Croquembouche patisserie, botany Numero uno coffee. 1635 Botany rd, botany. An unlikely location for a patisserie with na obvious commitment to high quality food, and where the coffee comes highly recommended. The glass walls work impressively to keep the noise out: the outside tables suffer from the noise of traffic. Coffee is quite ok, but …
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Think café, milsons point.
Think café, milsons point. Primo coffee. I’ve often walked past this galley-style cafe: kitchen down one wall, seating down the other side. There’s art on the walls, and classical music playing (though the noise of coffee-making drowns it out some of the time). Coffee is very hot, and though it starts out a little worrying, …
Chatz corner, hurstville
Chatz corner, hurstville Caffe migliore coffee. Next to a tiny park: more like a patch of grass, really, is this hurstville institution. Salad bar, snacks, sandwiches, and coffee, and a place to sit outdoors – a rare treat in this town. Staff are enthusiastic and happy, though they don’t get my order exactly right. Coffee …
TJ’s coffee house, penshurst
TJ’s coffee house, Penshurst Piazza d’oro coffee. A little hole in the wall, with a broad coffee menu and a number of food choices. A few small tables and chairs outside, where you can get some fresh air, and watch for your train. Decaf is disappointing: a few technical errors, and no crema to speak …
Boxa bar, hurstville
Boxa bar, hurstville Schibello coffee. Concrete floor inside, pavers outside with a few extra seats: a pleasant spot for a coffee, if you can get past the widescreen TV on the wall that is always broadcasting sport. Coffee takes a while, the large coffee is very large. Not too bad, though the first sip is …
Town hall café, sydney
Town hall café, sydney Toby’s estate coffee. Corner kent & druitt st, sydney. Adjacent to the library, this is a place where office workers grab a cup on their way to their desks, either in this building, or in the surrounding area. There’s lots of natural light for eating in, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows …
Size matters, Wynyard
Size matters, wynyard Merlo coffee. Corner of kent st and erskine st. Their claim to fame is a unique approach to sandwiches: you can buy them in different sizes, which works well for them at lunchtime, I’m told. A visit at breakfast sees a more mainstream style menu. Coffee is, sadly, not so good. The …
Café bolle, neutral bay
Café bolle, neutral bay Danes coffee. 10-17 young st, neutral bay. A reader mentioned that this place was the original and the best, so I’ve dutifully wandered up to have a look. Inside it’s pretty spartan – somewhere between a café and a takeaway food shop for furniture. Plenty of newspapers are around, amd the …
Atomic espresso, neutral bay
Atomic espresso, neutral bay Toby’s estate coffee. Shop 3, 148 Wycombe rd, Neutral Bay. A little hole in the wall affair with a galley kitchen in the back, but decorated in true style. Rows of patterned canvases line one wall, and there’s enough light to make the space seem welcoming. Coffee is made quickly, the …
Espresso @ westpac, Wynyard
Espresso @ westpac, wynyard Espresso di manfredi coffee. Clarence st, sydney. In a giant atrium, dozens of westpac staff stop here to grab their morning caffeine hit. There’s some limited seating, awesome natural light, thanks to the floor to high-ceiling glass, and a general buzz of activity. Coffee takes a while – the toast is …