Every venue in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafe & Bakery guide

Every venue in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafe & Bakery guide

From specialty coffee shops to cult sandwich spots, here are the best places to start your day in Sydney.

We’ve divided our guide, presented by T2, into 11 categories including food, all-rounders, bakeries, sandwich shops, sweets and treats, tea, market stalls, icons, coffee, family-friendly and matcha and speciality drinks, so you can find exactly what you’re looking for.

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Three-cheese toastie with warrigal greens and kimchi from BTB in Kirribilli. Dominic Lorrimer

Food

Angus is a cafe-bakery in Marrickville.
Angus is a cafe-bakery in Marrickville. Dion Georgopoulos

All-rounders

Strawberry danish at Flour in Caringbah South.
Strawberry danish at Flour in Caringbah South. Elisa Romeo Photography

Bakeries

Steamed egg custard sando at Punpun in Darlinghurst.
Steamed egg custard sando at Punpun in Darlinghurst. Dion Georgopoulos

Sandwich shops

Four types of ma’amoul from Smeed in Belmore.
Four types of ma’amoul from Smeed in Belmore. Steven Siewert

Sweets and treats

Tea pouring and ceremony at Altitude Tea in Waterloo.
Tea pouring and ceremony at Altitude Tea in Waterloo.

Tea

The Yagoona chicken and cheese burger at Roman’s Deli in Georges Hall.
The Yagoona chicken and cheese burger at Roman’s Deli in Georges Hall.

Market stalls and pop-ups

Silken scrambled eggs from bills.
Silken scrambled eggs from bills.Mikkel Vang

Iconic cafes and bakeries

Diggy Doos cafe owner Paul Lee making coffee.
Diggy Doos cafe owner Paul Lee making coffee.Dion Georgopoulos

Coffee

Pico in Curly’s coconut cake.
Pico in Curly’s coconut cake.

Family-friendly cafes

Fruit toasts at Chubby Cubby in Haymarket.
Fruit toasts at Chubby Cubby in Haymarket.

Matcha and specialty drinks

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