King Street, Sydney. Regular booking for Sydney's brunch and specialty-coffee scene.
Signature drink: Mocha
Modern Asian-Aussie cafe on Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Sydney brunch and specialty-coffee staple with a consistent local crowd.
Signature drink: Flat white
Sydney's heritage pie cart on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo. The Tiger pie (mash, peas, gravy) has been served from this Navy-yard caravan since 1938.
Signature drink: Latte with a Tiger pie
Inner-west cafe and supper club on Marrickville Road, Sydney. Daytime espresso, evening jazz and a small French-inflected menu that runs late on the weekend.
Signature drink: Single-estate hot chocolate