Owner Aykut Sayan opened his popular cafe Circa Espresso, found five minutes’ walk from Parramatta Station, with one goal in mine: sharing his love of food and coffee with others. 

In 2014, White Henry was one of the first cafes to open in Parramatta’s hidden laneways. Today, its black metal stools and timber-topped tables are busy with a stream of regulars. 

XS Espresso, whose first cafe is in Wetherill Park, first got famous via social media, where photos of its crazy shakes dominated many an account. 

Darcy St Project isn’t just a cafe: it’s a social enterprise. Here, students and youth — particularly those at risk of unemployment — can gain the skills, training and confidence necessary to becoming gun baristas. 

House-made almond milk infused with rose petals, chilled Milo with choc chips and jaffles dripping with cheese and sausage — Mëraki Merchants takes all your childhood food dreams and turns them into adult realities. 

When it comes to cafe fare, true tastiness and robust healthiness do not always collide. Black Seed Eatery, however, has perfected the match. This sleek eatery is bringing dishes made with fresh produce and spiked with super foods to Parramatta’s food scene. 

Lil Miss Collins started out, well, lil’. The team hosted two pop-ups around town, then, once popularity was established, moved onto a spacious, grassy site, five minutes’ walk from Parramatta station. 

Run by couple Carla Soriano and Ben Mora, Paper Plane whisks you away from Parramatta’s busy city streets into a cosy farmhouse, dotted with fresh flowers and warm timber.