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Oh nom nom
https://order.jeremyschicks.my/en_MY

https://goldenseed.beepit.com/ordering/?type=delivery

AUBURN

https://www.notquitenigella.com/2017/03/30/peranakan-place-auburn/

https://sweetandsourfork.com/new-star-kebab/

Yum cha @ granville
http://m-mellow.blogspot.com/2011/04/yum-cha-at-granville-rsl.html?m=1

Oh ho
Just Opened: The Iconic All'Antico Vinaio Lands in Sydney

Eat them
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Brothers Ben Atelier, Petersham
Treasured inner west coffee shop Brothers Ben opened on a little Petersham corner in 2018. Since then, it’s grown and shifted, changed owners, and as of July, gained an outpost on the corner opposite. Brothers Ben Atelier creates more space for what we know: cheffy brekkie plates, good coffee and an unshakeable community spirit.

Hit this new neighbourhood haunt for brekkie muffins and egg-topped potatoes, kimchi toasties and a serve of pancakes dolled up with miso caramel and caramelised bananas. There’s foam-topped matcha and cold brew too, plus ultra-rich slices of London Cake, the internet-famous choc-caramel layer cake by Edd Kimber, the first winner of The Great British Bake Off.

49 Palace Street, Petersham
@brothersbenatelier

Kiddo Coffee, Surry Hills
Hong Kong coffee culture meets Thai heritage at this new Sydney cafe – and it’s been popular straight out the gate. How has owner Pakasit “Zen” Wawongmoon cut through in our arguably overloaded cafe scene? With attention to detail, Thai riffs and coconut-filled pandan buns toasty from the oven.

Two years ago he closed the Bondi cafe of the same name that he co-owned – but he’s back with a truer expression of himself. Kiddo 2.0 is modelled on cha chaan tengs – the buzzy, casual coffee and tea houses found in Hong Kong – as well as the signature aesthetics of Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai.

Cups for your standard coffees carry the traditional Chinese longevity pattern, and there’s a long list of extravagant drinks to choose from. Fly Me to the Moon is Kiddo’s interpretation of a Mont Blanc, arriving on a silver tray, ready to be placed on the cherry-red plastic crates used as tables. Almost every single table has at least one of the puffy, sweet, crunchy-topped buns – either a polo bao (pineapple bun) or a green-hued pandan number.

84-86 Mary Street, Surry Hills
@kiddo.coffeesydney

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Ayce Coffee, Kogarah
This new coffee cart is a full-circle moment for its owner John Puah. For five years in the 2010s, he owned and ran Well-Co in Glebe – reportedly Sydney’s first internet cafe – before pivoting to a career in food photography. He co-founded Jasper Avenue with his wife Amanda Owen. That’s still on the go, but now Ayce Coffee is too: specifically, on the tray of a vibey little Piaggio Ape.

The skinny little Italian truck is parked up in the space next door to the couple’s studio, with the roller door coming up four days a week. The Ape was already kitted out as a coffee cart, so after a clean-up and an upgrade to the grinder, Ayce was ready to go.

The block in Kogarah is part-industrial, part-residential, with a big sports park that packs out on weekends. But this cafe is on wheels, so expect to see it at markets and events around town as well.

1A-26 Phillips Road, Kogarah
@ayce_coffee

Sample, Marrickville
This local roaster’s been at it since 2011 – no mean feat for an indie business. It was all started by Reuben Mardan, who’d done time at both Mecca and Single O. A few years later it grew from its Surry Hills beginnings to a second space in St Peters, and now there’s a third in Marrickville. The new shop’s teenier than St Peters, with just enough room for a counter fronted with a raw slab of wood, topped with ready-pour taps and all the coffee gear.

You’ll find beans to take home on a shelf, in a shop with not much more than the coffee bar, a Slow Down Studio rug hung on the wall and red stools scattered out the front. The site will soon be where the team does all its roasting too, but they’re keeping you caffeinated until then. Get a dialled-in espresso or your cup of choice, and check out the coffee industry’s latest tech. Or opt for an iced white-choc matcha, oat latte or hot filter from the taps.

37 Sydenham Road, Marrickville
@samplecoffee