Buckle Cafe & Distillery

Buckle Cafe & Distillery, nestled in Artarmon's heritage-listed glass atrium, offers a dynamic all-day experience. The menu features breakfast favorites like corn fritters with smoky capsicum relish, avocado, and rocket, and eggs benedict croissant with smoked ham, fresh rocket, and rich hollandaise sauce. For lunch and dinner, enjoy pizzas, pastas, healthy falafel bowls, and pub-style classics such as fish and chips and burgers. Central to the venue is "Phoebe," a gleaming 150-litre copper pot still that distills gin, vodka, and whisky, featured in signature cocktails like the Buckle Martini and Buckle Sabout. Happy hour runs from 5 pm to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, with house-made gin and vodka mixers, pints, and wines from $10.