Not much space to sit inside, but I just came for some baked goods and a quick coffee stop. Hojicha Swiss roll slice ($9): Soft, fluffy, evenly-baked, and a nice, mild hojicha flavor. Can't complain. Anzac cookie ($4): If you like crispy cookies this is for you. Not to my preference, but the taste was good. read more

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Everything about this place is cool. The owner must have roots in design or fashion. Andre 3000 would totally go here. Design is at the heart of all that Cre do - the carafes of water with coal, the expert baking, artfully poured coffee, modular furniture and Monocle magazines. Even the affiliate business cards are from hip services ive never heard of. Cre also sell bags of their own toasted granola and muesli bars for you to take home. Im not a fan but for anyone into macarons - why haven't you been here yet? Its Japan. Its France. Its hip. Its hidden. Its wonderful. read more

In two words: refined cuteness. From the simple hobbit sized stools and tables, the uncrowded display case, and the continuous rhythm of the cooking staff as they worked in the tiny kitchen, you get the feeling everything could be bundled up in your pocket - but then taken out and nothing would look crumpled. This place is literally a corner shop - probably smaller than some master bedrooms. As such, it's a little hard to find, but trust Google Maps and leave the car behind! Even counting the "patio" seating, there's room for probably 12 people willing to rub elbows with each other. The girl at the register pointed me towards the paper menus lying on the counter next to the prepackaged teas and cookies. I was surprised to see they also serve up sandwiches and soups as Cre Asion seems to be known primarily for the matcha-laced creations, but now you know. The staff were very friendly and the girl who rang up my order chatted me up as I waited. It took a little time for my Genmai Matcha Latte to come out in a black stone bowl, but I took the time to appreciate the earthy browns, greens, and blacks adorning the cafe as well as the delicious smells coming from the mixing stand not 10 feet from me. I sipped true ground and carefully stirred matcha with a hint of toasty from the genmai. It took even longer for the Matcha Muffin to be ready - I assume since they were reheating it since it was already baked, but this gave me more time to listen to the soothing jazz renditions of some of Joe Hisaishi's (composer of Miyazaki film fame) most beloved compositions. When it did arrive - man that muffin was good! And the surprise in the middle: adzuki beans and cream cheese, which tasted home made. The muffin texture was a little dry, but nothing my delicious latte couldn't help with. Bottom line, matcha lovers, you have yourself a haven here - try to avoid lunch hour for the full peaceful effect. But I'll keep the secret if you will! read more

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This place makes me nostalgic for the time spent in the French Concession in Shanghai, where the cuisine is a combination of East meets West, yet still remains it's effortlessly cool charm. Arriving around 12:30, we were lucky to get a seat in this compact cafe. Try and avoid the inside table near the door as the queue can get a little irritating after a while, especially as they block your line of vision to the deliciously crafted desserts. I was in matcha heaven with a hot matcha latte in a bowl and the matcha tart which was heavenly soft like mousse with a biscuit base. For savouries, I opted for the double smoked ham and cheese sandwich which was a generous portion and a whole lotta ham. Next time I want to try the chicken or the beef. I think I will need to consult Google Maps to return to this place as it is not located in the usual eating spots, but that's part of its allure. Long live hidden gems and matcha! read more

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There's a scene in an episode of Sex and the City where Carrie has a nervous breakdown after realising she has spent a total of $40,000 on shoes ($400 x 100 pairs) in her lifetime. I'm pretty sure I will one day suffer a similar realisation of horror re CreAsion macarons, only my realisation will be far more horrific because at least Carrie still had her shoes to show for her addiction: in my case the only remaining evidence of my macaron habit will be my type 2 diabetes and my total absence of teeth. Every time I come to this place I spend $40 on a 16-pack of macarons. I simply cannot help myself. There are new flavours almost every time I come, and even when there aren't, I have to eat the ones I've tried before again because they were just so damn delicious the first time. These are easily the best macarons in Sydney. 'Zumbarons' (stupid name) don't even come close. I've loved all the flavours I've had so far but my favourites would have to be the jasmine tea, yoghurt and salted caramel ones. The toasted sandwiches here are pretty good too. read more

