The team behind Newtown’s Soulmate is bringing chip butties, salad sammies and old-school canteen vibes to Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre.

A brunch and lunch joint keeping Petersham’s Portuguese culture strong. Expect Portuguese tart-inspired hotcakes, plus savoury dishes like chouriço-laced scrambled eggs on toast smeared with sobrassada butter, and sardines piled on a family-recipe Portuguese cornbread.

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Creative, sweet breakfasts and baked eggs in what was once Grumpy Barista.

Named after a Pavement album, Brighton the Corner has more to offer than just a pun-tastic name.

House-baked bread and excellent coffee in Petersham.

The Counter boasts custom, house-blend coffee roasted by Marrickville’s Coffee Alchemy combined with fresh, simple dishes.

A Malaysian flame-grilled-chicken shop serving curry and laksa.

Enter this former framing shop for beautifully plated risi e bisi and pansotti from an ex-Aqua Dining chef.

A grown up fish-and-chip shop with potato scallops, fish burgers, coconut ceviche, “stingray” schnitzel and Grifter on tap.

Sydney’s favourite Portuguese chicken shop. Unless you prefer Silva’s, of course.

Petersham’s other cult Portuguese chicken shop.

Gloria’s is the reason they call Petersham Little Portugal. Come for taberna-style charm and huge huge and hearty serves of provincial Portuguese food. Think red-bean, pork, beef and chorizo stew with rice, or fried pork with clams, capsicum and coriander on a bed of cubed potatoes. Don’t leave without trying the Portuguese tart.

Batch Brewing's pint-sized nanobrewery is devoted to small-scale beers that lean on the craftier side: wild sours, double-strength ales, and dessert-inspired dark beers. Find it in the carpark at the back of Petersham Public House.

Public House Petersham features a wood-fired pizza oven, a Czech pork platter and wine on tap.

Hand crafted chocolates made fresh daily.

Sweet Belem’s Portuguese tarts are the real deal. Once you bite into the flaky outer shell to the warm custard inside, you’ll understand why people travel to this gem in Petersham’s Little Portugal.