The Thousands

It’s often difficult to whole-heartedly recommend a cafe. Ultimately, they all do roughly the same thing. Are you really, sincerely, going to tell someone to brave the weekend warriors in Bondi or roll across the bridge or, in this case, navigate Alexandria, for cafe fare and good coffee? I can’t, so I’ll figure that you’re kinda local, or going to the nearby Mitchell Road Auctions, or something.**In this case, the eclectically formed Love Grub is fantastic: ample outdoor seating with a sunny patch of grass, a menu that sneaks in some Japanese amongst reliable standards (all-day breakfast or the bacon-and-egg hand roll?) and a genuine know-how with coffee. There’s also a new night menu and, excitingly, plans to add a bar to the place. Pass that D.A. council! I want to see what happens here.