Cafes
Rising Sun Workshop
Currently open
8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Rising Sun Workshop
From locals to motorcyclists, Rising Sun Workshop welcomes people from all walks of life. We are not just another cafe. No, we go beyond with our friendly community driven hub. And because we love our locals what we cook we buy locally from growers, roasters, winemakers and distillers, and we do not support factory farming. While our setup is industrial chic our menu is anything but. We fuse Australian roots with Japanese flavours for those more adventurous taste buds. But do not forget to Instagram your meal before you tuck in. Make a reservation at our Newtown cafe now for breakfast, lunch or dinner and give us a call at the cafe on 02 9550 3891. It does not matter how many people are in your party. Hire our venue for over 20 people.
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Gorgeous two-storey industrial warehouse space with lots of dark wood and green accents from ferns and fronds. Unfortunately, there's no all day breakfast so we missed out on the breakfast ramen with a 12.30pm arrival. However, very happy to have been able to instead try the pork katsu burger which both looked great and tasted fantastic; a perfectly soft bun with a crunchy panko crumbed cutlet with a creamy and tangy slaw. And if having ramen, RSW will accommodate requests for kaedama (noodle refill).
Inhaling ramen with a whiff of petroleum in a defunct hardware store... could anything be more Newtown than the Rising Sun Workshop? It's a relentlessly hipster community space where you can dismantle your Ducati, rebuild your Buell, or tinker with your Triumph while at the same tome be assured you won't be eating factory farmed food. Yes, as well as a bike shop, they're a daytime café that's also open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday evenings. Safely ensconced on a banquette on the lower level, we're tended to by warm, friendly staff who explain there's only one ramen on offer at night. Tonight's Secret Ramen (Shhhh!) ($22) involves duck hearts, duck eggs and bok choy in a duck bone broth, neatly ruling out my vegetarian dining companion. While she tackles the Eggplant Katsu Burger ($14) with 'slaw and pickles, I dip into the noodle soup. The noodles are not quite al-dente, but the barbequed duck hearts are tasty and tender. I find the broth a bit muddy ...read more
Finally ventured out to this place after reading all the awesome reviews.
The interior decor is absolutely fantastic, the downstairs having the bike workshop and upstairs having an industrial feel and was really refreshing sitting in an open space.
We ordered breakfast ramen and 'prison'bento box. My partner loved the breakfast ramen which was ramen with bacon and eggs in butter broth. I was a bit weirded out as I love ramen and love the traditional kind and not fusion, however it was a great concept. The bento was alright, very small portions for the price, and the miso soup was quite salty.
However the coffee was just INSANELY AMAZING! had to get another one to go after having one before the meal.
It's defs worth the trip here!
