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Like a diamond in the rough, Waterloo stalwart Wild Cockatoo is set in the most unassuming of spots on Botany Road — and it's turning out some of the best sourdough in the city.
The bakery's organic bread is lovingly displayed in baskets set atop a massive, wrap-around display case. The sourdough is available in heaps of flavours that change daily, including saltbush, nigella seed, rosemary and potato, raisin and wholemeal. The bakery also bakes baguettes, rolls, flatbreads, flaky meat pies and decadently buttery croissants.
Wild Cockatoo is open six days per week until sold out — you can bet it'll sell outs.
We highly recommend getting the croissants when they are still warm, taking them back to the apartment and having them with raspberry jam!
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Wildcockatoo Bakery
30 Botany RdLike a diamond in the rough, Waterloo stalwart Wild Cockatoo is set in the most unassuming of spots on Botany Road — and it's turning out some of the best sourdough in the city.
The bakery's organic bread is lovingly displayed in baskets set atop a massive, wrap-around display case. The sourdough is available in heaps of flavours that change daily, including saltbush, nigella seed, rosemary and potato, raisin and wholemeal. The bakery also bakes baguettes, rolls, flatbreads, flaky meat pies and decadently buttery croissants.
Wild Cockatoo is open six days per week until sold out — you can bet it'll sell outs.
We highly recommend getting the croissants when they are still warm, taking them back to the apartment and having them with raspberry jam!
Cafe food is usually an underwhelming experience here in Sydney. It's a shame really, with our excellent and expanding coffee culture that more cafes don't pay as much attention to the food. There are however, a few places starting to change this and Kepos Street Kitchen is one of them.
Let's start with the coffee. Like everything here, there's attention to detail. The coffee is from standout cafe The Grounds in Alexandria and the beans are done justice at Kepos Street.
There's also an organic tea selection from The Rabbit Hole and some refreshing mocktails. Yes, mocktails are cool, in case you haven't heard. Places like Chiswick and Rockpool Bar & Grill are making their own flavoured sodas and Kepos Street Kitchen is mixing some delicious booze-free drinks like a crisp pomegranate virgin mojito ($9) served in a cute handled jam jar. Yes, lovely well executed drinks that don't contain caffeine or alcohol. How considerate.
The cafe's interior is simple and clean. It's mostly white- and honey-coloured wood; we love the creamy tones and big windows. It is right by a main road, but Kepos Street itself is a surprisingly leafy, quiet and charming little spot.
Owner Michael Rantissi's Israeli heritage is dotted through the menu with the likes of Tel Aviv falafel and homemade hummus. He appears quite regularly on the floor saying Shalom to friends old and new while the rest of the staff are similarly welcoming.
There's a good mix of salads, things wrapped in bread and more substantial dishes like gnocchi with braised veal shoulder and Persian eggplant ($26) which is beautifully balanced in flavour. The slowly braised meat and handmade gnocchi are soft and delicate. A traditional tabouleh salad ($12) is lifted by bursts of fresh pomegranate seeds and shreds of mint.
Having previously worked at Pier and Vue de Monde, it's great to see chefs of Rantissi's caliber step into more casual dining, serving thoughtful and simple food with quality ingredients. Kepos Street Kitchen proves that cafe fare deserves consideration and when done well, can be a very rewarding experience.
Oh and did we mention the freshly baked cinnamon, pecan, caramel buns? Yep, we're already big fans of Kepos Street Kitchen, and we hope it's a sign of good things to come in our cafe culture.
96 místní doporučují
Kepos Street Kitchen
96 Kepos StCafe food is usually an underwhelming experience here in Sydney. It's a shame really, with our excellent and expanding coffee culture that more cafes don't pay as much attention to the food. There are however, a few places starting to change this and Kepos Street Kitchen is one of them.
Let's start with the coffee. Like everything here, there's attention to detail. The coffee is from standout cafe The Grounds in Alexandria and the beans are done justice at Kepos Street.
