RecommendedEating out Parramatta

Misc

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

June 6, 2025

2 / 8A spread including house-made pita, burrata, white bean hummus, mortadella and basturma.Supplied

4 / 8Wood-fired pita bread and burrata.Supplied

6 / 8Wagyu striploin and chicken Milanese. Supplied

7 / 8Misc sells pantry staples such as Ortiz anchovies, hot sauce and olive oils. Supplied

Contemporary$

Deep in Parramatta Park sits Misc, a cafe-restaurant hybrid that’s as elegant as it is big, with 300 seats both inside and outdoors across two dining rooms. The Mediterranean-leaning menu is a whopper too, best enjoyed with a group so you can order enough small plates to cover the table. Meanwhile, weekend breakfasts are a major drawcard for shakshuka with wood-fired pita and hotcakes flavoured like a jam doughnut.

Must order: At least one pasta is always worth trying, such as spaghetti twirled through prawns and fermented chilli butter.