Michael Rantissi left the sous chef post at Bathers' Pavilion to open his own place on a Redfern corner in 2012, cooking the food he grew up on with the technique he trained in. The falafel breakfast is what people come for. It won a hat in 2013 and 2014, which for a breakfast café almost never happens.
WHY IT’S WORTH IT
1A hat in the Good Food Guide, for a breakfast and lunch café.
2The chef left a serious kitchen to cook what he grew up eating.
3The falafel breakfast. That is the dish it is known for.