Via del Corso
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Via del Corso is a pastry cafe and caffe on the fifth floor of Westfield Sydney on Pitt Street, with cakes, macarons, gelato and chocolates on offer and a quick, casual feel. It is best for desserts and pastries, with crepes and gelato bowls among the most ordered items. Hyde Park is a five-minute walk away.
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About Via del Corso
Food at Via del Corso
The menu is mostly sweet: cakes, macarons, croissants, muffins and danishes, doughnuts, crepes served with cream and gelato, and gelato bowls. Paninis are offered for lunch. Pastries are displayed in glass cases. One reviewer found the cake portions decent, with layers of different sweetness.
What to order: Macarons · Gelato doughnut plate · Crepes with cream and gelato
Coffee and drinks
The menu includes espresso coffee, hot chocolate drinks such as Nutellino, and a chai latte. One reviewer found the coffee average, with thin milk foam, while another praised the drinks for how they look.
Mini chocolates and gifts
Alongside the cakes, the shop sells boxed mini chocolates in flavours such as chilli, cappuccino, coconut and caramel, and gift-wrapped chocolates and macarons. One reviewer bought them with a coffee and noted they can be taken home as gifts.
Facilities at Via del Corso
What visitors say about Via del Corso?Summarised from recent Google reviews.
- 💬Pastries, cakes and desserts come up across reviews from 2017 to 2022
- 💬Reviewers see it as a good stop for dessert or a snack while shopping
Near Via del Corso
Visitor tips for Via del Corso
- ✓Order at the counter and take a table; one reviewer says the food arrives almost straight away.
- ✓There is no outdoor seating, so Hyde Park, five minutes' walk away, is the nearest place to eat outside.
- ✓The desserts are large; one reviewer recommends coming hungry.
Getting to Via del Corso
188 Pitt Street, Sydney, in the Westfield Sydney centre on the fifth floor, in the Pitt Street Mall food court area near the top of the escalator. Reviewers describe it as easy to find.
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Is there outdoor seating at Via del Corso?
No. The cafe has no outdoor tables, so people sit inside the Westfield food court area.
Can you take cakes and chocolates away from Via del Corso?
Yes. Reviewers say the cafe sells cakes, macarons and chocolates to eat in or take away, and the boxed chocolates work as gifts.
Is Via del Corso a good stop for dessert while shopping?
Reviewers call it a good break while shopping at Westfield, with a range of desserts, crepes and drinks.
Does Via del Corso sell gifts?
Yes. Boxed mini chocolates and gift-wrapped chocolates and macarons are sold, and reviewers say they make good gifts.