Owners Mark LaBrooy, Darren Robertson and Andy Allen understand just how hard it can be to get moving in the morning, which is why they serve their breakfast menu all day long. If brunch turns into linner, it won’t matter. You’ll still be able to tuck into corn fritters with guacamole, smoked ocean trout with potato hash and black sausage with scrambled eggs, as well as cold-pressed juices and Single O coffee. 1/85 Dunning Ave, Rosebery. threeblueducks.com.

Poke is hands down the do-gooder dish of the year, with a number of new openings around the city offering this Hawaiian classic. The Bucket List chef Tom Walton’s version at Nude Fish offers the highest sashimi-grade fish on a base of shredded cabbage, rice or kelp noodles, with a salad of edamame, radish and cucumber, and Asian flavor-bomb toppings. Need help with the menu? The wasabi salmon comes with wasabi ponzu, pickled carrot, shredded beetroot, snow pea sprouts, furikake and wasabi peas; and there’s a tofu version for vegetarians. Locations in Bondi, North Sydney and CBD. nudefish.com.au

An eat-in Thai grocery store in China Town from the same team behind Chat Thai. While there is a decadent green chicken curry sandwich on the menu, you’ll also find the likes of nourishing rice bowls, turmeric shots and cold-pressed juices for lunch and dinner. 1/425 Pitt St, Haymarket, booncafe.com

With claims to reduce gut inflammation and improve your immune system, bone broth has big expectations to live up to. Regardless, the broths on offer at Bondi’s Broth Bar are delicious, meaty creations. And if you want to up the ante, try one of the daily specials made from the signature broths, which could include wild fish curry, cacao and maple lamb shoulder, beef goulash and osso buco. 49 Belgrave St, Bronte, staraniseorganic.com/broth-bar-larder

This always-busy Alexandria cafe is a stalwart on the healthy eating scene. The beautifully styled open warehouse setting offers a casual vibe for veg-loaded fare and freshly made juices, served on pastel pink crockery seven days a week. The breakfast with Gwyneth is a delicious combo of white quinoa, kale and mixed greens with garlic and chilli under two fried biodynamic eggs; while the daily plates offer a changing selection of salads and hot dishes, alongside deconstructed sandwich boxes. 21 Fountain St, Alexandria, breadandcircus.com.au

Does anything sum up healthy eating as much as the ‘goodness bowl’? The menu started out as an ode to acai bowls artfully topped with superfoods, and now extends to delicious pitaya (dragonfruit) smoothie bowls, chia pudding and bircher bowls. A second store has opened in Bronte after the success of the original in Manly. Market Ln, Manly; 145 Macpherson St, Bronte; barenakedbowls.com.au

This Marrickville favourite has opened an outpost in Annandale (pictured), where their creative, produce-first cafe menu is continuing to draw a crowd. There’s a no-waste, wholefood, handmade ethos in the kitchen with translates to the likes of breakfast soba noodles in corn cob broth with charred corn, pickles, cucumber kimchi and beetroot cured egg; and breakfast fish tacos of corn tortillas, citrus cured-bonito, zucchini, charred corn, black beans and pineapple sambal. Take home jars of pickles and chutney made in their Marrickville picklery, where you can take a course in pickling, cheese-making, baking and more. 314 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville; 88 View St, Annandale; cornersmith.com.au

A Surry Hills cafe with a minimalist industrial fit-out that offers hearty healthy eats. A green bowl of seasonal bowl of roasted cauliflower and broccoli, kale, sumac yoghurt, guacamole, chimichurri and a poached egg makes for a hearty breakfast or there’s Sonoma toast and Single O coffee for something simpler. There are vegan dishes, gluten-free cakes and dairy-free options, too. Shop 14/425 Bourke St, Surry Hills

A fast and fresh casual eatery offering plant-based bowls, superfood smoothies, nut mylk coffee and raw treats to eat in or take away. The ‘not caesar’ is a virtuous mix of kale, cos, cherry tomatoes, vegan parmesan, tempeh bacon, Iggy’s bread croutons and vegan mayo; while the poke bowl comes loaded with tempeh instead of raw fish; and the raw pad Thai is a delicious satay sauce tossed with shredded veg. A raw brownie and raw snickers seal the deal at the Surry Hills and Barangaroo stores. verdsydney.com.au

Raw, organic, alkaline, fermented, cold-pressed, vegan, cleanse – these are the health buzz words you’ll see written into the Orchard Street ethos. Drop in to their original Bondi temple of goodness for hot herbal elixirs, organic coffee, kombucha on tap and a colourful range of raw treats and meals created by a herbalist/naturopath, or head to one of their juice bars and sign up for the juice and smoothie detox. 2 Brighton Blvd, North Bondi, orchardstreet.com.au

There’s a back-to-basics approach as this low-fi Marrickville cafe in a converted garage. Cakes and breads are baked on-site, the menu is vegetarian, and the Thursday-Friday dinner offering is a Mediterranean-spiked set menu that might include house-made grissini with smoked cauliflower dip, charcoal spaghetti with fried Sicilian eggplant and smoked cherry tomato, and pistachio gelato in a chocolate waffle cone with smoked sea salt. 122 Chapel St, Marrickville, twochaps.com.au

‘Eat more green’ is the ethos behind Manly’s cult Asian salad bar, Banana Blossom. Their seriously satiating salads are a healthy takeaway option, with a favourite the ‘Buddha’s delight’, loaded with Chinese cabbage, pineapple, green papaya, Asian herbs, nashi pear, tofu and tamarind dressing. There are now locations in Bondi, Waringah Mall, Mona Vale and Chatswood. eatmoregreen.com.au

Ora organic cafe in Manly has a focus on foods that nourish and heal. Dishes can be tailored to be gluten-, dairy- and sugar-free. For breakfast there’s a ‘green bowl’ loaded with leaves, avocado, ‘broccoli bread’ and egg, topped with seeds, sprouts & kraut; and cinnamon-spiced overnight oats with carrot, apple and hemp. A burrito bowl, burger, dahl and tacos round out the lunch offering with juices, smoothies, kefir, kvass and kombucha to quench the thirst. 17B Whistler St, Manly, oramanly.com.au