Map coffee. 158 Harris St, Pyrmont. A modern exterior, and red and green interior walls. The fridges have been set up as an interior feature, which is an unusual choice. There’s a good range of high quality food – a choice of sandwiches, savoury tarts, salads, or pasta, even after the lunch rush should be …
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Crumbs Cafe and Patisserie, Surry Hills
Veronica Coffee. 84 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. This is a place with a tiny footprint, but they’ve made the best use of space: there’s indoor and outdoor seating, plenty of pastries and sandwiches to look at. There’s no decaf grinder, instead there’s a takeaway food container with the pre-ground coffee in there. The coffee is …
The Cow and Moon Gelaterie, Enmore
Single Origin Roasters coffee. 181 Enmore Rd, Enmore (corner of London St). You only need to glance inside this store to see they take their gelato very seriously. We couldn’t help but try it – a small serve is $4, and for another $2 you can have an additional flavour. The gelato is rich and …
Bus Stop Cafe, Enmore
Artecaffe coffee. 297 Enmore Rd, Enmore. This is a surprising space – at first glance from the graffiti next door, you might worry about the tidiness of the place itself, but there’s nothing to worry about. There’s a feature wall painted with blackboard paint on it, and visiting kids are encouraged to draw on it. …
Caffe Dante, Sydney CBD
Allpress coffee. Level 1, Mid City Centre, 420 George St Sydney. When I visited here it was day three of the newly refurbished Mid City Centre – the previous couple of days had been rich with teething problems with power surges and other challenges, so this day was the first one where things were starting …
Coffee Alchemy, Marrickville
Coffee Alchemy coffee. 24 Addison Rd, Marrickville. I’d heard a lot of good things about this place, and some eccentricities – there’s no food for sale at all – just coffee. When you visit, the layout is quite simple: – there’s a machine and some grinders in front of a series of bean hoppers. Posters …
Healthy Appetites Espresso Bar, Sydney CBD
Primo coffee. Sydney central plaza food court. This is just a broad food court style cafe front – the seating is shared among all the food court outlets, but there are plenty of spaces to sit down for a morning or afternoon coffee. Prices are quite low for the city – $2.70 for a large …
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Quirks Deli Cafe, Redfern
Illy coffee. 74 Pitt St, Redfern. Just outside of the main shops at Redfern is this cheery space. There’s a range of gourmet food, including a lot of gluten-free choices. Inside the somewhat crowded space is a big 10-seat communal table, bench seating for 3 and a couple of outdoor tables. In amidst a range …
Elixir espresso, Sydney CBD
Caffe Di Gabriel coffee. Ground Floor (Shop G11), Strand Arcade, 412-414 George St Sydney. Arriving near the close of weekend service is no way to sample the friendliness of staff, but I’ve been made to feel more welcome over the years. They didn’t bring me a glass of water, even though I asked for one; …
Circle Cafe, Balmain
El? Coffee. 344 Darling St, Balmain. Converted (ahem) uniting church hall turned cafe, which – on Sundays – is back to being a church (thanks tom). The circle cafe website says that the rent paid by the cafe goes to help local refugees. It’s a supremely welcoming space. Regulars from all walks of life are …