Eureka! My search for the best coffee in Neutral Bay is over. And it ended so fortuitously. There I…read morewas, having ordered my vege burger from Fab Food, nipping around the corner to get a passable soy piccolo from Chaos, when I saw it- right next door! You know when you suddenly realise that the very thing you have been seeking was right in front of your eyes all along and somehow you were blind to it? Cucciolo is simply gorgeous. The charming kitchen area is as open-plan as it gets, and I am personally a BIG fan of being able to see what people are doing to your food. They specialise in artisan breads and amazing Italian cakes and pastries. And my (Bonsoy- soy drinkers will get it) piccolo was perfect. Just the right strength, not too milky, and my $1.50 home-made date biscotti went down a proper treat. Love!

The BEST thing to come to Neutral Bay ever! When I first walked past Cucciolo I thought I would…read moresee Johnny Depp as it reminded me of the little shop in the movie Chocolate. I've enjoyed the coffee and quiche and last weekend bought my first cake, the chocolate torte for a dinner party. Every one loved it and wanted to know where I had got it from. Topped with blueberries and hazelnuts. Do support Cucciolo - you will not be disappointed. Lyn, Cremorne

I'm a stickler for organic produce - especially when it comes to meat and dairy products. The…read moreantibiotics, hormones and GMO feed non-organic animals are given is rough enough not to mention battery farmed, caged and unethical conditions for the animals. So when I discovered Naturally Organic Meats was about a five minute walk from my house I was suitably thrilled. They have Black Angus cattle, calves, lambs, Inglewood Chicken, Sunforest Organic Turkeys, free-range pork as well as a range of organic products like organic pasta sauce. Their Mediterranean crumbed chicken schnitzel is the best I've ever eaten. The meat is understandable more than you'll find in the Coles across the mall but it really is worth it. My sister bought a supermarket schnitzel from their 'fresh' meat counter and it made us all feel slightly off - like you feel after a fast food purge. You just don't get that with the Naturally Organic Meats. Their number one supplier is "Strictly Organic" and are know in the industry for sourcing only the finest breeders of Australian Organic produce. Breeders include Mark & Kerry Foster of Ellesmere Beef Angus Cattle who have over 30 years of experience in the bio-organic farming. If you live in the Sydney Metropolitan area they will deliver for free if your order is over $100. All the meat is fresh - i.e. not frozen - and delivered in a chiller bag or foam box.

I have been guilty of buying my meat at the supermarket for a couple of reasons. One is convenience…read moreand the second is cost. I have always thought a trip to the butcher (let alone an organic butcher) would increase my weekly shopping bill by more than I cared to imagine. When I started shopping at Coles in Neutral Bay I did notice Naturally Organic Meat & Poultry. One week when I was feeling adventurous I thought I would give it a try. I bought a weeks worth of meat - two rissoles, five rosemary and mint sausages, lamb backstrap and two eye fillet steaks. The grand total came to $35! I couldn't believe such good value! The eye fillet steaks were the highlight of the week with the meat so tender it was melt in your mouth. Naturally Organic Meat & Poultry is now my go-to place for meat -never again Coles or Woolworths!

Great service and good fish and chips. Staff are friendly and I would highly recommend trying…read more Thanks, will be back

Easily the best takeaway fish and chips I've had in along time. Delicious calamari rings alsoread more

Walk in to this chocolate store and you can instantly see why it was the 2010 winner of the…read moreSpecialty Business of the Year. This store is so quaint and charming that you feel you're in a Parisian chocolatier. Coco Chocolate is a specialty organic chocolate shop that makes all sorts of tasty wonders to whiz your head into a spin. You won't get the cheap additives (like vegetable fat and powdered milk) that bulk up the mass produced chocolates as Coco uses, as they say, 'expensive cocoa and cocoa butter'. And well, these expensive ingredients do translate of course to expensive chocolates. The thing is with this organic chocolate compared to other organic chocolate is that it is packaged in boxes that are quirky, original and beautiful - keepers they are - so are more gift chocolate than daily indulgent chocolate. A favorite is the Organic Handmade Dark Chocolate With Rose & Black Pepper made with 64% organic dark chocolate, organic ground black pepper and 100% pure rose oil. One last thing that I'm sure is worth a mention - tastings... in store.

This is chocolate to be savoured. Held on the tongue in tiny pieces until it trickles towards your…read morethroat. Organic. Dark. Delicious chocolate for adults. The packaging is beautiful and reminds me of my Grandpa tobacco pouch - bound with the secret of the forbidden contents within. I love the Earl Grey Dark Chocolate, as well as the Lavender Milk Chocolate. The flavours are so refined and elegant, it's hard to stop at one pouch. In fact I don't think I ever have. If you're a bit so-so about chocolate this shop will elevate you. It's hard not to be as passionate as the owner Rebecca clearly is. They have another shop in Kirribilli too.

