Yanick’s café, north sydney The coffee roaster coffee. Talk about hidden; there are two sets of automatic doors between the street and this combination sandwich bar / eating nook. The radio drifts across this comfortable, but artificially lit space. There’s even some semi-outdoor space to sit in the adjoining corridor. A single, friendly barista is …
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Café for you, north sydney
Café for you, north sydney Piazza d’oro coffee. Just as I was about to photograph the last café, my phone rang. By my calculations, this is the last non-franchise café in north sydney that I haven’t visited; perhaps there are a couple on the other side of the harbour bridge? Why is it last? It’s …
gold class cinema, bondi junction
gold class cinema, bondi junction Piazza d’oro coffee. Once you’ve bought your movie ticket, you can have the coffee in the lounge / bar area, or in the cinema itself. This is not a cheap place to see a movie, but the coffee isn’t marked up as much as they could get away with: drinking …
voodoo espresso, blue st north sydney
voodoo espresso, blue st north sydney Voodoo Espresso coffee. Another lobby cafe, lots of natural light, upbeat music drifts across the big indoor space: couches, tables and end-table style seating. Clearly, this place wants to be a venue for business meetings. Three staff work away; coffe milk and food / order taking respectively. In the …
Sandwich solution, north sydney
Sandwich solution, north sydney Lavazza coffee. Sandwich bar, hot food, and a school tuck-shop style series of snacks adorn the walls, leaving room for only a small shelf with seating for four inside. Far preferable is the outdoor seating, where sunlight and shade combine for a much better experience. Coffee takes a while: the foam …
Lobby espresso bar, optus tower north sydney
Lobby espresso bar, optus tower Piazza d’oro coffee. Six staff on the breakfast shift, and this place is -fast-. Lots of indoor seating, a surprisingly large range of menu options, and friendly staff. Coffee is very good: a worthy start to my thirties. Good temperature, strong, but not too strong flavour.
Café bambino, burwood
Café bambino, burwood Caffe migliore coffee. Light coloured wood floating floor, a sandwich bar and some in and outodor seating. Coffee is hot, pretty good texture, and reminiscent of those coffees grabbed on the run in the middle of some pleasant memory. The coffee itself was a little disappointing towards the end, (but I spent …
Berry delicious, north sydney
Berry delicious, north sydney Caffe migliore coffee. A little dark inside, the interior of this sandwich bar / fish and chip store styled café is like a lounge/dining room. Couches, tables and chairs are available, but nothing outside. Staff are friendly and efficient. Coffee is a good temperature and strength, nd has a flavour that’s …
La tazzina, north sydney
La tazzina, north sydney Vittoria coffee. Looking like a cross between a café and a bakery, it’s really warm inside; the outdoor tables are probably more comfortable for dining or drinking coffee. Coffee is as expected. Hot, sudsy foam, and the taste that vittoria is renowned for.
CJ’s elite on walker, north sydney
Cj’s elite on walker, north sydney Primo coffee. More a convenience store than a pure café, this place nonetheless has an espresso machine and seating, so it rates a mention. Coffee is really hot, and rather thin. It’s better than you might expect from a place with coffee as only one of many business lines. …