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The best breakfast and brunch in Sydney
Start with bills in Crown Street, Surry Hills for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter, The Grounds of Alexandria in Alexandria for egg breakfast and pastries and Paramount Coffee Project in Surry Hills for breakfast plate and specialty coffee. Here are all 11, with what to get at each.
- billsCrown Street, Surry Hills
Get: Ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter
Bill Granger's café, the ricotta hotcakes that started Sydney brunch.
- Bills BondiBondi · brunch cafe
Oprah went to Bills for the ricotta pancakes on Hugh Jackman's tip, and came back.
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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in Sydney?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with bills (Crown Street, Surry Hills), The Grounds of Alexandria (Alexandria) and Paramount Coffee Project (Surry Hills). All 11 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At bills, get ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter. At The Grounds of Alexandria, get egg breakfast and pastries. At Paramount Coffee Project, get breakfast plate and specialty coffee. At AP House, get pastries and coffee.
Which neighborhood is best for breakfast and brunch in Sydney?
Most of these are in Surry Hills and Darlinghurst. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Sydney: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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