The Winning Appliances flagship store on Danks Street, Waterloo is located in an area of Sydney bursting with trendy eateries, great cafes and design boutiques. We’ve compiled a guide to the local area to help you plan a great day out next time you come to the showroom.
Eat
You’re spoilt for choice when it comes to eateries on Danks Street – whatever food you are in the mood for, the local cafes have you covered.
For a taste of the Middle East head to Kepos & Co. The recently opened sister restaurant of the popular Kepos Street Kitchen offers an exotic lunch menu of share plates such as warm hummus made in a mortar and pestle, haloumi with Turkish spinach, and lamb kefta burger with harissa relish. The restaurant décor matches the menu with twinkly lanterns on the ceiling and vibrant patterned throws on the courtyard seating.
For sweet treats with an Asian twist head to Devon On Danks. Devon On Danks is another sister eatery, this time to the ever-popular Devon Café near Sydney’s Central Station. The brunch menu here, with its incredible sounding dishes such as Brioche French toast, carrot sorbet, warm spiced crumble and cream cheese icing, pulls in the crowds, but for something a bit different you must try their range of pastries. Regular features on the cake counter include green tea flavoured cronuts (a cross between a croissant and a doughnut) and matcha infused doughnuts. They also offer an unusual dessert of truffle flavoured soft serve ice cream, which dip people dip their hot chips in!
Also in the area is an outpost of the delicious artisan sourdough bakery Sonoma – a great place to grab a cup of coffee and a loaf of bread to take home with you. If you fancy some French bread and pastries, The French House is the place for you. For those around a little later in the day you can enjoy nibbles and cocktails at Mojo by Luke Mangan – a cool converted warehouse that you’ll often spot the well-known chef hanging out in. (Open from 4pm Tuesday to Thursday and 12pm Friday and Saturday.)
Shop
It’s possible to get your whole house furnished without leaving Danks Street! From lighting to carpets, the furniture and design stores in Waterloo will have your whole house covered.
In particular, Parterre offers a stylish range of dining tables that will look great with your new Winning kitchen. You’ll find inspiration for your living room at James Salford Furniture and a superb range of garden furniture at Eco Outdoor. Seletti Design Store will appeal to creative homeowners, whilst you can find traditional coverings for your flooring at Hali Handmade Rugs (in business since 1979). For something a bit different to hang on your walls, visit the Vintage Poster Shop just two minutes from our store.
If you’re looking for something to cook up in your new kitchen appliances the Wholefoods Store next to Sonoma has aisles of organic options.
See
2 Danks Street is home to eight Contemporary Art Galleries, a Fine Arts Dealer and a working contemporary jewellery studio. From Tuesday to Saturday you can browse (and buy) work by Australian and international contemporary artists, including Annette Larkin, Brenda May and Stella Downer.
If you would like to see the Winning Home Economist’s in action don’t forget to stop by the Winning Working Kitchen in our Redfern Showroom. (Located on Danks Street but affectionately known as the Redfern Showroom in a nod to our love of the area and the original store, which was found there.) Our experts are on hand to talk to you about getting the most out of your new appliances, and they are often cooking up a treat or two for customers to sample too.
The Winning Appliances Redfern showroom is located at 18 Danks Street, Redfern. Click here for more information.