Cafe Cre Asion - Restaurants Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Uber cool Japanese cafe/hang in the back streets near the Hyde, next door to Bertas. Great coffee, great great sandwichs, fantastic macarons. the worlds best brekky tarts, Yuan (the madwoman who runs the place) calls them 'Eggies". Yu San is an extremely talented chef and I for one regard myself as lucky that his place is here. The best cafe in Sydney. I cannot work out why Bertas and Cre Asion are where they are. Where do these people come from? I am only wandering around the block because work is the other option. Is this a Melbourne laneway thing? If there is not a dude in there with a cool hat on then I'll eat my...macaron. read more

Cafe Cre Asion is one of those "hidden gem" cafes, tucked away in a little alley lane, quietly waiting to be discovered. It serves light breakfast, lunch and a wide selection of colourful macarons with a Japanese twist. The menu's simple, but the items all seemed appetizing and reasonably priced. [Photo] Poached free range chicken, chili pickled Asian mushroom, Iceberg lettuce, zucchini, chive, toasted white sesame and wasabi mayo, $11. This was my favourite sandwich of the day. It's light but not boring at all - the hint of wasabi mayo especially brought the sandwich to a different level. To end the meal - No one could walk out of Cafe Cre Asion without bringing a box of macarons home. It's got the most interesting macaron flavours in Sydney, such as: plum wine, yuzi, bamboo charcoal and sesame, truffle, and a lot more! read more

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Cafe Cre Asion by name and absolutely Cafe Creations by style, layout, creativity and service. You would never randomly stumble across this nifty cafe unless you were specifically looking for it or worked in the vicinity. It's randomly placed down a little alley lane. Very much Melbourneesque in that regard. The cute cafe offers Japanese style breakfast, snack, desserts, coffee and lunch. The menu is reasonably priced and for those wanting takeout some dishes come discounted if you take out. It was difficult to select one item from the menu so luckily I was with a friend. I choose a sandwich while she was more glutinous and opted to go for the chocolate fondant. My sandwich was impressively full with Wagyu beef and spiced cauliflower. Flavours were really good and it absolutely hit the spot. I accompanied it down with a green tea matcha latte. The matcha latte is an absolute must. My friends Chocolate Fondant was beautiful too. Served with matcha sauce and a mix of summer fruits. Just beautiful. They have an array of options available such as macaroons, green tea muffins, cooked and even green tea Swiss roll. AMAZING spot and I will come again. read more

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The good: the green tea muffin itself is worth a trip, but the sheer variety of meticulously produced baked goods that come out of this tiny (and incredibly stylish) space is impressive. Plus, everyone on the staff is so friendly and pleasant, I can't help but walk out of there with a smile on my face. For such a tiny, cramped, crowded little place, it's an incredibly pleasant experience. The bad: The coffee is just not good. The first time I had it, I thought it was too weak and that they had given me too little espresso. The second time, I thought the milk was bad (it had that taste that things absorb when they sit for too long in the fridge). The third time, my flat white was way too frothy. Maybe there's something I'm missing, or maybe I'm just super-unlucky, but I now get my muffin here and go elsewhere for my coffee. Bottom line: 5 stars for atmosphere, 5 stars for the baked goods, and a shoulder shrug for the coffee. read more

Cafe Cre Asion - Green tea muffin - Restaurants Near Me - Sydney, NSW

The best green tea food and drinks in Sydney! I'd never been to a Japanese cafe before that serves savoury food (I didn't know they existed!) The cafe is hidden down a laneway and was really hard to find. In fact, I had never heard of this place until my friends suggested that we try it out, and I'm so glad I did! We ordered a couple of salads and desserts to share. Thoughts on our dishes: - Iced green tea soy latte - the green tea flavour and bitterness was just right, not too bitter and not sweet. - Salad: Poached free range chicken, chilli pickled Asian mushroom, iceberg lettuce, zucchini, white sesame and wasabi mayo - this was a knockout! Authentic, tasty and healthy Japanese salad. My favourite dish of the food we tried. - Salad: Smoked salmon, soft boiled egg, pickled fennel, dill, caper and cream cheese - tasty, but less of a Japanese flavour than the first salad. Also there was too much cream cheese (there were 3 or 4 giant blobs). - Green tea chocolate fondant - amazing!!! I don't usually like chocolate or desserts but I loved this! The soft, moist, gooey chocolate cake comes with hot green tea lava on the side which you pour into the centre of the cake. This was definitely another highlight. - Chocolate tart - I wasn't a fan. It was super rich and tasted like fudge. It tasted bitter and like there was cream chese in it. - Green tea Swiss roll - moist, soft and delicate green tea flavour. Comes with green tea filling in the centre. The negatives: - It's located in a laneway in the city and I felt a little scared heading in as there was not a single person, and there was graffiti all over the walls of the laneway. - It's TINY! Maybe 10 stools on the inside and another 20 (max) on the outside of the cafe. The tables and stools are tiny and if it's raining, most of the outside seats are in the rain. Overall, I'd be back! read more

