House coffee. 9 Knox St, Chippendale. A friend at work mentioned this blink-and-you’ll-miss it corner cafe, in the streets of Chippendale. Step inside and you’ll find yourself remarkably tall compared to the two staff! This is because of the odd layout of the space: there are a number of steps down from street level to …
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Blue Chook, Hurlstone Park
Espresso Botero Coffee. 13/27-31 Crinan St, Hurlstone Park. I’ve never spent much time in this suburb, but had this place recommended to me and thought I’d check it out with the family. There’s not much to see from the street – a couple of sets of tables and small stools next door to a park and playground, …
blackboard, verity lakes (qld)
Blackboard coffee. 7/240 Varsity Pde, Varsity Lakes. Close to the Gold Coast campus of Bond University is this slice of coffee-making expertise.A fairly hip crowd (to say nothing of the staff) nonetheless make way for families with strollers, professors, and everyone in between. There’s no decaf on offer, so it’s a chance for me to …
canteen, burleigh heads qld
Deluxe Boutique Coffee Roasters Coffee. 23 Park Ave, Burleigh Heads. In a lane way between two streets, this place is bursting with personality. From the moment you approach and see the old cinema seating sitting outside, or the attention to detail on the fit-out, you know you’re in for a treat here. The work behind the …
canvas, nobby beach qld
Canvas Coffee. 7/2221 Gold Coast Highway, Nobby Beach.Tricky to find (it’s actually a little way down a side street), this place is well known to locals as a spot for great coffee. A mix of quirky gift shop and cafe, this was a crowded space with a few spots to sit inside amidst t-shirts, books, …
Beanstalk cafe, Thirroul
Aroma coffee. Corner of Lawrence Hargrave Drive and Railway Pde, Thirroul. Driving down from Sydney to Wollongong I saw this place out the car window, and after a long drive it was something of an oasis to call in to on the way back north. Plenty of tables outside, and then surprisingly few tables when …
Cafe Merino, Goulburn
1 Sowerby St, Goulburn. Better coffee than you might hope for from a service station, and in the shadow of a giant concrete sheep: what’s not to love? View Larger Map
elatte cafe, padstow heights
Allpress Espresso. 101 Villiers Rd, Padstow Heights. After a long time searching the green train line in Sydney for promising cafes, I’d all but given up finding anything that was putting forward a quality cup of coffee. I’d noticed a sign on Henry Lawson Drive that mentioned the cafe, and thought I’d try it out. …
Benitos’ Cafe, Chippendale
Campos Coffee. 112-116 Broadway, Chippendale. In what was a car detailing place there’s now a cafe, and a new co-op bookshop. There’s a wide choice of sweets and pastries, and a choice of indoor or outdoor seating. Coffee is well-made – yet another Campos venue that’s churning out good work. View Larger Map
kitchen by mike, rosebery
Five Senses coffee. 85 Dunning Ave, Rosebery – not much of a street frontage – you need to head through the arch to be able to find your way into here, but it’s an enormous place: there’s a furniture and toy store attached too. If lunching in a converted warehouse appeals, this is one of …