Forget flowers and chocolates. Go for brunch with alpacas,a food tour at a local market,or a box of sweet treats by some of the city’s best bakers.
Affordable sandwiches,sunset-coloured walls and sweet bakes are the order of the day at Suntop Plaza in Brunswick East.
Hit up Domo 39 in St Peters for konbini classics such as onigiri,bento boxes,stir-fried noodles,sweet-and-sour chicken and soft-serve rice cream.
Nothing looks ‘gluten-free’ at Wholegreen Bakery’s Alexandria bakery and cafe,the third Sydney outlet for founder Cherie Lyden.
Basq is an unexpected but pleasing all-day restaurant with really good − and dare I say “yum” − food.
The beans at ONA Coffee will put your nous to the test but there’s plenty to like for non-coffee-geeks too,including their sell-out potato rostis.
Schmick Earlwood riverside shop Ol’ Mates slings big classic sandwiches filled with deli meats,chicken schnitzel,poached chicken,and sausage and egg.
Saint George’s beachy cocktails,proteins with pizazz and cared-for fish dishes may finally help revive Fitzroy Street’s fortunes.
The owners of Kurumac and Cool Mac have opened a spin-off in Chippendale,serving onigiri sets,soybean panna cotta and fish toast.
Locals are lining up to see the doughroom at this theatrical bakery in Sydney’s south.