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A friend who lives in Sydney told us we must visit “The Grounds” for brunch. So we did.
Built on a repurposed industrial compound, The Grounds of Alexandria is a eatery, bakery, produce market, flower shop and farm — all rolled into one mega cafe.
They have a small farm section with hens and goats, which means adorable human babies petting adorable goat babies — hours of fun for me. You can then choose to sit out at the pergola in their magical garden with flowers, fountains, and fairy lights. Or you could sit in the overcrowded main section and order a breakfast board (average) and artisanal coffee (absolutely divine). Across the cafe is Garlands, a flower shop selling just-cut flowers, some of which come in strange psychedelic colors. A few steps behind that is a produce stall, where you can buy fresh handmade pasta, cheese, meats and some very expensive Himalayan rock salt. Bare, minimal industrial space covered with lots of green and flowers – it’s all very beautiful.
We went on a week day and the place was full to the gills with very stylish people and a lot of hipsters. I am never clear on this cultural phenomenon being Indian and all, but guessing by the number of flowing kimonos, geometric jewelry and wide brimmed hats, I might be right.
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Being a Sydney sider myself, I’ve yet to visit the revered Grounds of Alexandria ! I guess all the hype surrounding it and so many people taking so many instagram photos kinda put me off this now very mainstream place. I love my coffees so i think i will check out this place sometime this month ^_^
It’s worth a visit, I think. That said, if I’m completely honest, the place is a bit pretentious and just seems to be trying so hard to be cool. I am not sure if I can explain myself properly but the place, the servers, the food, even the patrons ; everything is just trying so hard to be something …. can’t quite explain it. The visual aspect of it is appealing to me as an artist, that’s for sure.
i totally get what u mean! Even though i haven’t been there i feel as though the place is made up of indies and hipsters trying way too hard to imitate the photos seen on Tumblr. But……i’m not going to lie i probably will fall victim too when i eventually visit the place and end up taking a million photos to share on social media LOL ^_^
Hahahhahaha it is pretty