This Italian restaurant is Asian owned and it is truly a gem! Their dishes are just delicious!…read more We usually order the honey and cheese bread to start with and that in itself is *drools* and the prawns is another of my favorites, cooked to perfection. The lamb chops comes with mash potato, spinach and this incredible sauce. The seafood dish can feed two and equally yummy! Definitely, give this establishment a visit soon! The owners are very friendly and accommodating. Overall, friendly, welcoming and delicious!

My fav little Italian place. It's always been quite busy whenever I go there. What I like about the…read moreplace is the quality good food and quick service. It's also BYO so you can shop next door at the Italian cellar shop for fine Italian wine to go with your food. I have been going to this place for years and it has not let me down before. Some ppl comment that the chef looks Chinese, and therefore the food must not be authentic. I'd say give it a go and try the food before voicing your opinion. If you cook Italian food as deliciously, you'll get loyal customers regardless of your skin colour (not that it should be a deciding factor anyway). I highly recommend the pollo jolly and honey chilli cheese bread.

We returned to The Galley at Sydney Boathouse, a beautiful spot, right on Sydney Harbour marina…read moresituated between Rozelle and Glebe, and under the ANZAC Bridge. The nearby car park gives 1 hour free parking so it's easy to pop by for brunch or lunch. It's a lovely view of the city scape and boats in the harbour and you can enjoy your breakfast up on the deck of the converted waiting hall / shipping container, or on a lounge by the water. This time we opted for the couches and made friends with a nearby diners French bulldog. It's certainly a dog friendly spot. You can also sit inside if the weather isn't suitable with beautiful styling, nautically themed with blue striped cushions, decorative ropes and anchors. We loved this place last time, so we were keen to try their new menu. The menu has a more varied amount of choices at brunch. There's sweets, salads and some regular and ever popular choices. The mozzarella with avo, perfectly place on sourdough with greens and pomegranates, heirloom tomatoes and and a soft poached egg was beautiful. The roast pumpkin salad with grains, Persian feta, heirloom salad, avocado, confit onion, Pepita dukkah and herbs is the kind of dish I'd enjoy every day. Super healthy and refreshing and the pumpkin was perfectly cooked. For a sweet finish, we really liked the poached pear on brioche, toast with salted caramel, passionfruit cream, candied pistachio and lemon zest. We imagine this will be a very popular menu item.

From the owner: Introducing the very first waterfront cafe in Sydney's Inner West!read more

This is one of those neighbourhood gems -leichhardt is in need of a cafe that serves good…read morebreakfasts and brunches and this is it. Good coffee, friendly staff. I recommend that you give this place a go! Don't let the decor put you off - it really is a good place for coffee and breakfast or lunch!

Awesome cafe, nice music and atmosphere! I had a big breakfast and it was decent size and tasty,…read morethe sourdough is so matched with pepe saya butter! Will definitely come back again! :)

Stumbled on this lovely little spot and glad we did. Clearly…read morebusy with locals, prams about and lots of mums and kids, but wow what a great looking menu. I could not resist the sausage roll, and it was spectacular! She had the quiche, which was also excellent. The accompanying salad was amazing, I think it had candied dried tomatoes or something in it - awesome!! Coffee, also most excellent. A winner!!

Lovely little cafe / restaurant in My old stamping grounds of Petersham, just round the corner from…read morewhere I grew up Had a macchiato, served within a couple of minutes, hot, good flavour and aroma, not burnt for a change . Ordered duck pancakes. Very generous serve of duck. Pancakes were good. Probably could have benefitted with some eschalotts and a little more sauce. Duck was tender, but needed a bit of a floor boost. Ordered a lemon curd tart ( oh my gosh!, that was beautiful) accompanied by a Four Winds Rose, as recommended by the staff. What a lovely lunch

One of the prettiest bars I've ever seen. Very "Newtown-esque" hahaha. Friendly, great staff too…read more Their jalapeño margarita was a bit too chilli for me but the bartender was wonderful and offered to make me a new one just because of that (I didn't take it of course!). However, I'd recommend the Lime Bramble cocktail for anyone looking for something nice and fresh.

I arrived 90 minutes early for a show at The Enmore and needed somewhere to pass the time. Secret…read moreGarden was the first place I passed that happened to have a liquor licence, so I went on in. This place boasts 3 rotating taps and a Newtown-worthy selection of about a dozen or so bottles. I grabbed a Sierra Nevada and settled in to wait for my date. The smell of pulled pork filled the room and I couldn't resist ordering a couple of sliders (pork or beef $5/each, $12/3). Both were pretty tasty. I'd happily return to Secret Garden next time I'm early for a gig at the Enmore.

