Reuben Hills coffee. 61 Albion St, Surry Hills. To look at the front of this place, you might walk past, but if you’re looking for a great place for some good food and well-made coffee, then you should pause here. As you can see, they take their coffee-making very seriously with an open-plan kitchen and …
Category Archives: Own Blend
Nikita espresso bar, Leura
Nikita coffee. 179 Leura Mall, Leura. Just when I thought I knew everything that Leura has to offer, I walked past this place – simple decor and furniture, minimalist menu, kitchen out the back. Though they were still getting the kinks out of the ordering system, there was a positive attitude and a desire to …
cafe xxii, pyrmont
Cafe XXII coffee. 22 Union St, Pyrmont. A converted old house has made the transition to cafe / restaurant. The food is a little pricy, but well aligned to what you might expect in the area. Staff are buzzing around: there’s full table service if you want it, Sydney Water branded ‘tap water’ bottles, and …
whole bean roastery, marrickville
Whole Bean coffee. 38 Chapel St, Marrickville. Someone tweeted about this place, so I went to investigate. It’s been open about a month, and used as a roastery all year. The staff welcome you into their space, encourage you to sit and feel at home, and the furniture (bench style seats and big comfy armchairs) …
project 8 cafe, ultimo
10 Q Coffee. 137 Broadway, Ultimo. I’m always on the lookout for a new place, and after watching this shopfront go through a long renovation process, I was excited to see that they’ve opened their doors as of this Monday. Obviously, the externals of the cafe are still pretty basic as they get into a …
robocog, surry hills
Robocog coffee. 249 Riley St, Surry Hills. A relative newcomer to the Surry Hills scene, this place nonetheless has their service patterns down pat, and the place is well decorated to become a local favourite. The name is a combination (presumably) of robot and bicycle cog, and the decor features both in suitable numbers. The …
Workshop espresso, Sydney CBD
Workshop coffee / Toby’s Estate decaf. Shop RG01A, the Galeries Victoria, 500 George St, Sydney. Not much bigger than a hole in the wall, opposite the town hall side entrance to the QVB, there are two espresso machines and three grinders, and a kitchen out the back. Somehow they have crammed in a bench and …
Charlie Lovett, Broadway
Charlie Lovett coffee (roasted on-site). George St, near Quay St. I’ve been waiting a while to let them iron out some of the opening-week jitters in their service. Overall, it’s a place that has a *lot* of staff working there, but it is selling a few different things: freshly baked bread, sandwiches and single pieces …
Cherry beans coffee roastery, Pyrmont
Cherry beans coffee. Shop 1/45 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont. Lots of open space in this cafe – large open windows and high ceilings. This is likely to try and dissipate the heat from the roaster when it’s running. The food prices owe a lot to the nearby tourist haunts – the person ahead of me in …
Le Pain Quotidien, Surry Hills
Neoma coffee – their own blend. 414 Bourke Street, Surry Hills. Forget the friendly staff, the French accents, even the wooden shelves and two sizes of latte bowl. What this place has thatsets it apart is space. Big communal tables (yes, more than one) that seat as many as 20. This is an unheard of …