Little Queen Cafe

As The Castle's Darryl Kerrigan would say, 'How's the serenity?' Chippendale heads skywards with the Central Park redevelopment amid the roar of Regent and Abercrombie streets, making Little Queen Cafe a bunker of Zen-like calm. It's not particularly queenly apart from the Union Jack seat covers, but still draws clued-up workers and local creatives for Allpress coffee ($3.20) that's smooth and strong. There's big takeaway trade, but soothing music, design magazines and helpful staff make lingering a better alternative. More incentive comes from white chocolate and blueberry muffins, or the prosciutto, watermelon, mint and lentil salad.