Now that the dust has settled on the groundbreaking Sydney Metro City launch, we want to know the most important bit – what’s for lunch?

The first wave of food and drink vendors in the Victoria Cross precinct – the block directly surrounding the new Sydney Metro Victoria Cross Station in North Sydney – have opened this week and there are some familiar and very welcome faces on the bill.

Inner West favourite Marrickville Pork Roll has opened alongside Only Coffee, Top Impressions Bakery, Sushi Hub, DOPA, North Sandwiches, Torotoro Ramen Bar, Machi Machi and McDonald’s. Better burgers can be found over at Mary’s though, with a wine list by the inimitable Mike Bennie of P&V Merchants.

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A further seven retailers will open in 2025, coinciding with the full completion of the Victoria Cross tower next year.

Two Good Co, a social enterprise that supports, empowers and employs women who have experienced homelessness, domestic violence and complex traumas, is also operating a coffee cart with 50 percent of proceeds reinvested into their social impact programs.

Located on Miller Street near the entrance to the Metro, coffee will be supplied by Single O, as well as pastries from Redfern’s neighbourhood bakery, Breadfern.

The vendors at the station will join already thriving restaurants Glorietta, Loulou Bistro, RAFI and Poetica.

The buzzy new precinct will be anchored by a whole bunch of terrace restaurants and Miller House, a multi-level food and drinks hub that will offer a swanky dining and bar experience.

How to get to Victoria Cross Metro Station

Getting to North Sydney has never been more accessible thanks to the opening of the Victoria Cross station. Direct lines from Sydney’s north, west, and southwest can get you from one end of the line to the other in less than 45 minutes. Check the Sydney Metro website here to calculate and plan your trip.

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