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These days I make a point to snag some macarons in just about every city I visit, so when my final day in Sydney arrived during a recent trip I thought it was due time that I sampled some of the city's offerings. While I loved the atmosphere at Cafe Cre Asion and the Asian flair with a tea theme, but actual macarons themselves were a bit of a mixed bag. Star 1: How were the service and atmosphere? My tea habit has over the years evolved into a full blown obsession, and for that reason I was thrilled to find that Cafe Cre Asion builds off of an Asian tea vibe that compliments its quaint and tucked away location. The shop is small, but the servers are friendly and your attention is laser focused on the case of nine different macaron flavors. I snagged my six, paid, and was on my way. Star Granted. Star 2: How were the portions relative to the cost? I paid $16.00 for six macarons equating out to $2.67 each, which would be a bit on the expensive side if the USD wasn't so strong but even at a 1:1 exchange rate would be roughly what you'd pay at Laduree or Pierre Herme in New York or Paris, which is fair. Star Granted. Stars 3 and 4: How was the food? So in we went into my box of six: 1. Green Tea 2. Hazelnut Milk Chocolate 3. Dark Chocolate 4. Salted Caramel 5. Chai 6. Dark Roasted Green Tea As I touched on earlier, the macarons were a bit of a mixed bag. Across the board the cookie shells were a tad bit too brittle, and the filling ranged from just right (Milk Chocolate) to too firm (Dark Roasted Green Tea). With regard to the flavor, be advised that these tea flavors in particular aren't akin to the pansy tea flavors of stuff like ice cream and milkshakes, which I've always found don't replicate the flavor of tea at all. These macarons packed a punch of tea flavor that you'll love if you enjoy a strong brew and probably hate if you don't like the taste of black or green tea in general. My favorite ended up being the Hazelnut Milk Chocolate and my least favorite the Dark Roasted Green Tea, but across the board these were what I would call good not great. Single Star Granted. Star 5: Would you eat here every day if you could? I loved the atmosphere at Cafe Cre Asion, and it looks like they have a really outstanding following, but I'm not sure I can put them on that elite tier of global macarons yet. No Star Granted. read more

Cafe Cre Asion - Macarons (6): $16.00 - Restaurants Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Cafe Cre Asion is defintely one of those hidden alleyways kind of places. It reminds me of those kind of places you find in Melbourne, but luckily, this place exists in Sydney! Matcha is something that is not enjoyed as much, but this place does it well. FOOD/DRINK: Matcha Latte and Matcha Chiffon Cake. Yup. The latte is rich and the cake is of the prefect density and got a good moisture content.The group of nice people who work in the small kitchen work miracles in making this food taste so good! SERVICE: Great! Perhaps it's more of an Australian taste than what I am used to in the US, but this matcha cafe is definitely solid! read more

Cafe Cre Asion - Green Matcha Latte - Restaurants Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Great coffee and they serve green tea latte!!! The cakes are amazing and their salmon egg sandwich is to die for. Everything tastes amazing here. I'd give them 5 stars if they price their toast on the market value instead of the current steep $7. read more

Cafe Cre Asion - Green tea fondant. My latest obsession at this cafe. - Restaurants Near Me - Sydney, NSW

On a recent visit to Sydney, showing off all the sights to my visitors from back in the USA, we all came down with a case of macaron addiction. Not satisfied with the standard chain shops, we went in search for something a bit different. Café Cre Asion came recommended by a shopkeeper along Oxford Street, claiming it has all the charm and individuality that you could want, hiding on a little back laneway, in a modern work-live building. It was just what we were searching for! They have some quite interesting flavors (wine, blood orange, earl grey tea) that change quite often. So not just your run of the mill chocolate, and caramel. So good though! When you bite into these, they really melt in your mouth unlike any I've had before. With chocolate balls, cakes, cookies, slices and a couple little sandwiches, you could really form a habit of going back, time after time. read more

