SMH Good Food Guide 2025: Sydney’s best cafes

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A new tourism marketing strategy for New Wales, announced on October 8, shifts focus to showcasing the “first light” of Sydney’s culture of morning activities, outdoor recreation and our “vibrant breakfast scene”. They just discovered what we knew all along – that our cafe is the best and sunniest in the world. From now on, we won’t be the only ones trying to get into the top 20 new and best cafes on this list.