Grinders coffee. 483 Riley St, Surry Hills. The cafe overlooks the furniture store; lots of natural light, and a series of furniture choices for the eat-in crowd. This is the real strength here: it’s a space with a lot of visual interest – you’ll want to spend some time here looking around if you can. …
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Café senso unico, burwood
Café senso unico, burwood Grinders coffee. 51 George St, Burwood. No discernable signage here, across the road from the EDS building, but this terrace house has been converted into a café with impressively fast service. The coffee is ok: you can do much worse in burwood, but it’s away from the main street and traffic: …
Sugar Café, Bondi Junction
Sugar café, bondi junction Grinders coffee. Light green inside and outside, with the background music just too soft to drown out the conversation, the general vibe of this converted house is relaxed. Staff are immaculately dressed, and focussed, perhaps, rather than friendly. Opposite the nelson hotel, i’m sitting inside on a wooden table, overlooking a …
Café Zink, Cronulla
Café zink, cronulla Grinders (giancarlo) coffee. Opposite rydges, closer to the beach.lots of natural light, tiles floor, casual furniture with blue and white the dominant colours, with a broad mix of ages from 5-50. Licenced: not sure what the mood would be here at night, but in the morning, there’s some triple-j music playing just …
Oh what a bite, North Sydney
Oh what a bite, north sydney Grinders coffee. 62 West St, North Sydney. Hidden in the back of North Sydney library, this kiosk-style venue has coffees, sandwiches, and wraps. It’s a rainy day, so not the best environment to test the mood of a place, but the staff are cheery, and familiar with their regulars’ …
Café la vita, McMahons Point
Café la vita, mcmahons point Grinders coffee. Right on blues point road, there’s a choice of outside and inside tables. Comfortable seats, water is provided without asking. Coffee is the Giancarlo blend of Grinders, and it’s a while in being brought out. Typical Grinders fare; well made, good temperature; the whole experience was just a …
The Point Deli, McMahon’s Point
The point deli, mcmahon’s point Grinders coffee. Corner of blues point rd and french st, this converted house features a delicatessen, a mini bakery, and a sandwich bar. There’s a big queue for lunch: visit in the afternoon or the morning, would be my advice. If you need sugar, the staff will whisk it away …
Citicafe, Victoria Galleries, Sydney
Citicafe, victoria galleries, sydney Grinders coffee. 500 George St, Sydney. This little outpost adjoins the entrance to the Citigroup centre, and is buzzing with upbeat music and activity. This is another old haunt of mine, although the coffee has changed since then. Lots of staff, mostly takeaway customers, although there’s seating to be had in …
Ground Bar café lounge, Canberra Airport
Ground bar café lounge, canberra airport Grinders coffee. As you’d expect from an airport, the prices are high: $3.90 for a large takeaway coffee. The café overlooks the carpark at the airport, with just enough trees visible in the background to let you know you’re in the nation’s capital. They’re heating milk in a 2L …
Back Galley café, Camden
Back galley café, camden Grinders coffee. A pleasant place to sit, fairly healthy food but too pricey, even without the 10% Sunday surcharge. Coffee unreviewed.