WellCo Cafe - my final and last brekkie in Sydney. I chose this place because it was down the…read morestreet from where I'm staying and my friend wanted to meet somewhere close to me before I took off for the airport. Disclaimer: There are two locations of WellCo. One in Glebe and one in Leichhardt. Me and my friend didn't realize that until she was on two stopped buses later and I was waiting for her for 45 minutes confused. The food here was pretty good! We both had the avo toast with quinoa - I replaced the cheese with mushies and added salmon. I think we both could've done without the quinoa. If it was a brekkie bowl I would be totally down, but dry and topped upon my already-flavor-lacking avo wasn't the best option. I definitely could've used a lil garlic salt and some crushed pepper or chili flakes. All in all, I was able to see my bestfriend before I left and had a good sized avo toast with a juice for a decent price. At this point, I'm used to paying over $20 for toast here haha. I love it though so I can't complain. *The fresh squeezed juices here are delicious! We tried the OJ and watermelon and both were superb. Thanks Sydney, can't wait to be back and continue my food ventures one avo toast at a time.

WellCo is Leichhardts first attempt at breaking into the lucrative hipster market. On the surface…read moreit appears to work quite well, the minimalist decor and communal tables draw my inner indie towards the door and with one glance around the drinks served in jars and meals served on chopping boards made me want to stay. The problem with wellco is, once you get beyond aesthetics there isn't much more. With minimal gluten free, vegetarian and virtually no vegan options (with the exception of a leafy green salad) there isn't much that will appeal to the taste buds of the discerning customer. In their favor, they do make a delicious (bon)soy chai frappe and provide tabasco hot sauce on request.

The coffee here is unreal. A solid smooth blend. The service is super friendly. The desserts are…read morebrilliant too. Definitely recommend these guys.

mouth watering deserts and that hard to find and friendly services that are a chip off the old…read moreblock,

This cafe is alfresco (but with roof covering) and certainly very busy on a weekend. Brother/Sister…read moreto Rozelle Espresso, they offer the same menu of their marvellous Rueben Sandwich, French toast, burgers and more. On this particular occasion we tried the pancakes - 3 stacked and topped with maple syrup and fruit, it was an extremely generous serve! We also got the eggs benedict, atop a slice or sourdough and presented with edible flowers. You can have this with ham, bacon or salmon. At this venue, order from the counter and you can also select some cakes from the counter. Coffee was good, we had a long black and a chai. Lovely place to have your brunch and enjoy th sunshine.

I'm currently on vacation in Australia and staying with a friend in Leichhardt. I ordered the…read moreavocado toast and fresh squeeze orange juice which were both superb. Sydney is known for their avo toast so of course I had to order some - throw some salmon on top and it was a great meal. The ambiance at Sydney's cafes is everything. Outside, cute and very very fresh. I'm a fan. On to the next avocado toast!

YUUUUM! Enormous portions, great coffee, friendly staff. I had chorizo and eggs and it was great…read more Eggs were poached perfectly, chorizo was grilled and hot and delicious. Also tasted a few other things - all were fantastic. Only downside is that it's not cheap. $19 for a big brekky, $20 for eggs benny, $18 for my brekky. We're only talking about a couple of dollars, and considering Petersham's lack of choice that's not surprising, but still not cheap. Now there's two great options for brekky in Petersham - these guys and The Counter. We'll be back, to both.

One of the best cafes I've been to in the Inner West. The mismatched decor has a charm about it…read morethat makes you feel like you're in for a real treat. Book shelves loaded with old books cover the walls and empty picture frames hang above the bar. My partner and I enter out of the icy winter winds into this warm haven. The staff welcomed us made us feel very at home. Started with drinks - Chai Tea ($5.50) for me and a glass of Sangria ($8) for my partner. The tea was served in a small bowl on an old worm saucer, it was so adorable that my heart almost exploded. The sangria was, according to my other half, strong - but the good type of strong. We got Spicy Italian Meat Balls with bread ($16) for my love, and a C.B.L.T Baguette ($19) for myself. The meals are hearty and you will not be leaving hungry, that is for sure. Even when they were cooking the food the smell was bliss. My C.B.L.T had a silky aioli on top of seasoned grilled chicken, chunks of warm brie, bacon, tomatoes, and lettuce. It was a good size. It did get a little messy, but every mouth full was pure bliss. The meatballs were the perfect winter meal. The rich basil and tomato sauce went well with the crispy toasted bread and butter. The staff are super nice. The cafe is right next to the park and felt very relaxing. This place was truly filled with little treasures.