Wah wah lounge, waterloo Coffee roaster coffee. Shop 2, 1 Danks St Waterloo. Already buzzing before 9am on a Sunday, a crowd of fairly well-to-do inner-city types are in their best casual garb, sipping on lattes and enjoying the morning sun; perhaps they’re grabbing a bite before nearby Hillsong church starts. Staff are friendly and …
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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 …
Bella Espresso, Bellevue Hill
Bella espresso, bellvue hill Allpress espresso. 9 Bellevue Road, Bellevue Hill. Busy and popular, it’s standing room only outside, but there’s still some room indoors where a couple of wooden boxes against a wall have been artfully transformed into comfortable seating by virtue of some plush cushioning. Ordering is all outside; four staff work busily …
Danks St Depot, Waterloo.
Danks st depot, waterloo. Allpress espresso coffee. 2 Danks Street Waterloo. Across the road from a Hillsong centre, this café, despite its humble exterior, has a truly attractive interior – lots of wood, and some bare metal. The café is buzzing with a well-to-do crowd. Staff are friendly and effervescent: taking orders on little PDAs. …
Crave café, Bellevue Hill
Crave café, bellevue hill Santos coffee. As you’d expect for this hybrid corner store, café and deli, the food is of excellent calibre – the choice of breads alone is worth the journey. Don’t be surprised to see a porsche park in front of the café, grab a takeaway coffee, and drive off. Coffee is …
Pino latte, Centrepoint arcade, Sydney
Pino latte, centrepoint arcade, sydney Espresso di manfredi coffee. This café is only a hole in the wall, but the scent of breakfast drifts all the way out to the street, which is how I stumble upon it. Four staff are at work on the morning rush: two kitchen, one barista, and one taking orders. …
Lobby café at 276, Sydney
Lobby café at 276, sydney Caffé migliore coffee. A ray of architect-driven sunshine in a dark part of pitt st. Big range of breakfast options, and lots of choices for reading material. Suits galore, and some other government workers: uniforms you don’t expect to see in the city. Coffee is hot, but thin, and the …
Frendz cafe, West Lindfield
Frendz cafe, west lindfield Lavazza coffee. Adjacent to a garden shop, pricey (we’re far enough north to expect that) but healthy and less healty menu options in a good ratio. Coffee was as expected; not great. The fact that they’d never heard of a ristretto before should have been the warning sign, but my 1pm …
Fireworks cafe, Austinmer
fireworks cafe, austinmer Toby’s estate coffee. A little removed from the beach in this waterside suburb south of sydney, north of wollongong. This space feels like a newtown gallery – a scattering of tables, and a cushioned bench seat along two walls. The waitstaff seem familiar with the locals; the place is child friendly, and …
Oskar’s wild café and bookshop, thirroul
Oskar’s wild café and bookshop, thirroul Delano coffee. Amazing painted ceilings are on show in this space, and all the adjoining shops in the complex. The décor is part old-world sweet shop, with just a touch of modern bookshop on the edges. There’s an average-length menu, and the food is good. The coffee, disappointing at …