November 20th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes | 4 Comments »
Here’s a sweet story about the new Kepos Street Kitchen in Redfern. Michael Rantissi and Kristy Frawley (both of Bathers’ Pavilion) were on Location Watch, looking for the dream spot to start a restaurant. On the way to Waterloo’s Aldi supermarket, they noticed the vacant Strangers With Candy site nearby and remarked that it would […]
November 8th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
Since it opened last month, Bayswater Diner in Kings Cross has drawn attention for its playful, calorie-count-discouraging style of American diner food. There’s a “make your own sundae” option for dessert, where toppings include a packet-rip of Reese’s Pieces, M&Ms or Oreos; and if you look under the listing for Battered Onion Rings With Honey […]
July 16th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes | 11 Comments »
You can expect “Burgers and Things” at The Milk Bar By Cafe Ish in Redfern, which opened on Thursday. The menu allows you to mastermind many variations on this classic order – you can “double up”, or even extension-build further and go for a three-level beef pattie/cheese/pickle/ketchup/grilled-onion combination (watch out for the lockjaw). You can […]
June 20th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes | 3 Comments »
You can easily pick a fight over Fleetwood Macchiato’s name. In the week that this Erskineville joint has been open, I’ve already heard people slam its jokey title while others have hailed its punchline brilliance. What’s clear cut, though, is that this is a really good cafe. It’s partly run by Jai Pyne – a familiar […]
May 27th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
Sometimes you have to recompose yourself after discovering something you like a lot. So, after calming the hell down, I can finally tell you about Youeni Foodstore in Surry Hills – it’s now my new favourite place to eat. It’s the spin-off of Youeni Provides, which is a few blocks and sneaky footsteps away. Like […]
April 25th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes | 8 Comments »
Choose lunch/breakfast – Trainspotting in Lewisham is a brilliant new cafe. I wrote about it this week for Good Living and, instead of me replaying all the same observations here, I’ll sneakily direct you to my review on the Herald site. Along with Flood Street Carousel in Leichhardt, Trainspotting definitely tops the list of places […]
April 6th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes | 9 Comments »
The Grounds in Alexandria is perfectly named. The title evokes the establishment’s supercharged interest in coffee, as well as its beautiful surrounds – an expansive site that is adorned with eye-catching blooms, aromatic herbs and hanging plants. There’s even a hiding place for some well-accommodated chickens. On walking in, you can tell that The Grounds […]
March 18th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
If you feel battle-tested by the idea of eggs and sides (again!) for weekend breakfast, then you’ll be happy to know Kuku Tanuki in Erskineville is now offering a Japanese spin on brunch. This sake bar has been doing cool things, neighbourhood-wise, since it opened around new year. Having just relaunched, it scores extra grades […]
February 10th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »
For me, Rosebery has always been a suburb defined by speed bumps and 40 kph limits. It’s where I learned to drive as a teenager and it was full of L-plated kids being overly sensitive with the accelerator pedal. Driving instructors loved Rosebery’s enforced slowness; even wildcard adolescents couldn’t help but keep their teacher’s car […]
December 28th, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes | 10 Comments »
The first day that Cornersmith opened, the cafe managed to smoke out everyone I know from their nearby homes. Most new places are slow to be discovered, but this joint was full-blaze packed from the start. Maybe it says something about the pent-up hunger for a good new place to get coffee and breakfast in […]