Shift Eatery

Shift Eatery is a fully plant-based cafe and deli on Commonwealth Street in Surry Hills, serving breakfast and lunch. It is small and often busy, with a few outdoor tables. Visitors come for sandwiches, bagels and bowls, and for the vegan fridge and pantry to take home. Frog Hollow Reserve is about four minutes' walk away.

Cuisine at Shift Eatery

Food at Shift Eatery

Breakfast and lunch are the focus: sandwiches, nourishing wholefood bowls, bagels, baked goods and smoothies. Regulars keep naming the Reuben sandwich, a toasted stack of layers cut in half, and the bacon and egg bagel. Everything is vegan, and one visitor said the vegan chicken and beef tasted very close to the real thing. Dietary options: all food is vegan and plant-based.

What to order: Reuben sandwich · Bacon and egg bagel

Drinks at Shift Eatery

The menu includes specialty coffee, chai and smoothies, and all drinks are made with plant-based milk. One visitor said the chai was not overly sweet. Banana bread and cookies from the baked goods range are also mentioned by visitors.

Vegan pantry to take home

The fridges stock vegan sausages, cheese and spreads, and the pantry carries staples for the kitchen. Baked goods are also made in-house and sold to take away. Visitors who want to stock up on vegan products without cooking from scratch tend to buy from this range as well as eating in.

What customers say about Shift Eatery

• 💬Visitors say the plant-based food is good enough that non-vegans should try it too
• 💬Staff are described as friendly and efficient
• 💬Vegan fridge and pantry products are a popular takeaway
• 💬Seating is limited and the cafe is small, so it fills up

Tips for visiting Shift Eatery

• ✓The bacon and egg bagel sells out most mornings, so go early.
• ✓It is walk-in only, with no reservations and limited seating.
• ✓Order ahead for pickup online if you are short on time.

Getting to Shift Eatery

Shop 4, 241 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010. It is steps from Central Station, and parking is available nearby.

Near Shift Eatery

• ☕The Balkan Butler1 min walk
• ☕Da Bang Coffee1 min walk
• ☕Créma Lane Coffee1 min walk
• 🌳Frog Hollow Reserve4 min walk
• 🌳Reservoir Street Reserve4 min walk
• 🌳Belmore Park4 min walk

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