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Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025: Best All-rounder

The Sydney cafes that are good time, every time, for all occasions.

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Valentinas Sydney brings American diner vibes to Marrickville.  Vegan sloppy joe Pix supplied by venue. Credit photographer: Alana Dimou

Valentinas

The interiors.

Superfreak

The outdoor tables at Tita.

Tita

Beesting cakes and doughnuts.

Cherry Moon General Store

Angus in Marrickville.

Angus

The breakfast plate.

Noon

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Cheesecake cookie.

Happy Alley

A spread including house-made pita, burrata, white bean hummus, mortadella and basturma.

Misc

Happyfield’s Happiest Meal.

Happyfield

Cafe Cressida in Woollahra.
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Cafe Cressida

The exterior.

The Shop & Wine Bar

Haven Specialty Coffee in Waterloo.

Haven Specialty Coffee

The arayes pita with tomato salad and amba.

Kepos Street Kitchen

Ginseng congee.

Paramount Coffee Project

Breakfast burger and Soulmate bae roll.

Soulmate

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Salad sandwich.

Serva

Jack Gray in Grays Point.

Jack Gray

Tento specialises in ramen and ochazuke.

Tento

Japanese souffle pancake.

Edition Coffee Roasters

Cakes, like this strawberry shortcake, are Khanom Bakery founder Yeen Veerasenee’s specialty.

Want more? Explore the full Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries guide here