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Cafés in Alexandria & Green Square

Alexandria's warehouse cafés, Green Square's new streets and Botany Road espresso from 05:00.

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Alexandria, south of the CBD, is named like neighboring Waterloo for a British victory over Napoleon, in its case the Battle of Alexandria.1 By 1943 it was the largest industrial district in Australia, nicknamed the "Birmingham of Australia", with 550 factories on about 1,000 acres. Terraces were cleared for light industry and warehousing, which still fill much of the suburb.1

To the east, Green Square is one of Australia's largest urban renewal projects, covering 278 hectares where Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo and Beaconsfield meet, about 3.5 km from the CBD.3 Most cafés in the area open on Saturdays and Sundays as well; Eat Me Espresso Bar, Allpress Espresso and Café Imparo on Bowden Street are among the few that keep to weekdays.

Local tip: For coffee before 07:00 at weekends, The Coffee Roaster on Botany Road and Social Society on Ebsworth Street both open at 06:00 on Saturdays and Sundays; The Grounds of Alexandria opens at 07:30.

At a glance

78Cafés listed
22With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Eat Me Espresso Bar, from 05:00 (Mon–Fri 05:00–15:00).
  • Closes latest: Bar Noun, until 23:00 (Mon–Wed 06:30–12:00 · Thu–Fri 15:00–23:00 · Sat 09:00–23:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: Botany Road (6), Dunning Avenue (5), Huntley Street (4).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (19%), open by 6am (9%), specialty (8%).

Buku

  • Unit 1/130 Portman St
  • Mon–Wed 07:00–14:00 · Thu–Fri 07:00–14:00, 16:00–20:00 · Sat 07:30–14:00, 16:00–20:00 · Sun 07:30–14:00
  • +61408213360
  • Pet-friendly
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Lune Croissanterie

  • 115-121 Dunning Avenue
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–15:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–15:00
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Getting to Alexandria and Green Square

Green Square station is underground on the Airport & South Line, and St Peters station also serves Alexandria; buses run from both suburbs to the CBD.31 Sydney Park, a large recreation ground, lines Alexandria's western border.1 The Copper Mill, at 338-356 Mitchell Road, opens at 07:00 on weekdays and 07:30 at weekends.

The Grounds of Alexandria and Huntley Street

The Grounds of Alexandria, at 2 Huntley Street, is built into the remains of a heritage-listed warehouse that once housed a Four'N Twenty pie factory. It was set up by the entrepreneur Ramsey Choker and the coffee specialist Jack Hanna, spills into a large courtyard and organic garden, and bakes its bread in an 800 kg oven imported from Germany.2 It opens daily 07:30–16:00.

Ellen is at 18 Huntley Street, and Mecca's café is at 26 Bourke Road, opening at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends.

Green Square's new streets

A 1997 masterplan set the area's shape, and critics question its projection of about 60,000 residents and 21,000 workers by 2030.3 Ebsworth Street has been called Sydney's first new high street in a century; Social Society, at 7 Ebsworth Street, opens daily at 06:00.3

The town center has a 3,000 m² library and an 8,000 m² plaza, and the pool at Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre is said to be the largest built in Sydney since the 2000 Olympics.3 Gunyama Park Cafe opens at 06:00 on weekdays and 07:00 at weekends, and Cafe Portman in Zetland serves daily 07:00–15:00.

Botany Road and Rosebery

Botany Road starts early. The Coffee Roaster, at 380 Botany Road, opens at 05:00 on weekdays and 06:00 at weekends, Taste Texture at 358 at 05:30 on weekdays, and Little Me Coffee at 693A at 06:00, Monday to Saturday. Bar Noun, at 355, works the other way round, serving until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday.

In Rosebery, Lune Croissanterie opened its first Sydney store on 7 December 2024 in a former warehouse at Rosebery Engine Yards on Dunning Avenue. The Melbourne bakery, co-owned by the former Formula 1 aerodynamicist Kate Reid, planned about 5,400 croissants a day there, with coffee from Ona of Marrickville.4 Black Star Pastry's Rosebery shop, also on Dunning Avenue, opens at 07:30 every day.

Sources

  1. Alexandria, New South Wales, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The Grounds of Alexandria, Broadsheet Sydney (updated April 9, 2021), accessed October 2026
  3. Green Square, New South Wales, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Lune Croissanterie Rosebery, Time Out Sydney (December 4, 2024), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Alexandria & Green Square cafés: questions

What was The Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney before it became a café?

The Grounds of Alexandria, at 2 Huntley Street, is built into the remains of a heritage-listed warehouse that once housed a Four'N Twenty pie factory. Ramsey Choker and Jack Hanna set it up, with a large courtyard, an organic garden and a bakery using an 800 kg oven from Germany. It opens daily from 07:30 to 16:00.

Which cafés open earliest in Alexandria and Green Square, Sydney?

The Coffee Roaster at 380 Botany Road and Eat Me Espresso Bar open at 05:00 on weekdays, and Taste Texture at 358 Botany Road at 05:30. Social Society at 7 Ebsworth Street and Gunyama Park Cafe open at 06:00 on weekdays, and Social Society keeps that hour every day.

When did Lune Croissanterie open in Rosebery, Sydney?

Lune Croissanterie opened its first Sydney store on 7 December 2024, in a former warehouse at Rosebery Engine Yards on Dunning Avenue. The Melbourne bakery, co-owned by former Formula 1 aerodynamicist Kate Reid, planned about 5,400 croissants a day there and serves coffee from Ona, a Marrickville roaster.

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