The central hub to getting my day started - from the best coffee Sydney has to offer to unparalleled service and finally to some of the finest soul food one can find Shenkin will set you right for a day worth pursuing.
The vegan dinner at Shenkin Erskineville last night was superb! Food was plentiful and so delicious. Service was great - thanks Pedro.
Highly recommend a visit to Shenkin.
Hungriestsam - Samantha
+4
I got the shashushka with two poached eggs, 7 hour slow cooked tomato and chorizo. It was very warm and nice but I wish it came with more pita.
The Napoleon was really good, except I didn't get a photo. It's like two squares of pastry with custard in the middle. It was really sweet so I enjoyed it and it tasted a bit like meringue too. Would probably go again for this if I want a sugar kick.
ISRAELI INFLUENCES
One of my weekend pleasures is discovering a new sun-filled brunch spot. I was pretty pleased with my avocado falafel and a dip in my friend's eggplant & haloumi shashuska. Highly recommended 👌
Carly (@tippleandfodder)
+5
My first “Shenkin experience” was here at the Erskineville cafe. It was a stinking hot day, but we arrived early and got a seat in the air conditioning. Staff were really lovely, while the coffee and food was fantastic too. My craving for a good Shakshuka was satisfied with their Eggplant and Halloumi version. Super yum.
I had a great feeling when I tried the falafel roll here with tahini sauce. It tasted like the real falafel made in the oldest country in the world Iran. The owners are intelligent Jewish people like my friend Gene mean. It was a great feeling to know the Jewish people can make good food instead of being cheap like my friend Nikolai who wouldn't give the homeless man two dollar. Thank you and have a good day cafe shenkin
Beautiful Family! Beautiful Food ! 💜
Get the Bite !!! It’s amazing Falafel Avocado Poached Egg Ball with fresh Salad.
Really nice to go for breakfast also for your quick on the go morning coffee. ☕️🍴
Went here for the first time this morning and ordered an avocado sandwich and a cup of mocha. The food is good but not cheap. Coffee is good too. It's great to have a seat without waiting.
Since I've never had Israeli food before I had no idea what to expect. I was a bit hungry wanted to have some meat (bacon!) for brunch, however most of the seems to be vegetarian, very few meat options. I ordered the Israeli big breakfast which was eggs with labanne, avocado, Israeli salad, smoked salmon & pita. Hoping "big" will compensate for my meat craving. The plate arrived looking rather "healthy", and it tasted quite good, particularly the pita bread was soft & fluffy inside, a bit like a soft dumper. The salad was light & refreshing. The labanne is a yogurt like soft cheese, I'm not a fan of yogurt so this was left untouched on my plate. My friend's tried the potato & mushroom burekas (pastry) & the King's Meal. Both enjoyed their meals. Overall a great healthy brunch cafe.
Israeli restaurant chain, Shenkin, are launching a new menu in March 2017 and invited us along to try some of their new items. A homegrown business, the first Shenkin restaurant opened in Erskineville in 2007 by Arie Haikin and his wife Bosmat. Their four boys also helped the cafe grow to what it is today, along with the starting up and success of their three other stores. Their aim is to normalise Israeli food on the Australian palate, which I believe is quite possible with the dishes I was shown.
Shenkin is crazy overpriced but oh so delicious! Eggplant and Haloumi Shakshuka is my once a blue moon treat (crazy expensive, oh so good) coffee is always good, make the prices more reasonable and I'd be here every weekend!
the Oreo cookie monster was delicious with the waffle and the pancakes. On the waffles you could taste the cinnamon which was delicious. The pancake taste like banana which was not bad. The service was pretty good
Angelita’s special was sooo good! I loved the puff pastry and spicy coriander. My partner got the Shakshuka and it was very good as well. Also recommend their fresh orange juice ☺️ calm and bright venue, with friendly staff
Found this cozy cafe when I had just transferred to Erko for work. It immediately made me feel welcome to this unique suburb. The staff are always friendly and the coffee is always consistent in quality and flavour. I've tried the pastries here before and they're lovely! I hope to be on a later shift sometime to have some brekky.
Stumbled upon this cafe in Erskinville and it was a very pleasant experience from being greeted by the very friendly staff to the amazing food they have.
I ordered the Telaviv Brekkie while my wife had the Shakshuka. Both were crowd pleasers for sure. :)
Best coffee I’ve ever had in Sydney (visiting from Melbourne). The Shakshuka with eggplant and halloumi was awesome. The lemon and mint frappe was perfect accompaniment to the SHakshuka. Even the tune selection was on point. Forgot to take photo it was so good.
Absolutely lovely place, stopped by for a bite, staff was friendly and the food was great. Had the Shakshuka which was an abundant amount of food
The staff have always been friendly, helpful and punctual by being ready at or sometimes even before the official opening time of 7am on Saturdays and Sundays. The food and coffee is delicious. All in all worth checking out if you're after a tasty take-away breakfast!
I’ve had the best shashouka at this place in a while, the coffee taste so good. definitely recommended!
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