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Owner Alex Elliot-Howery will be closing her beloved cafe Cornersmith in Annandale.

‘Hospitality is a bit broken’: Beloved Sydney cafe Cornersmith is closing

Cost pressures and lower spending by customers are forcing the much-loved Annandale community and sustainability-focused cafe to close its doors permanently this month.

  • Dani Valent
Cookie Boonhoi and Maima Thanawarankul drink a Cold Brew and Espresso Yuzu Fizz at Ickle Coffee in Kingsgrove.

Why is iced coffee even more expensive than the hot stuff? And Gen Z are obsessed

Despite the average price of iced coffee now above $8 per cup, iced coffee is more popular than ever. Sydney cafe owners reveal the reasons behind the hikes.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Maia is the new Lewisham cafe from the owner of Ashfield Apothecary.

Melbourne-style micro-cafe Maia is the quality coffee spot Lewisham locals have been waiting for

A hidden suburban gem serving banh mi-inspired smoked chicken sangas and house-roasted speciality coffee.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The husband and wife team behind Boston Doughnuts, Ahmed Taha and Marwa Yassine.

Worth a 12-hour drive: Venture west to discover Sydney’s best doughnuts

The suburban doughnut shops creating a craze for the sugar-glazed. PLUS: We round-up Sydney’s top 10 dough-based treats.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Genovese Coffee House in Alexandria.

Coffee, tea, onigiri? The Sydney cafe isn’t what it used to be (plus 20 that are acing it right now)

Just about anything can identify as a cafe these days, from a bakery with two stools to an art gallery or a showcase for heritage and invention.

  • Jill Dupleix
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Hong Kong Street Food’s owner Cecilia Yun provides a portal to the streets of Hong Kong for her Sydney customers.

10 of Sydney’s best kid-friendly dining spots for the school holidays (and beyond)

Cancel the babysitter – these family-friendly restaurants let the kids join in on the dining fun.

  • Megan Johnston
The 'miso soup' combination of tofu vanilla, miso and nori.

Miso soup in three scoops? Kori serves inventive Japanese ice-cream in Hawthorn

With 24 startling flavours, it's no wonder Kori's queues along Glenferrie Road are almost as famous as its ice-cream.

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: Rendang shakshuka with roti.
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Beef rendang meets baked eggs at Dale La Pau

The idea of somehow combining shakshuka and rendang was so alluring, even world-shaking, that Dani Valent had to get herself to Camberwell for a taste.

  • Dani Valent
Norma's Deli evokes all the good times you've ever had in the southern Mediterranean.
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Greece is the word at Norma's Deli in Manly

Norma's Deli evokes all the good times you've ever had in the southern Mediterranean.

  • Terry Durack
Hearthe slots into the former Mrs Underwood site beside Stanmore Station and library.

New flavours are the icing on the cake at Hearthe in Stanmore

Native ingredients are at the heart of Christopher Thé's stunning dishes.

  • Lenny Ann Low