Lift prices, find your niche or shut: Australian cafes face tough choices as inflation bites

Hospitality outlets are being forced to evolve as cost-of-living pressures change the way cash-strapped consumers spend their money

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Sydney eatery John Montagu is known for its sandwiches.

The cafe in the harbourside suburb of Woolloomooloo has an avid following, especially among those who appreciate that it is named after the Earl of Sandwich, which may sound comical but is a bone fide noble title.

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