Gelateria Gondola

I think this shop opened before Christmas last year but I only discovered it recently.

Gelateria Gondola

It is a gelati shop running by Italian men. They have flavours I've never seen else where. So far, I tried red bean and apple crumple&ginger flavour. There are many other fancy flavours I haven't yet to try. I heard their coffee is nice too.

Most of names are written in Italian but a friendly staff is very happy to explain about the flavour and you can try it before purchasing it.

I haven't taken photos of the shop yet but it's a small shop in Chatswood. If you know the busy intersection of Victoria Avenue and Archer street, it's pretty close to there.

The address is:

2/77 Archer Street Chatswood

Their website is http://gelateriagondola.com.au/

It's highly recommended!! 

Chattie's Komachi

This is a Japanese owned cafe/restaurant in Chatswood, Sydney.

They've been around for a year but I didn't discover them until recently.

So far, I've been there for dinner, lunch and take away lunch.

They use rice called "Kita Akita Komachi" from Akita, Japan. I always knew delicious Akita Komachi brand rice but I never heard of Kita (means North) Akita Komachi rice. It was SO tasty!
I dislike so called Asian or short grain rice from supermarkets so I usually Japanese rice from Japanese groceries. Yes I know it's a lot more expensive but for me, it's worth it.

You can buy Kita Akita Komachi rice from this cafe. There are small and big sacks available.

I loved their hamburg stake. It was so tasty. My husband loved his Katsu curry. Usually katsu we find in other shops are dry and tough. But this one was soft but still crunchy. It was so juicy too.

We also tried dessert which was made by rice flours. There were daily free cheese cakes available too.

When we went back there for lunch, unfortunately it was really busy and there were only 3 staff. We ended up waiting for a long time. We did receive apology from the owner. I'm not sure if one of their staff was absent or they were not used to with full capacity.

Their food is seriously great but in terms of service, they might want to improve a bit? All the staff were very friendly but I noticed there were few things they could do to minimise the waiting time.

Until they improve that part, perhaps, we should avoid busy lunch time. But we'll definitely go back there again.

Cafe Cre A Sion

I finally made my way to Cafe Cre A Sion today.

This is a small cafe nestled in Sydney CBD. They serve cafe food plus very large variety of macaroons!

The business is Japanese owned so you can find unusual flavoured macaroon like Yuzu (citrus fruit) & Hoji cha (tea).  I was there with a bunch of friends so we tried several flavours. I think I like Yuzu the most!

They also make nice coffees and Japanese tea. I bought Uni Cha (green tea from Kyoto) biscuit and it was probably the best tea flavoured biscuits I had in Sydney! I was meant to eat one before dinner but already ate 3. I better leave the rest for my husband.

The shop space is pretty small. There are tables inside and outside but it can probably accommodate up to 8 people inside and 4 outside.

I saw many regulars getting a cup of coffee. Some of them walked away from cups and came back later to return an empty cup. I wonder if they walked back to their office, finished coffee and came back?

This is one of the must place you should try if you love macaroons!

Check out the reviews and more photos on Urbanspoon.

Bean Drinking

Crows Nest....my home ground!

Apart from a cafe Montague, I also like the one next door called "Bean Drinking"

Because I always went to Montague, I never checked this place until one of my friend suggested to try out. 

My friend enjoyed beautiful coffee and I had earl grey. It was served in a very cute Asian style cup and tea pot! I also tried "Tiramisu log" which was fantastic. It wasn't too dry or too moist. It was just right.

All the staff were very friendly (We found all of them pretty handsome) and well informed with the products they are selling.

My friend and I had sat on the couch area which was very comfortable.

This cafe is great for catching up with friends or when you need to chill out. There are seats inside and outside.

The cafe's website is below:

http://www.beandrinking.com.au/

Azuma cafe in Sydney CBD

I only know one Japanese style cafe in Sydney.

It's called Azuma located in The Regent place in Sydney CBD.

Japanese sweets culture is based on French style. Azuma is the only cafe I know where I can eat my favourite Mont Blanc(chesnut cake) in Australia!


Of course other sweets are just as great as Mont Blanc. If you have time to kill in CBD, please visit Azuma cafe. They are open till late.

Azuma cafe
Ground Floor Regent Place Shopping
501 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Review from Smh Sydney

My favourite cafe in Crows Nest

Montagu in Crows Next makes the best coffee I ever had in Sydney.


They also make delicious sandwich made from organic bread.
 
They are located right out side the community centre.


The address is:

Shop 2, 13 Ernest Street

Crows Nest NSW 2065

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