Make brunch plans with this new Inner West cafe by a top pastry chef

Saltbush, Geraldton wax, lilly pilly, wattleseed and lemon myrtle … there’s nothing more uniquely Australian. And yet, at Hearthe (think “art” meets “heart” meets “hearth” meets “Thé”), you can happily have an eggs benny and flaky croissant breakfast without really pondering a native foods foray. Pastry master Christopher Thé’s homage to Indigenous ingredients is just part of your brekkie to lunch to morning or arvo tea adventure at this recently opened inner-west cafe/bakery. 

Hearthe is a sunny Federation corner store, with oversized windows opening wide onto a generously large footpath and a light-filled indoor area. It’s lined with simple white-topped tables and light-wood stools, leaves and plants in vases, a classic terracotta Federation tile floor. A pretty, friendly spot.