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Jaffles are filled with kimchi and bolognese.

Intra

The home of the jaffle in Canberra.

  • David Matthews

‘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.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The dining room.

Recess

Find Canberra’s fluffiest pancake at this vinyl cafe in Griffith.

  • David Matthews
B-Side is a cafe and wine bar in Braddon.

B-Side

A cafe and daytime eatery that delivers hit after hit.

  • David Matthews
Chicken salt and thyme doughnut.

Chicken salt doughnuts? These plush, herby snacks are so much better than they sound

Find hand-rolled rings fried to order and bulging jam-and-cream-filled doughnuts at this new hot spot in Potts Point.

  • Erina Starkey
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The covered courtyard is reminiscent of a 1950s Californian drive-in or a 1980s McDonald's.
14/20

Where does a food critic take his baby for her first big day out? This retro diner, of course

While this new venture shares DNA with its Haberfield sibling, it has a new menu starring Philly cheesesteak, house-made Cheez Whiz and tallow-fried hash browns.

  • Callan Boys
Hotcakes.

Keith

Find “coffee, booze and really, really good things” at this Murwillumbah cafe.

  • David Matthews
Woods Cafe in Bangalow.

Woods

Your first port of call in Bangalow for batch brew and polenta cake.

  • David Matthews
Heebi focuses on coffee and matcha specialty drinks, plus shiopan and other baked goods.

Heebi

Stay-a-while spot for specialty coffee drinks and shiopan.

  • Emily Holgate
Cheese arepa.

This confusing cafe is having an identity crisis, but its cheesy snack will pull you in

A Colombian eatery disguised as a workaday neighbourhood cafe, Truffles is a huge surprise hiding in plain sight.

  • Dani Valent