Benji Salim is hoping to bring Indonesian coffee into the limelight in Australia. At The Q on Harris, he roasts the green coffee beans he imported from Indonesia. The Q is also home to a cozy cafe serving an all-day menu. The Q Coffee Benji imports single-origin green beans from various parts of Indonesia, working…
Category: Cafes
Bowery Lane Weekend Brunch, Sydney CBD
Finding a good brunch spot in the Sydney CBD on the weekend can be a bit of a struggle with cafes generally closing up shop. Bowery Lane has come to the rescue with all-day breakfast now available from 8am on Saturdays and Sundays. Continuing on a food philosophy that champions local and seasonal ingredients, the…
The Rabbit Hole, Redfern
Good tea, quality food, beautiful interiors, attentive service. The Rabbit Hole in Redfern has got it all. Eric and I both order the breakfast toast adventure with black tea chutney, spinach, bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise. I dig the flavors, especially of the hollandaise. The only downside is that the chutney has made the bread all…
Brainwave Cafe, Ultimo
Brainwave crosses Thai cuisine with cafe food, delivering on many fronts: fantastic value, friendly staff, and did I mention soft serves? The staff explain the specials the moment we walk through the door. Scrawled on a chalkboard, we know right away we’ll be ordering them. I’m sold on the hot chips with pulled pork (for…
KIN by us
Helmed by Uel & Shannelle of My Kitchen Rules fame, KIN by us brings Asian favorites to a cafe level. We shared seven dishes between the six of us, but honestly we could have eaten more. The servings are on the smaller side. My favorite out of the lot was the black sticky rice pudding. It’s aesthetically appealing,…
The Milk Bar by Cafe Ish, Redfern
Having The Milk Bar by Cafe Ish as my local is a god-send. What owner Josh does so well is ridiculous hangover food. From miso caramel shakes and housemade donuts to insane burgers, he just knows how to feed carb-loving, sometime-hungover people like me. I went to check out the new menu because I saw…
Devon on Danks, Waterloo
When I saw photos of the #ddspecial at newly opened Devon on Danks making the rounds on Instagram, I knew I had to get there ASAP. Soft serve with hot chips? Um yes. I wasn’t disappointed. The salted caramel soft serve is excellent, the hot chips are super crunchy and I like that the black salt adds…
Sarah vs Carbs 