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Lenny Ann Low

Lenny Ann Low

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‘You’re meant to slow down here’: The day-to-night cafe bringing country vibes to Newtown

Former Rolling Penny chef Robin Butler swapped King Street for the Central Tablelands over a year ago. Now he’s back with a new cafe by day, restaurant by night.

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Sour cherry pie.

Savour the ‘unbeatable tongue-twang’ of fresh fruit pies at this nostalgic bakery cafe

It’s all about fruit, not sugariness, at Miller Street’s Blessed Fruit Pies, which bakes its juicy, glistening sour cherry, blackberry, blueberry and mixed berry pies each morning.

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John Jeong’s background includes eight years working in French fine-dining restaurants.

‘Heart-thumpingly good food’: This corner spot puts creativity back into cafe fare

Forget the big breakfast or bacon and egg roll. Cafe Baby Finger ditches cookie-cutter menu items in favour of eggplant curry and chicken pot pie.

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Jenna Choo named her cake shop after the 1989 Ghibli Studio film Kiki’s Delivery Service.

This hidden cake shop delivers cosy Ghibli vibes (and it’s open after 3pm)

Layered fruit cream cake, milky chocolate cake and four-tiered honey cake are among the Korean- and Japanese-inspired creations at Kiki Dessert.

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Cafe Lewi.

‘A place to take your time’: This sweet spot brings fine-dining cred to inner west strip

This 19-seat cafe is finally open, bringing classic French pastries, yolky breakfast buns and roast chicken sandwiches to this quiet strip in the inner west.

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From left to right: Cousins Alessandro Ranieri, Alessandro Riillo and Luigi Ranieri.

Prepare to wait, but the 11 panini staples are worth it at this tiny sandwich shop

The Italian-born cousins behind Luigi Panini build sandwiches from eight kinds of salumi, ultra-creamy stracciatella and house-made pesto.

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Cheese and butternut pumpkin toastie.

What’s better than a cheesy butternut toastie? Dipping it in hot honey at this new cafe

Inner west favourite Algorithm brings its creative cafe menu and specialty coffee to Potts Point.

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Melosi Deli owner Roland Melosi (left) with manager Zoran Glavonjic.

This industrial precinct Italian deli is home to a ‘magical’ sandwich

Melosi Deli stocks a head-spinning range of pasta, pickles, cheese and olive oil, but the real stars of the show are the smallgoods and panini.

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Martha’s co-owner Paris Nassif’s family is also behind Bar Biscotti in North Strathfield.

‘Chock-a-block’: This tiny suburb’s new cafe filled with locals minutes after opening

“They just came out of the woodwork,” says Martha’s co-owner Paris Nassif.

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Owners William Kay (left) and Georgio Panousos.

These childhood mates grew up in their dads’ pizzerias. Now they’ve opened their own

No apps, no online ordering, no web bookings. Doing things the old-school way is already paying off for Frankly Nick’s.

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