Milk Beach

"Milk Beach may convince you that you're in a cool part of Australia, rather than down a cobbled street in Queen’s Park. Sips of blonde, frothy lattes usually lead to ordering plump, flaky croissants the same shade as the rattan light fixture bathing you in a fake golden hour glow. We could go on about how excellent the strands of soft ham hock or the banana bread with espresso cream is. But really you should just go and try it for yourself." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna

"By day, Queens Park’s best-kept secret is a roastery with one of NW’s most enticing brunch menus. By night, the candles come out and it turns into a supremely romantic spot, serving impeccably chosen small plates and wines — natural, organic and skin contact (nudge, wink) are specialities. Start with sourdough from St. John and Napoli salami, then move onto cavatelli with clams, sweetcorn, and miso." - Emma Hughes, James Hansen

"This Australian-inflected cafe-meets-wine-bar-meets-roastery hidden away down a Queens Park mews egg-cels itself at breakfast time. As well as scrambled, poached and fried orange-yolked Clarence Court eggs on buttered sourdough and a glorious Benedict, there’s a standout take on the nursery favourite of dippy eggs and soldiers: a jar of softly baked eggs, cream and sweet potato purée with fingers of toast for dunking." - Sam Orbaum

"A brand new Antipodean delight that fires on multiple cylinders. By day its award winning coffee comes alongside creative brunch dishes like coddled eggs in a jar with cream, sweet potato purée and chives that are destined to appear on a nearby Instagram feed. By night, the focus shifts to natural wines and sharing plates like perfectly whipped taramasalata, Spanish anchovies and Shaoxing poached bass. The wine list focusses on natural wines from small producers, that ingeniously matches each wine to particular dishes." - Leila Latif