The Inner West's Much-Loved Daisy's Milkbar Has Closed

For almost five years, Daisy's Milkbar was an homage to rockabilly and retro diner-style meals. But you'll no longer find tattoo-covered inner westies sitting in its pink booths sippin' Iced Vovo milkshakes or diggin' into banana splits — the Petersham stalwart has shut up shop. For good.

Owners Jess and Jake de Varine-Bohan announced the closure in a Facebook post last week, saying they'd made the hard decision to "not reopen Daisy's in 2020". "Daisy's has been an incredible experience," Jess and Jake said in the post. "We've collaborated with so many amazing people and other businesses, hosted weddings and special events, had the space used for filming and photo shoots, done some fun pop ups and best of all met so many great people and made some of our closest friends through the cafe."

While the Petersham shop has closed forever — and the space is now up for lease — Jess and Jake have kept the business name, Daisy's Milkbar, and haven't ruled out opening another version of the retro milkbar in the near future.

"I'm really going to miss so much about having the cafe," Jess said in the post. "But for Jake, Veronica [the couple's baby] and I now is the right time to finish up this chapter - I'm nervous and excited for whatever will come next!"

We'll let you know if and when a new Daisy's Milkbar is announced.

Daisy's Milkbar in Petersham is now closed.