Café Cre Asion is one of the latest cafés and macaronies to hit Sydney. This tiny café is situated along Alberta Street, a narrow laneway at the city end of Surry Hills.
Former Universal Restaurant chef Yu Sasaki, who trained under Christine Manfield, creates a range of fusion-style macarons with unusual flavours – chai, green tea, plum wine, there’s even a ‘Dear Chris’ macaron dedicated to his former boss.
The indoor and outdoor low seating is minimalist and Japanese styled, and although space is scarce, the café has a welcoming feel to it with the kind of politeness that takes you back to Japan.
Order a Single Origin Roasters espresso, and you get a one-sip thick potion with a caffeine hit designed to make you bounce off walls. The latte is significantly milder and comes with coffee art.
Sandwiches are on offer from their house-baked brioche, focaccia and sourdough bread, such as the toasted smoked salmon sandwich with pickle fennel, capers and soft boiled egg.
The macarons are a delight with their texture and fillings, some packing mind-blowing flavours such as the Hoji tea sesame and an unexpected creaminess of the plum wine.
‘Dear Chris’ hazelnut macaron (L) and raspberry jam (R)
Green tea (left), Hoji tea sesame (back), Plum Wine (right)
Rum and raisin (front), chai (back), Dear Chris (left)
‘Choc salty balls’
Charcoal blocks to purify the water
Macarons cost $2.70 each, $19 for 8 or $30 for a box of 14.
Much like Omotesando Koffee in Tokyo, Café Cre Asion’s out of the way location adds to its charm. Their macarons are serious contenders to those of Adriano Zumbo and Baroque Patisserie in the Rocks.
Café Cre Asion
21 Alberta Street
Sydney NSW 2000
www.creasionmacaron.com
Monday to Friday: 7am to 4pm; Saturdays: 8.30am to 4pm
“Dear Chris” hazlenut was my fav <RT @Gourmantic: Café Cre Asion is one of the latest cafés and macaronies t… (cont)
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Looks like the place du jour – bloggers just can’t get enough macarons…! 🙂
Seems like it. I hadn’t heard of it until a friend suggested we meet there.
When I was there, there were a few people who had brought their cameras! Lovely spot, even if it’s out of the way!
What a quaint little place. I’m not a fan of macarons but I’ll have the espresso that makes you bounce off walls!
I enjoy macarons every now and then but not because it’s the latest fad. I like the unusual combinations here like the Hoji tea sesame, which had a bit of a seaweed/fishy taste… worth a try if you don’t like macarons that are too sweet.
I’ve read at least 2 other posts about this place recently. Macarons look good but I’m not sure about the charcoal blocks though.
I didn’t know it was such a hot spot when we went! As for the water, you don’t taste any charcoal 🙂
Salivating at @gourmantic’s post. Not what I needed, Macarons within walking distance… Yikes! http://t.co/dAbnYeE
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I was ravenous before reading this post and now I’m STARVING!! 🙂 Love that beautiful latte art and could devour that toasted sandwich quite happily. 🙂
I’ll take you there when you make it down to Sydney 🙂
Wow Café Cre Asion looks like a great place to visit! And oh I love the macarons! They look very delicious!
I didn’t know macaron shops are called macaronies. And now I do.
The most unique flavour I’ve tried in the past has to be Salted Egg from a macaronie (or is it macarony? LOL) in Singapore which was out of this world! May or may not appeal to a westerner’s palate though.
This westener is game to try a lot of things (but not everything!). The salted egg doesn’t sound too bad!
Mmmm — new place to try when I’m on that side of the world next…which I wish was very, VERY soon.
I thought of you when I was writing it… no queues! 🙂
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