Piccolo coffee. 626 Darling St, Rozelle. The airconditioning in here is a welcome respite from the warmth of a beautiful Sydney day. Walk in and there are a number of spots sitting at tables, where you can admire the cake display. If you’re trying to avoid that particular temptation, you can head out the back …
Category Archives: cafes
Don Campos, Alexandria
Campos Coffee. 21 Fountain St, Alexandria. Fans of Campos Coffee will be familiar with their flagship store in Newtown. A great coffee experience can be had there: it’s the only place I’ve ever seen that sells a sparkling long black, and you can buy their beans in various quantities (and I have). Its main drawback …
The Little Queen cafe, Chippendale
Allpress coffee. 28-30 Queen St, Chippendale. With windows at street level, it’s down a few stairs to the main space, which seats about 20. Fresh flowers on the communal table separate out the space a little, and underneath there are a wide range of magazines and newspapers to wade through. Most of the space has …
Coffee Garam, Surry Hills
Vittoria coffee. 29 Bellevue Street, Surry Hills. Unusually for the way I find a cafe, I think this one came to my attention via foursquare and twitter. It was just far enough out of the way from my usual paths around the city that it had been on the “to-visit” list for a while. I …
hoochie mamma, newtown
Caffe Di Gabrielle. 153 Missenden Rd, Newtown NSW 2042. Missenden Rd is a tough neighbourhood to run a cafe – you have Campos, Luxe Cafe, and Cordial all within walking distance. So I’d never tried this place – how good could it possibly be with this much competition! Imagine my surprise: it’s a really solid …
the loft cafe, Parramatta Westfield
Glinelli coffee. Parramatta Westfield, near the cinemas. Formerly known as Oscars, where I had – a year or two back – a bad experience with the customer service, this place has been renamed, and slightly rebranded with a theme of autumn leaves and birds in silhouette throughout. Conveniently located near both the kids play area …
Baffi and Mo Espresso, Redfern
Artecaffe coffee. 94 Redfern St, Redfern. I spotted this place on my way to eat st diner (which now appears to be closed). I think it was the stylised moustache logo that made me remember it, and it wasn’t too long before I made the trek to check it out. When you first walk in …
Shenkin, Erskineville
Jack and the Bean coffee. 53 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville. To drive past this place you would never realise just how large it is – there is room out the back for dozens of people, and a team of cheery staff move quickly around to make sure everyone is looked after. We visit on a Saturday …
A little on the side, Darlington
Campos coffee. Cnr ivy St and boundary rd, Darlington. Bolted onto a set of Medina apartments, this cafe has a breezy, relaxed feel to it as I arrive for a late lunch. Water comes to the table (bottle and glass) without me having to ask, an when my coffee arrives, I’m told about the free …
Fix espresso, Surry Hills
Toby’s estate coffee. 54 Foveaux St, Surry Hills. I’ve spotted the Toby’s sandwich board on the street a few times, but never made the journey up the arcade to find this little place. There are a few seats inside against the glass wall, and a series of couches nearby further up the arcade. The barista …