Froff & Brew

1/294 Marrickville Rd (2-minute walk – next door basically!)

Their coffee is generally pretty good IMHO, and they also make a batch brew / drip filter using Mecca beans which is tasty if you’re into that sort of thing

Miss Sina

132 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204 (4-minute walk)

Vegan pastries, sandwiches, and cakes

Illi Hill

72 Illawarra Rd (8-minute walk)

Sandwiches, salads, baked goods, eggs, pancakes, granola, coffee, dog-friendly

Ona Coffee

140 Marrickville Rd (8-minute walk)

Coffee, breakfast and lunch, w/ coffee classes, beans, and coffee gear for sale (they started as a coffee roaster in Canberra)

Two Chaps

122 Chapel St (10-minute walk)

Baked goods, breakfast and sandwiches, pricey

Brickfields

2 Sydney St (12-minute walk)

Baked goods, sandwiches, quiche, terrific granola, and coffee

Bourke Street Bakery

Baked goods and legendary muffins, meat pies, and sausage rolls. The Marrickville outlet of the original Surry Hills location on Bourke Street

Valentina’s

132 Livingstone Rd (12-minute walk)

All day, U.S. style diner (like an upscale Denny’s if you know that!); good but kinda pricey for greasy spoon-style food. From the people behind Grumpy Donuts

Kūrumac Café

107 Addison Rd (14-minute walk)

Japanese breakfast and lunch w/ coffee and pastries