Lawn library

Reservoir in Paddington.  Beautiful tranquil space with wifi. Books and live music

Canberra

Coffee and pizza and pasta

Ricetta
Palmerston Lane
Manuka

Home by Creations
Best shop for beautiful items
16 Franklin Street, Manuka

rsb(at)creationsjewellers.com.au / 6295 1985

Coffee or wine In Sydney

I keep on stumbling across great new coffee houses.
This one is Brewtown in Newton. A baristas dream job.
https://www.facebook.com/brewtownnewtown






For a killer wine list try Vini in Surry Hills
118 Devonshire Street
www.vini.com.au

New year's day

Walk from Blackwattle Bay to Fishmarkets and beyond.  There are some patches of road, but  its a really nice walk.

Places worth visiting in Sydney

Eternity playhouse
After many years of refurbishment the City of Sydney has done it again with a building so beautiful that you just want to hang out here. Cleverly they have made it home to Darlinghurst theatre who have a performance program featuring some of Sydney's finest theatre @ an affordable price. This place just has to be in the running to become a cultural icon.
https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/eternity-playhouse

Central park and Chippendale
A recent addition to Sydney. I can't vouch for the mall but what does fascinated me is the architecture. One of the largest vertical gardens in the southern hemisphere which they are struggling to get right. However the concept is great and over the road UTS are putting up a designer building by Gehry .

Not to mention Chippendale is a fab suburb for galleries and interesting cafes. There is a lot of good food in these few blocks Bar Mattino,  Mission and old faithful Cafe Guila. This area is good for a wander and a complete contrast to Central parks commercialism .

Jewel in the crown has to be the White Rabbit Gallery. Contemporary Asian art. Visiting is an experience in itself. Absolutely my favourite gallery . Thank you Neilsen family.

http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org/
http://www.centralparksydney.com/

Tips for Sydney

Afternoon tea at Dunbar House,  Watson's bay. Gorgeous location. Afternoon Teas are yummy delicious petit four and we loved the crockery. Perfect for a treat and you could even catch a ferry. http://www.dunbarhouse.com.au/?ref=ww

Orta for coffee and food during the day. It's in surry hills. http://www.ortotradingco.com.au/. Relaxed good food and coffee

The BondI bucket list. Bar on the beach front. Good  for families for food,  but also a fun hang for a fun loving crowd. Perfect location showing off the Bondi view http://thebucketlistbondi.com/

More best coffee in Edinburgh , for those who need a good brew to start the day

In addition to the previous post on cafes in Edinburgh, after talking to a local Barista here are a few more hints.

A relative newcomer, Brew Lab.  The cafe is the busines with not only great coffee but delicious cakes and snacks.

Brew Lab | Artisan Coffee Bar is a speciality coffee shop in Edinburgh serving single origin brewed
coffees and espresso.
6-8 S College St  Edinburgh EH8 9AA, United Kingdom
+44 131 662 8963


www.brewlabcoffee.co.uk/


Wellington coffee
33A George St, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH2 2HN, United Kingdom
Phone:+44 131 225 6854

Freemans 

Spottiswoode Rd, Marchmont, Edinburgh, EH9 1BQ. tel: 0131 446 0576  


www.freemanscoffee

Lock up coffee 
14 Broughton Street Lane
EH1 3LY Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lock up

Artisan Roast
Various locations, including in record store in Grassmarket
Artisan roast


These recommendations below are from previous Edinburgh picks


Kilimanjaro Coffee

This is the favourite, fantastic full English breakfast with what is an incredible lack of grease.  I know that sounds kind of terrible, but it's really good.  Plus we all loved the coffee here.

104 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9EJ, Scotland

This photo of Kilimanjaro Coffee is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Dovecot Studios Cafe
Yummy home made cakes, soups and other fare.  Plus good coffee.
 
http://dovecotstudios.com/cafe/
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Check opening hours I think its Monday to Saturday.

Black Medicine
I frequented the one on Nicholson Street.  Coffee pretty decent.
http://www.blackmed.co.uk/#aboutbm

Peter's Yard
Scandinavian, but with pizza. Sounds bizarre, but it works.  Baked goods, soups and other yummy stuff.  Not sure what the coffee was like as I didn't have one, but its' definitely worth checking our for the food. 

 

 

Quartermile
27 Simpson Loan
Edinburgh EH3 9GG
Area: The Meadows

0131 228 5876

http://www.petersyard.com

Spoon
Interesting beverages like fresh mint and chilli tea. Light and airy, an all day place where you can grab a coffee.
 6a Nicolson Street, 0131-557 4567
spooncafebistro.co.uk.
Open Mon-Sat 10am-11pm