This is a nice little hole-in-the-wall café in the historic red-brick warehouse-district called The Rocks. There are some clean café tables and chairs in an inner courtyard, but we did take-out. The front take-out counter has a variety of pastries, and good strong coffees can be ordered. Macaroons and fancy cakes are also available. The salmon quiche, the beef Bourguignon pie, and the miniature fruit “jellies” were all delicious. The pistachio-and-chocolate roulade was especially good.

Baguette sandwiches are available, but only at lunch-time. Very limited parking in this area; best to walk.

La Renaissance always delivers when it comes to patisserie - I love their eclaires, and not only those. Coffee is great too. The ordering area is cramped, is a pain - and the main the reason I give it four dots and not five. I have to avoid it on busy days.

You always know when a place has good coffee when the take away line stretches out the door. Lucky for us there is a courtyard out the back which has lots a seats, where you can eat crispy baguettes and delicious coffee, and take a bit of time out. Worth every cent.

Visiting from Melbourne, the coffee scene in Sydney was underwhelming. We were very glad to find this little patisserie which served a seriously decent coffee. A bonus was that the pastries, particularly the Chaussons aux Pommes, were delicious.

I visited this charming Place each Time i am in Australia..the first Time in 2005, Second in 2011 and now in June. Love their Quiche, cakes, pastry, bread and Sandwiches ....some of their employees are from France and the quality of their Gourmet products is top class.