I like my cheese bitey, crumbly and made in Lancashire. Strange then that I should move to…read moreAustralia where the supermarkets claim that their cheese is 'Tasty'. Isn't that a given? Like 'Nice' biscuits? I disgress. The Cheese Shop in Mosman sells all the delicious English imports that you might hope for plus some of their snooty European counterparts - think Roquefort, Emmental, Gruyere, Blue - if you like mould then this is your place. Now, whilst it's possible that what they sell here you could buy in a decent Providore, there's something about this charming little shop with its cobbled together feel that is very appealing. You can walk out of here with your cheese, crackers, chutney and coffee and be a very happy customer. They do a Jamie Oliver sandwich for $5 which is cheese, pickled onions and crisps. So very wrong. So very right.

I saw the sign for this shop and thought - awesome, a cheese shop! I also thought of the image of…read morethe cheese shops you find in Europe - the Borough Market and Covent Garden ones in London come to mind first. They are filled to the brim with huge round lumps of fresh cheese of all kinds. Mmmm cheeeeeese. Unfortunately the Cheese and Coffee Bar in Mosman isn't quite the cheese delight I was hoping for. It has a pretty modest selection of cheeses but then it's not the sole focus of the shop is it? Being a coffee bar too takes some of the focus of the smelly yellow stuff... sort of. The café part is quite small. There's a wee library of books to choose from if you fancy a quiet read and a selection of sandwiches and cheese platters if you're a little rumbly in the tummy. Simple and sweet enough but don't expect a traditional cheese shop.

The Simon Johnson range of gourmet foods is peppered through Delis all over Sydney. Delightfully…read morethe Castlecrag store brings the entire range together for a exquisite shopping experience for a fanatic foodie. Oils, pastas, sauces, condiments, rice, line the shelves. The goods are either 'Simon Johnson' branded or sourced from around the world which convinces me you are getting the best of the best. I love the Simon Johnson curry sauces, particularly the green curry with eggplant and mushrooms ($5.95, serves 2). The in-store fromagerie is great but best negotiated with a member of staff who know their international cheese.

I would refer to this as a local "hole in the wall" with the upmost admiration. This is not a sad…read moretourist spot with bland fare. Awesome fresh seafood cooked to order and service with the biggest smile from everyone. We were walking around the north side of the Harbour Bridge and saw a group of older school boys line-up for lunch. Always an indicator of quality eats. We were not disappointed with the salt and pepper squid and scallops.

This place has been a staple since my childhood. It's a local seafood market that no only serves…read morefresh seafood, but also has some of the best fish and chips that I've had. An order of fish and chips will be wrapped in butcher paper and newspaper. Be sure to open the paper at the end by tearing open a hole to let the steam come out. Then add some vinegar for extra flavor. Take a stroll down Broughton street and eat it at Bradley Park under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and overlooking the bay.

OH. MY. GAWD!!!!!! I'm so excited for ROYCE' to be open…read morehere! I don't understand the apostrophe at the end of the name though. Weird. Best Japanese chocolates! The chocolate potato chips! They're more than happy for you to taste the chocolates before you buy them!

Seriously as good as it gets…read more The instant you walk into that shop you feel the treatment like a king, that's the Japanese way if you ask me. The staff are so attentive and has the best manners you can imagine. They keep asking you what else you want to try before you buy unlike other stores where they wish you'd stop trying their samples. Chocolate quality is arguably one of the best and the presentation is down to the finest details. Not only do you get a frozen gel pack with the chocolate to keep it fresh and cool, once you open the pack you get a small plastic knife to serve. Amazing | Devine | Unique

There are 2 types of people in this world: those that like chili biltong, and those that have never…read moreherd (zing!) of chili biltong. (Fine, there is a third group, but the less said about them the better, for they are little more than chud-cuddling Morlocks). Used to have to go all the way to Lane Cove, to the specialty Seth Effrican butcher there, to get my hit of biltong and drywoers. Like beef jerky? So do I. But that's for the amateurs. The NCAA players. Biltong is a step up to the Big Leagues, son. You got what it takes to cut the mustard in the Majors? Give the chili biltong a crack. You gotta buy a big 'ol dry-cured chunk of it, and they slice it up for you and hand it over the counter in a brown paper bag, which almost immediately becomes clouded with beautiful oil from the sliced meat. Oh man. This is snack porn. Get on board the B-Train.