Sydney's best breakfasts

Breakfast is the perfect meal for catching up with friends without breaking the bank. Time Out toasts Sydney's top ten

First published on 7 Oct 2009. Updated on 29 Mar 2012.

 

Kitchen by Mike


85 Dunning Ave, Rosebery

Here's how it works at Kitchen by Mike: you take your enamel plate and point to the things you want to put in your mouth. The chefs behind the counter pile your plate and you just pay for each item individually once you're ready. It's kind of like a big party buffet, only made by an ex-head chef of Rockpool.

 

Cornersmith


314 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville

Cornersmith's ploughman’s changes almost daily – it depends on what is in season. It could involve a chorizo scotch egg, sardines, black lentils and beetroot, zucchini and fetta salad, figs, free-range ham, aged cheddar married with a spicy house made tomato chutney, crusty rye bread and maybe even pear slices for a palate cleanser.

 


Reuben Hills


61 Albion St, Surry Hills

Take a seat at the blue-tiled communal table out the back and check out the hot floor staff as they serve up some of the area’s best coffee.
Try a baleada while you’re here. The Honduras dish is a tortilla filled-then-folded with black beans for the veggos or pulled pork for the carnies. It’s a hefty number, and will most likely keep you going all day.


Double Roasters


199 Victoria Rd, Marrickville

Taking up residence in an old warehouse that faces onto Victoria Road, Double Roasters aims to pack as much of the good stuff onto a slice of bread as is humanly possible. The croque monsieur is a monster of a toasted sambo on inch-thick pieces of bread with cheese sauce and ham in the centre and a golden cheese crust. 


Joe Black


27 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills

Tucked up on the business end of Commonwealth Street, it’s not about what’s on the menu, but how they do it at this inner-city hideaway. The usual suspects are all there - BLAT, bacon and egg sambo, granola - as well as the thoughtful additions of a roast veggie sandwich for meat-free types, and a savoury, vegan-friendly option of mushrooms and hummus on rye bread. 

Four Ate Five


485 Crown St, Surry Hills

This unassuming place is doing exceptional food, great juices, Single Origin coffee, and top of the line sangas. Order the pulled pork sandwich with striations of sweet, sweet meat that meld seamlessly with cooling fresh cucumber and apple spiced up with tomato chutney and slathered with aioli on dark sourdough.

 

Flour and Stone


53 Riley St, Woolloomooloo

Who doesn't like brekkie dessert? Nadine Ingram, the master baker behind designer cookie business Cookie Couture, has opened up a new bakery right in the heart of Woolloomooloo. Think lemon drizzle cake, chocolate tarts, cinnamon buns, and a hazelnut torte that will leave you weak at the knees.


Revolver


291 Annandale St, Annandale

This Annandale cafe does a big breakfast that is a thing of wonder: a veritable feast of house-made baked beans, mushrooms, bacon and pork sausage topped with two baked eggs, served in a cast iron pan. Starring alongside the breakfast is ‘flavoured oil' - Revolver's riff on chimmi churri – that should be applied liberally to anything within reach.

 


bills


433 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst

Bills is one of those rare Sydney cafés that offer the whole package – we're talking service, food and interiors. Sit at the massive communal tablea nd order the classics such as the ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana or the creamy scrambled eggs and the oft-emulated sweet corn fritters. It's a classic for a reason.


Fratelli Paradiso


12-16 Challis Ave, Potts Point

The menus on the chalkboard are all in Italian, but not to worry – there’s a swathe of hot waiters to translate for you. Either drop by in the morning for the baked ricotta with stewed fruit or a fresh pastry; or if you aren't averse to a little pasta for breakfast order the amazing lasagne.

 

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