Best Cafes in Chippendale

by Dan Cunningham and Holly Bodeker-Smith

Updated December 12th, 2018

Where there's a mass of overworked university students, there's usually a mass of cafes. That's true in Chippendale, which has transformed dramatically over the past decade. It's now home to some of the best sourdough in Sydney (Brickfields); innovative Thai-Australian breakfasts (KS Glider); and one of Sydney's original specialty coffee roasters (Toby's Estate). Here's where to find them all.

Brickfields
Cafe
If you spot a seeded ciabatta roll on a menu in Sydney, chances are it came from Brickfields. One of the city's OG artisan bakeries, this compact corner is where to go for killer sourdough, oozy mushroom melts and coffee by Mecca.
Something for Jess
Cafe
A community hub with an eclectic down-to-earth feel.
Concrete Jungle
Cafe
A bit of Bondi in the inner city.
Glider KS
Cafe
Sydney-Thai food, Single Origin Roasters coffee and local spirits served from a Chippendale terrace.
Toby's Estate Chippendale
Cafe
Expect consistently great coffee at the roaster's headquarters.
Cafe Giulia
Cafe
Filling Abercrombie Street's cafe void.