Haberfield ... a main street full of good food

We had a dear friend come to stay last night. She and I have more than a few things in common. One of them is our LOVE of food. Over the years I have stayed with her and her family many times. We'd plan dinner and as we were tidying up from dinner we'd be talking about what we'd be having for breaky the following day and so on.

This dear friend lost her father to cancer six months ago. He was 57. He was also obsessed with food.
I decided that today we'd go and explore some of this amazing city... based on food.

So we started off by having breaky at home - pancakes with maple syrup and lime juice from the first harvested lime from our tree and coffee.

There is no better place in Sydney than Haberfield for cakes and pastries. Sulfaro and Papa's are iconic pasticceria's on Haberfield's Ramsay Street. Since 1988 Papa's has had its doors open and queues onto the streets. Today was no exception abut we were lucky enough to get a table inside (a mean feat for 3 adults, 2 kids and a stroller).

There would be no less than 50 little delicacies to choose from but we were not disappointed by our choices - pisachio shortbread, ricotta canoli, a coffee and an Italian version of an eclair. The canoli was crisp with a beautiful hint of cinnamon. Inside the ricotta was divine - a smidgen of lemon - whipped and light.

I couldn't leave without taking a bag of biscuits home for tomorrow... and, as a bonus, I received change from a $20 note.

If you want to have a squizz at Papa's range check out this! A-mazing!!

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I couldn't leave Haberfield without buying a ciabatta from Casiniti's. At $4 for a huge ciabatta from their wood fired oven it's a bargain.... and our dear friend took home a cob loaf for just $2 a loaf. It's been a while since I've seen a loaf of bread for $2 let alone a fresh loaf - made with the love and attention these Italians put into their baking!

I'll be going back with the car fridge next time. There's a cheesy deli I need to try!