Come SIT Café Opening in Marrickville

New social enterprise café, Come SIT, from the Baba’s Place team, brings community-focused daytime dining to Illawarra Road, Marrickville.

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Set to open in early 2026 at 387 Illawarra Road, Come SIT café in Marrickville is the latest venture from the team behind Marrickville favourite Baba’s Place - a local favourite celebrated for its vibrant, multicultural take on suburban cuisine. This time, they’re turning their attention to daytime dining, taking over the ground floor of the affordable Nightingale Housing precinct with a project that feels purpose-built for the Marrickville neighbourhood.

Come SIT is going to offer much more than your average café. Developed in collaboration with NSW not-for-profit Fresh Hope, it will operate as a social enterprise, pairing thoughtful hospitality with meaningful community impact. The ethos is simple but considered: seasonal, produce-led food, approachable prices and a space designed to foster connection.

Where Baba’s Place leans into maximalist nostalgia and playful storytelling, Come SIT promises something softer and more pared back. Expect a calm, welcoming room shaped by local creatives - a departure from the warehouse energy many Baba’s regulars know and love - where coffee, breakfast and lunch are given space to unfold slowly.

In a suburb synonymous with bold flavours and late nights, Come SIT carves out a different rhythm. It’s a place to meet, to linger and to reset - a café grounded in community as much as cuisine, inviting locals to quite literally, and figuratively, pull up a seat.

Come SIT, 387 Illawarra Rd, Marrickvillecomesit.com.au