Speedos Cafe ★ 4.2
Surf-club-corner cafe on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney. Power breakfast and acai-bowl menu, perched directly over the sand at North Bondi.
Signature drink: Iced long black
Two Chaps is a cafe in Marrickville, Sydney.
Modern vegetarian cafe on Chapel Street, Marrickville, Sydney. House pasta at lunch, brunch plates that lean seasonal Aussie veg, slow-roast specials.
Address: 122 Chapel Street, Marrickville NSW 2204, Sydney
Surf-club-corner cafe on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney. Power breakfast and acai-bowl menu, perched directly over the sand at North Bondi.
Signature drink: Iced long black
All-day brunch cafe and bar on Redfern Street, Sydney. Brunch classics, weekend specials, evening wine list; one of Redfern's quiet favourites.
Signature drink: Specialty flat white
Sydney specialty coffee pioneer on Reservoir Street, Surry Hills. Single O has roasted since 2003; the milk-on-tap system and filter flights set the room.
Signature drink: Filter coffee flight
South American-leaning cafe and roastery on Albion Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Regular booking for Sydney's brunch and specialty-coffee scene.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
PCP on Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills, Sydney serves rotating roasters and a Pasi Petanen-trained breakfast menu inside the old Paramount Studios building.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Industrial-coffee compound on Huntley Street, Alexandria, Sydney. Roastery, garden cafe, brunch counter and a kids' farm; weekend queues from 9am.
Signature drink: Almond milk latte