Cafe Cressida

Contemporary$$

This venue is one of Good Food’s 100 Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2026

Chef Phil Wood and Lis Davies are the couple behind Cressida, which is named after their daughter and is fundamentally a nice place to drink coffee and read the paper. Cushioned seats are upholstered in marigold stripes, water is poured in Maison Balzac glasses and illustrations of a prancing burger decorate the exterior walls.

The real-life cheeseburger is a fun time too, featuring a beefy medium-rare patty on a squishy potato bun. Fresh produce is a cut-above across the board and the kitchen will send out a terrific version of eggs any way you like them with Iggy’s sourdough. Later, enjoy that same crusty sourdough with Charentes-Poitou butter, oysters and champagne in the courtyard, which is what life is all about at the end of the day.

Must order: The Sicilian-style orange cake made famous by Margie Agostini when she ran her own cafe at the site in the 90s.

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.