Stanmore

Cafes & Restaurants

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  1. Paper Cup

  157/161 Cambridge St
  You might walk right past Paper Cup if you werent looking out for it. Nestled next to the Stanmore Cellars, the wee café is a destination for the adventurous and the observant. In his latest venture, café creator Adriano Matteoni has opted for an industrial mood with rough-hewn concrete and exposed brick contrasted with super-slick furnishings. In spite of the stark interior, Paper Cup is very welcoming. There are only a handful of menu items to choose from, each with a Middle Eastern twist, but...

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  2. The Codfather

  83 Percival St
  Surf n turf - scallops ‘n pork belly. Reef n beef - chorizo ‘n squid. The meeting of the animal proteins of the land and sea has a venerable history both here and around the world. And were not just talking eating pies at the beach either. That said, the union of the rabbit and fish may not yet have come - but if you want to consider the situation up close, make a bee line for The Codfather. The Codfather is a year-old restaurant on Stanmores main drag owned by Ross Godfrey (hes the same guy who...

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• 3. Paris International Cooking School & La Péniche Restaurant

  216 Parramatta Rd
  

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  4. Aphrodite Restaurant

  58-76 Stanmore Rd
  What is kleftiko? If you’ve never tried goat before, this is your best introduction. Kleftiko is roasted baby goat: hunks of meat sprinkled with salt, pepper and oregano and then slow-cooked in the oven for three hours. Dig your fork past the crisp layer of fatty skin and you’ll find meat that is soft and tender. Where can I get it? Head to the Cyprus Community Clubs Aphrodite Restaurant on a Friday night, where kleftiko is a weekly special ($20) served with a side of lemony roast potatoes....

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  5. Olympia Milk Bar

  190 Parramatta Rd
  This place hasnt seen a lick of paint in decades, holes in the windows are boarded up with wood and the owner rarely turns on the lights, but the the classic art deco flooring and old ice cream posters are charming. The cracked and rusty sign out the front reads Smokes Sweets, but the joints main trade is milkshakes Legend has it the owner made a promise to his late brother never to change the look or menu of the milk bar that they once ran together. We dont know if its true because the old guy...

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