Even if you don't like sweet foods you can at least appreciate the colours. The bright shiny colours. Never before have I ever seen so many brightly coloured Macaroons and with such interesting flavours. There's even one with gold flakes. Though I hear it's very rich. And if the Macaroons aren't enough to get you in the door, how about this, it's tucked away in a back alley in Sydney, right behind the Federal Police. If you're worried about personal safety while you eat, you should be golden here. No where else have I been to where there has been Green Tea Cappuccino's on the menu. Let me let you in on a little secret about me. I love green tea. I think it's great, it's the bees knees of teas. It's good for you, if fights free radicals and it's a tasty tasty treat. Who knows how good it is for you in cappuccino form, but it's very very delicious! If you've ever had green tea ice-cream, and I strongly recommend it, it's like that, only hot but still just as creamy. read more

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Recommended by a friend to visit Cafe Cre Asion after expressing my love of Matcha to him. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow..... I LOVE MATCHA ASDF. I love how the cafe is just hidden away from the busy streets of Sydney. It just gives that extra little bit of kawaii to it. And the little stools and tables are so kawaii. And the tiles are kawaii and the little round bowls and plates and little cups and everything is to little round and kawaii. I was just screaming the whole time because it's just too much kawaii for me. Anyways, the food. The first bite of the matcha tart was just heaven. So was the second bite... and the third... just the entire thing was matcha heaven. It was a "Matcha made in heaven" (haha... Geddit? Match made in heaven... hahahhhhhhh im just gonna cringe here by myself) It was so rich and creamy ugh I love it! The Swiss roll was amazing too but I'd like more matcha flavour to it pls. The Matcha Latte was just perfect and my stomach was probably just matcha after consuming all this. So much matcha, so little time. I want more!!! I'll be back. Maybe next time I'll get a little seat rather than taking away the little matchas to Hyde park. I want the full experience of Matcha life :3 read more

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Of course everything is great here but you could never say it is a great place for a quick note to eat... Always busy, always crowded, with cliental cut from the same cloth... And would good reason, I guess I'm just upset that something so local that would be a great place to frequently is frequently too crowded to frequent read more

I am currently doing my civic duty by serving jury service. One of the court rules is that jurors are not allowed to go to any coffee shops in the vicinity of the courts, as we might bump into the accused, the barristers or witnesses. So I wandered further afield, saw some people coming out of a lane way with coffee cups in hand, and ventured down to see what was there. I wasn't disappointed with what I found! A cute little cafe, super friendly staff, great coffee and mouth watering toast with butter and vegemite. I came back again the following day to get another hit. read more

I had seen heaps of great photos here and so had to check it out. It's matcha heaven. Matcha muffins, latte, cheesecake, macarons, wow! The place was packed, hardly a space to sit. I ordered a chai, and a matcha muffin - it was amazing - fluffy, gooey and even a touch of cream inside. I also got some dainty little macarons and a chai latte. I really liked this place and it lives up to the hype. read more

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The best! Everything here is awesome! Love everything from the drinks to the sweets. Brought my girlfriend here, she loved it. We always get macarons when we come here! Nicely hidden cafe, pretty hard to find if you're trying to get here for the first time otherwise it's a neat little cafe I do recommend checking out at least once in your lifetime! The cafe itself has a nice interior. Big glass windows on the outside that you can stare through and never get bored as the shop itself is amazing. It has that dark/warm feeling whenever you visit. read more

Lovely coffe. The muesli breakfast was so tasty and the matcha was perfect. You can fin different matcha cake and tarts. The service is so nice and made perfect meal. read more

Cafe Cre Asion - Granola breakfast with cranberry and Greek yoghurt. Matcha soy latte - Restaurants Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Excellent place to get your healthy matcha late and a nice breakfast or sandwich! Try their matcha muffins, they are absolutely fantastic! read more

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Best matcha and Japanese desserts in Sydney. Fantastic decor, attention to detail and authentic adherence to Japanese standards of quality.

Good coffee and good service, Its tucked away almost hidden in an alley lane but if you have a sweet tooth then you wont be disappointed! The macaroons ..They are a little too sweet for me but the range and colours they have are plentiful/ have not seen so many in any other coffee shop so if you like these then you wont be disappointed.. Apart from this they have great coffee and other sweets. A friend dragged me in for a quick cup of coffee so I didn't get a chance to sample much but I will be back! read more