Origami Cafe

Origami Cafe is a small Japanese cafe in Darlinghurst where the food feels like home cooking. It is a cosy, relaxed spot for lunch or an easy early-evening meal, built around bento boxes, udon soup and rice dishes. One visitor says the room feels like a cafe in Japan. Prices sit in the $1–20 range, and Rose Terrace Park is a two-minute walk away.

Cuisine at Origami Cafe

Food at Origami Cafe

The menu is Japanese home-style cooking: bento boxes with grilled chicken, salmon and gyoza, udon soup, and rice dishes such as eel rice and chicken curry over rice. Regulars say the food tastes like a home-cooked meal, with subtle flavours and generous portions. The bento boxes come with miso soup, salad and rice, so they work as a full meal on one tray.

What to order: Bento box with chicken, salmon and gyoza

What customers say about Origami Cafe

• 💬Food that tastes like home-cooked Japanese meals
• 💬Generous portions that feel good value
• 💬Warm, welcoming owners and staff

Tips for visiting Origami Cafe

• ✓Only open Monday to Friday, so plan a weekday visit.
• ✓Choose the bento box if you want soup, salad, rice and gyoza in one order.

Getting to Origami Cafe

58A Flinders Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010. Rose Terrace Park is about two minutes' walk away, and Napier Street Open Space is a few minutes further on.

Near Origami Cafe

• ☕AAIRA & Co1 min walk
• ☕The Factory Grind1 min walk
• ☕Veneziano Coffee Roasters1 min walk
• 🌳Rose Terrace Park2 min walk
• 🌳Napier Street Open Space4 min walk
• 🌳Foveaux Street Reserve4 min walk

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