Sydney - Day 4 (Cabramatta - Macquarie Centre - Cafe Sydney - Sydney Harbour Bridge - Sydney Opera House)

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Cabramatta is Sydney's largest Vietnamese community and it's about 35 minutes drive from Kellyville. Daz and Sam decided to bring us there for lunch and we had pho at Pho Ann Vietnamese Restaurant. Pho is a Vietnamese soup consists of rice noodles, herbs and meat. Bean sprouts, lime wedges and Thai basil are served separately from the bowl of pho. I had beef noodle soup with beef brisket while my partner had beef noodle soup with cooked beef. Both Daz and Sam had beef noodle soup with rare beef. Even though we ordered the small bowl, the portion was huge. Nothing beats a bowl of hot noodles in a cold day.



Cabramatta - Vietnamese market


Pho Ann Vietnamese Restaurant


Complimentary hot tea


Chili sauce


Bean sprouts, lime wedges and Thai basil served separately from the bowl of pho


Beef noodle soup with rare beef (small) - $ 11.50


Beef noodle soup with cooked beef (small) - $ 11.50


Beef noodle soup with beef brisket (small) - $ 11.50

Address:
Pho Ann Vietnamese Restaurant
70/72 John St,
Cabramatta NSW 2166,
Australia


After lunch, we walked around Cabramatta before having our coffee break at Cafe Nho located just opposite Pho Ann Vietnamese Restaurant. Daz ordered iced coffee with less condensed milk while my partner ordered iced coffee with condensed milk. The coffee is strong and slightly bitter. Me and Sam shared a bowl of Vietnamese rainbow coconut dessert. It comes with jelly, red ruby, red bean and coconut milk. It has a nice coconut flavour that's not too sweet or over powering.



Cabramatta


Cabramatta


Cabramatta


Cafe Nho


Ca Phe Sua Da (Coffee with condensed milk and ice) medium - $ 5.50 & Suong Sa Hot Luu Dau Do (Vietnamese rainbow coconut dessert) - $ 8.90

Address:
Cafe Nho
68A, John St, Cabramatta NSW 2166,
Australia
Tel: (02) 9725 6954


We left Cabramatta around 1.45pm and went to Macquarie Centre, a large shopping mall in the suburb of Macquarie Park. It's about 35 minutes drive from Cabramatta. We hang around the mall and Sam took us to Koi for dessert. We ordered Nomtella (consists of dark chocolate brownie, coffee mousse, salted caramel ganache and hazelnuts) and Champagne Rose (consists of champagne rose mousse, baked cheesecake, mixed berry gel and strawberry whipped ganache). Nomtella is good. The coffee mousse texture is light and fluffy. Most importantly it's not too sweet. Champagne Rose on the other hand has a hint of sourness.

Koi


Nomtella - $ 10.50 & Champagne Rose - $ 12


Champagne rose & Nomtella

Address:
Macquarie Centre
Cnr Herring Rd & Waterloo Rd,
North Ryde NSW 2113,
Australia


After our tea break, we say goodbye to Daz and Sam before walking over to Macquaire University Station located just beside Macquarie Centre. We're meeting up with Shyan at her office in Redfern. There's no direct train from Macquaire University Station to Redfern Station. So we took a train from Macquaire University Station to Redfern Station via Chatswood Station.

 Shyan and Leo drove us to Cafe Sydney for dinner. They have made a reservation for dinner at 6.30pm until 8.30pm. Cafe Sydney has an amazing location on the rooftop of Custom House with spectacular harbour view. We sat outside and enjoyed the view of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Even though weather was chilly around 15℃, they have a space heater to keep us warm. Dinner was great and thank you so much Shyan and Leo for the perfect evening.



Circular Quay Railway Station & Sydney Harbour Bridge (view from Cafe Sydney)


Goat cheese spinach naan - $ 4


Twice cooked goat cheese souffle, snow pea cream, broad bean, pea, lemon and parmesan - $ 29


Salad (butter lettuce, mignonette, radicchio, caramalised walnut, poached pear, gruyere and french dressing) - $ 26


Black angus beef tenderloin, bacon, porcini butter, celeriac cream and roasted onion - $ 42


Tandoori roasted Ora King salmon, onion potato bhaji, spiced tomato, mint yogurt and crisp onion - $ 39

Address:
Cafe Sydney
5 Sydney Customs House,
31 Alfred St,
Sydney NSW 2000,
Australia


After dinner, they took us to Royal Botanic Gardens to see the night view of both Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. We end the night with another round of desserts from Koi bought by Sam and Daz earlier.



Sydney Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge


City night view


Koi dessert


Koi dessert

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