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Effie’s

From the roastie toastie to the kid’s funny-face bikkies, Effie’s is all sunshine and light.

Outside Effie’s cafe and restaurant.
1 / 6Outside Effie’s cafe and restaurant.Jessica Hromas
Tostada and sando.
2 / 6Tostada and sando.Jessica Hromas
Sunshine and light: Inside Effie’s cafe and wine bar.
3 / 6Sunshine and light: Inside Effie’s cafe and wine bar.Supplied
Outside the Sydney cafe.
4 / 6Outside the Sydney cafe.Jessica Hromas
The pumpkin steak.
5 / 6The pumpkin steak.Jessica Hromas
2021 Jilly White Wolf of Cumbria wine at Effie’s.
6 / 62021 Jilly White Wolf of Cumbria wine at Effie’s.Jessica Hromas

Effie's

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How pretty, how cool. From the roastie toastie (roast veg and pesto), to the kid’s funny-face bikkies and gorgeous poppies plonked in a vase, Effie’s is all sunshine and light under its pressed-metal ceiling. The Mecca coffee is sturdy and well made, whether taken through the coffee window, at a share table or in silent communion with your laptop. By night, the natural wine bottles mounted on the stark white walls act as a visible wine list.

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