Federici Bistro

Right attached to the Princess Theatre on Spring Street. Elegant, unapologetically vintage, steeped in theatrical lore. Stall-seat veterans treat this historic bistro as their mandatory pre-show ritual. The namesake? Federico Federici, the theatre's infamous resident ghost—they even serve the cutlery with a side of his spectral backstory. Expect a tight, high-calibre menu. The kitchen crew deftly handles tricky dietary tweaks without missing a beat, while the baristas pull a flawless *magic* with crema that rivals the city's most obsessive laneway roasters. Sure, you're paying a slight premium for the prime real estate. But for that lush, atmospheric buzz right before the curtain rises? Unbeatable. Slide in exactly 80 minutes before showtime—tables vanish fast.