Café
21. Seven Seeds Carlton
Flagship cafe of Melbourne roaster Seven Seeds, in its former Carlton roastery near the university, serving specialty coffee and an all-day menu.
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22. Barefoot Barista
Community-minded Palm Beach cafe that began around 2009 as a local gathering spot, open daily from 5am for coffee, food and drinks, with a second beachside venue at Currumbin.
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23. bills Surry Hills
The Crown Street branch of bills, the Sydney café group founded by the late Bill Granger, known for its relaxed all-day menu and ricotta hotcakes.
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24. Giapo
Gore Street gelato maker and fully gluten-free bakery with Italian roots, churning gelato daily and making its own chocolate, cones, breads and focaccia on site.
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25. Il Lido Italian Canteen
An all-day Italian canteen opposite Cottesloe Beach in a former 1930s cabaret hall, serving coffee and pastries from 7am through to pasta and wine at night.
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26. Proud Mary
Collingwood cafe opened in 2009 by Nolan Hirte, serving its own roasted blends and single origins through a six-group espresso set-up, plus inventive brunch dishes.
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27. Shingle Inn City Hall
Brisbane's 1936 Tudor-style tea room, whose original fit-out was rebuilt inside City Hall in 2013, serving cakes, lemon meringue pie and butterscotch waffles.
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28. The Bathhouse
A café and restaurant in an Edwardian bathhouse built in 1911 on the lakeside at Queenstown Gardens, serving British-inspired food from breakfast to early evening.
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29. Black Star Pastry Newtown
The King Street, Newtown, shop of Black Star Pastry, the Sydney patisserie known for its Strawberry Watermelon Cake.
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30. Dizengoff
Long-popular Ponsonby Road café opening from 6.15am, known for carefully presented breakfast and lunch dishes made with quality ingredients and coffee to go.
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31. Fuel Bakehouse Currumbin
Local bakery in Currumbin Waters that bakes pastries, doughnuts, cruffins, pies and sausage rolls fresh on site several times a day, with coffee and a grill menu.
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32. Jocelyn’s Provisions James Street
A James Street bakery and cake shop trading since 1996, known for bar cakes, tarts, cheesecakes, pies, sausage rolls and house-made sourdough sandwiches.
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33. Odelay
A locally owned Frankton café with a sunny courtyard facing Coronet Peak and the Remarkables, known for seasonal brunch, a large cabinet and Allpress coffee.
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34. Patricia Coffee Brewers
Tiny standing-room-only espresso bar off Little Bourke Street, open weekdays only and offering a simple choice of black, white or filter coffee.
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35. Whistler’s Chocolate Co
Western Australia's oldest chocolate company, on the Swan Valley trail, pairing a chocolate showroom and free tastings with a family cafe and garden.
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36. Cafe Dbar
Breakfast and lunch cafe on Point Danger above Rainbow Bay in Coolangatta, with panoramic views and a paddock-to-plate menu built on local ingredients.
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37. Chu Bakery
A small Highgate bakery opposite Hyde Park, run by self-taught bakers Seren and Ryan Chu since 2015, known for French-style pastries, tarts and queues.
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38. Gelato Messina Darlinghurst
The Victoria Street shop of Gelato Messina, the Sydney gelato maker offering more than 40 flavours and regularly changing specials, open until late every night.
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39. Ima Cuisine
Yael Shochat's Middle Eastern and Mediterranean café-restaurant on Fort Street, serving mezze-style plates built on salads, vegetables and legumes for over 20 years.
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40. Industry Beans Fitzroy
Industry Beans' headquarters in a converted Fitzroy warehouse, combining its largest roastery with a brunch cafe, coffee bar, retail shop and training space.
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