There's also an organic tea selection from The Rabbit Hole and some refreshing mocktails. Yes, mocktails are cool, in case you haven't heard. Places like Chiswick and Rockpool Bar & Grill are making their own flavoured sodas and Kepos Street Kitchen is mixing some delicious booze-free drinks like a crisp pomegranate virgin mojito ($9) served in a cute handled jam jar. Yes, lovely well executed drinks that don't contain caffeine or alcohol. How considerate.
The cafe's interior is simple and clean. It's mostly white- and honey-coloured wood; we love the creamy tones and big windows. It is right by a main road, but Kepos Street itself is a surprisingly leafy, quiet and charming little spot.
Owner Michael Rantissi's Israeli heritage is dotted through the menu with the likes of Tel Aviv falafel and homemade hummus. He appears quite regularly on the floor saying Shalom to friends old and new while the rest of the staff are similarly welcoming.
There's a good mix of salads, things wrapped in bread and more substantial dishes like gnocchi with braised veal shoulder and Persian eggplant ($26) which is beautifully balanced in flavour. The slowly braised meat and handmade gnocchi are soft and delicate. A traditional tabouleh salad ($12) is lifted by bursts of fresh pomegranate seeds and shreds of mint.
Having previously worked at Pier and Vue de Monde, it's great to see chefs of Rantissi's caliber step into more casual dining, serving thoughtful and simple food with quality ingredients. Kepos Street Kitchen proves that cafe fare deserves consideration and when done well, can be a very rewarding experience.
Oh and did we mention the freshly baked cinnamon, pecan, caramel buns? Yep, we're already big fans of Kepos Street Kitchen, and we hope it's a sign of good things to come in our cafe culture.
Father and son brewers Mark and Mike Meletopoulo don’t have a core beer range at their Alexandria brewery, Bracket Brewing.
Meletopoulos brew a range of beers, some riffing on the familiar, such as a Munich keller (blonde lager) and IPA variations. Others are a little less familiar, including the delicious, approachable passionfruit sour; the chocolatey cherry-infused black forest porter; and the tart dry-hopped wild ale. Besides never making the same beer twice, the Meletopoulos have one other brewing criterion: “We don’t sell anything we wouldn’t want to drink. If we wouldn’t come back for a second, we put the whole thing down the drain.”
Hemmed in by brick buildings and a Harvey Norman carpark, Bracket Brewing is a charming sanctuary. There are potted plants everywhere, sourced from Mark’s front garden, and the criss-crosses of wood stabilising the roof beams in the long space are a pleasing design touch. Rows of shining tanks at the back are visible from the front bar and seating area.
Sit from afternoon to night, ordering Uber Eats from one of the many nearby eateries and sampling the range of beers, from the sessionable to the more challenging.
Bracket Brewing
21 McCauley StreetFather and son brewers Mark and Mike Meletopoulo don’t have a core beer range at their Alexandria brewery, Bracket Brewing.
Meletopoulos brew a range of beers, some riffing on the familiar, such as a Munich keller (blonde lager) and IPA variations. Others are a little less familiar, including the delicious, approachable passionfruit sour; the chocolatey cherry-infused black forest porter; and the tart dry-hopped wild ale. Besides never making the same beer twice, the Meletopoulos have one other brewing criterion: “We don’t sell anything we wouldn’t want to drink. If we wouldn’t come back for a second, we put the whole thing down the drain.”
Hemmed in by brick buildings and a Harvey Norman carpark, Bracket Brewing is a charming sanctuary. There are potted plants everywhere, sourced from Mark’s front garden, and the criss-crosses of wood stabilising the roof beams in the long space are a pleasing design touch. Rows of shining tanks at the back are visible from the front bar and seating area.
Sit from afternoon to night, ordering Uber Eats from one of the many nearby eateries and sampling the range of beers, from the sessionable to the more challenging.