Sideways Deli Cafe, Dulwich Hill

Di Lorenzo coffee. 37 Constitution Rd, Dulwich Hill. Located literally on a roundabout, this place has a busy "neighbourhood hub" feel to it. There are families, prams and babies, most age ranges are represented. The menu, though certainly not the cheapest in Sydney is great food, really generously portioned: it’s worth a visit just for …

Red Hook on Park, Sydney CBD

Allpress Espresso coffee. 60 Park St, Sydney (opposite Starbucks). It might be considered brave to set up a cafe across the road from the first Starbucks in Sydney, but this place doesn’t seem worried. Modern design with lots of straight lines and a repetitive dance beat, and an interior colour palette that it mostly black …

Art of Coffee, Dulwich Hill

Whole bean coffee (roasted in Petersham). 370 New Canterbury Rd, Dulwich Hill. A new apprarance in a suburb unfamiliar to me, this place has a relaxed interior feel: a range of furniture that would fit in a baby boomer’s first home. Grey interior walls, art for sale. Coffee – the decaf isn’t being delivered until …