Always pumping, this is one of the cafés in Sydney which seems to be a Mecca for the eastern suburbs’ creative types who show up with their Mac laptops and design sketch pads and leave several hours and numerous Fairtrade macchiatos later. F&B does a roaring trade in bacon and egg rolls, with caramelised onion, croque monsieurs and madames for breakfast, while at lunch plates like vegetarian chickpea falafel panini with babaganoush and harissa yoghurt are filling and excellent value. There’s also gluten-free meals and free WiFi, though electrical sockets are frustratingly absent.