Grumpy by day, grumpy by night, with a happy hour in between is the best way to describe The Grumpy Baker & Bar. That means brekkie classics from 7am: avo and feta on toast, eggs-your-way, hotcakes and shakshuka, supported by the longstanding bakery business ’s pastries, muffins and burek. At night, the vibe’s purely Middle Eastern.

Set in the old Macleay Street Bistro space, the Grumpy team’s Potts Point location focuses on a share-style dinner menu that caters to everyone.

Challah is baked fresh and served with harissa butter. Veggies take a front seat: eggplant tops tahini, and honeyed carrots top ricotta; while a whole cauliflower is roasted in ras el hanout. Zesty chicken skewers join Romanian beef kebabs and barramundi chraime sauced-up in the deep-red spicy stew of capsicum, tomato and carrot.