Icoco Cafe, Milsons Point

Grinders Giancarlo coffee. 110 Alfred St, Milsons Point. Another recommendation from my contact page. This place is significantly raising the bar for interior design in Milsons Point. When I first walked past, I was worried that I had the wrong place – surely this place was a restaurant and not a cafe? Step inside, however, …

Long Black Organic Cafe, Dulwich Hill

Belaroma Organic coffee. 2/428 Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill. Organics is the theme here: they have a lot of all-organic choices on the menu, and a number of tasty home-made cakes (gluten-free) to choose from too. Kid-friendliness is certainly there: there are some high-chairs on offer if you’re looking for them, and they even have toys for …

Petty Cash Cafe, Marrickville

Bills Beans coffee. 68 Victoria Rd, Marrickville. On the edge of Enmore Park, near the play equipment, is this character-filled spot. A colourful band of staff work hard at keeping the orders coming and cleaning the place up where necessary. The furniture is diverse – each table setting comes from somewhere else, which gives the …

Lisbon Love Patisserie, Panania

Caffe Molinari coffee. 188 Tower Rd, Panania. Portugese tarts and a range of pastries and cakes, with some savory choices, on brioche. I try the ham and cheese brioche, toasted. It has a slight sweetness to it, and a light texture: seems a promising sign for the other pastries. The Portugese tarts are very good: …

Pulse espresso bar, Kogarah

Morgan’s handcrafted coffee. Shop 4, 26 Belgrave St. With its proximity to St George Public and Private hospitals, there are more doctors and nurses here calling in for breakfast or lunch than you might be used to, but as a break from the in-house catering, this is a welcome retreat. Choose salads, sandwiches or burgers, …