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Brainwave Cafe

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"Small cozy place with super tasty all-veg food, all at affordable prices. Also a lot of amazing options available - in the picture, we got pad thai..."

Jeffzzy

"Amazing kickback vibe inside, super friendly staff and vegan dishes are of quality. If you’re in Ultimo/Broadway for a day with a friend, take a..."

Shavil

"Big portion sizes, chickpeas & mushrooms were delicious, pancake was 👌🏻; would recommend getting it with the thai milk tea ice cream...."

Pei

"Lovely little cafe with lots of vegan and vegetarian options.Great decaffeinated coffee which didn't taste too milky.Outdoor..."

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Satya Bodhi

"Absolutely love this place. Coffee is amazing too! Right next to UTS, love how adventurous the menu is! Will be visiting very often :)..."

Meng Hsieh

"I couldn’t be happier with this place !!! I cannot tell you how hard it is to find a cafe that understands food intolerances to the extent i have..."

Lili Murphy

"Brainwave cafe isn’t a bad little cafe. The service is decent. The menu is lacking a tad but other then that it isn’t a bad place. The food is..."

The Bearded Pom

"omg this katsu-don was so much better than i expected! I ordered it with egg because i’ve only recently begun to slowly settle into a plant-based..."

Tuna

"Stumbled across this place and decided to go in for some Thai food only to discover it’s a vegetarian restaurant! My boyfriend being the meat..."

Otezs Enileuqcaj

"Great Vegan and Vegetarian Selection on the menu. Had the Chang Mai Burger which was top notch, great to see the burger buns slightly warmed and..."

Alison

"Yummy vegan/vegetarian right near central station. I highly recommend the smoothies, especially the watermelon lychee. Juices are good too, and they..."

Alana

"Quiet place in a small alley. Food and coffee are really good and affordable. We've been there a couple of time. Try the cashew nuts rice wok. You..."

Romy Lerno

"Hidden gem in the city!!! Love this little cafe. Thai fusion yummy food, great atmosphere and super friendly staff. We had softshell crab burger and..."

Gladys Alison

"The food is very yummy, the service is good and the environment is very aesthetics and great for photo opp as well!! They also have a little Polaroid..."

Mm

"The soft serve is the best!! I had the Thai milk tea one for $4. It’s full of milk tea flavour! 😍🔥 the interior is small but they have tables..."

Tran Ly

"This humble little cafe is tucked away in ally way between George street and Harris street. Found it by accident while I’m walking around the..."

Culinary Artist

"Vegan friendly? not really. However! The service is excellent here. Very friendly and very attentive. I had a coffee and it was..."

Vivian

"Lovely little cafe which you can access via an alleyway from Harris St (there is another way you can access this alleyway from an entrance on George..."

Miss Deliziosa

"We were looking for a place to have brunch. We ended up at Brainwave because it was close to my partners work. Breakfast/Brunch is hard for me..."

Goopee Howard

"It’s hidden away in an alleyway between UTS and Central Station. I love the aesthetic first of all, the plants and wooden features are so pretty! I..."

Food Is Really Great

"This is one of my favourites cafe in Sydney. Good customer service, good vibes , cheap and tasty food. Located, in the small alley with busy..."

Viviannlawrence

"This might just be my favourite cafe in Sydney. Tried their chiaful breakfast which is basically active chia seeds soaked in coconut milk and fresh..."

Nozaira Sultana

"Amazing Pandan and Coconut soft served which is a very unique recipe. Shrimp marinated stinky wings tasted good but should be better named as lemon..."

Taneem Al Minarul Mannan

"Lovely quite place for a weekday morning breakfast. Asian fusion cafe always have something different and exciting on the menu while their burgers..."

Ke

"Such a great atmosphere, really friendly staff and great drinks! And their chips taste absolutely amazing, great portion size for price and nothing..."

Chloe Harrington

"This is by far one of our favourite cafes! All the food on the menu are reasonably priced and the flavours are well delivered. The combination of..."

Helen & Michelle

"Brainwave crosses Thai cuisine with cafe food, delivering on many fronts: fantastic value, friendly staff, and did I mention soft serves?. The staff..."

Sarahversuscarbs

"The Another Hidaway guys are back. Same old location but with a new look, new name and new menu. I've only tried their coffee after their return and..."

FoodieYim

"The Brainwave Massaman Pulled Pork Chips were my absolute favourite dish that we ordered! The chips were thickly cut so you are able to pick up the..."

Take And Eat

"Formerly Another Hideaway Cafe, Brainwave is a reinvention of a group of young Thai hipsters. While the previous cafe struggled, this new incarnation..."

Greedygreedyguts

"Cute Thai style cafe nearby Central Park. Hidden in an alley, could be easily missed. I had the fettuccine and oh my, it was spicy! But so so good. I..."

_simplypeckish

"Came here during lunch. It was delicious! King prawns, pippies fettuccine, tofu salad, pork popcorn and desserts. They have tables upstairs which is..."

Ellalizzle

"Spicy Ninja!Here lies a hidden gem, a thai style cafe that opens late. Coffee, milk tea, cakes, cafe style foods and friendly staffs ......"

Asian Food Ninja

"Brainwave Cafe is a new addition to Ultimo area tucked down an alley off Harris Street serving modern Australian dishes with some twists from Thai..."

Let's Nomnom

"Brainwave Cafe is one of Ultimo’s newest cafes and features a menu influenced by traditional Thai and Vietnamese cooking. A little banh mi this and..."

IFat

"Brainwave is one of my favorite places in Ultimo! They put a creative, thoughtful, and vegan twist on classic dishes and it always delivers. The..."

Parker

"This place has flown under the radar and I have no idea why. They have a childhood favourite Hainan chicken rice, vegan style. I had to have it. It..."

Kevin C

"Great flavors, fast service, good prices. Loved it! Only a short walk from the train station so worked out great for my day out. I'd improve the..."

Natalie Houlding

"Lovely vego/ vegan cafe just off the main road! It’s a beautiful place. Love that it’s not too busy (so no noisy people!) and just nice for me to..."

Kiki

"Definitely a bit of a hidden gem, my favourite place to get coffee in Ultimo and I'm not even vegan! I'm now hooked onto oat milk cappuccinos, and..."

Sage

"This is a fantastic little vegan/vegetarian restaurant. We enjoyed every single meal we had here, and we ate here often. The staff were friendly and..."

Mich Sunford

"Pleasant atmosphere, very good food (tho lacking in vegetables, but definitely not flavour), and available powerpoints! Lovely place for..."

Karina Guo

"It's like a hiden place. Nice and cozy. I ordered vegan Pat Thai and was yum. Also ordered Matcha Latte and was without sugar and enjoyed Matcha..."

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