Umami Coffee. 93 Cronulla St, Cronulla. I’ve been here a couple of times now, in search of somewhere to eat while in Cronulla. And this place fits the bill – they even have high chairs, and bathrooms down the back of the cafe (an unusual feature for the suburb). It’s an unusual space inside – …
Category Archives: cafes
Nano Espresso, Surry Hills
Nano Espresso Coffee (roasted by toby’s estate). 28 Albion St, Surry Hills. Apart from this sandwich board, I wouldn’t have noticed this place. I saw it on my way to Single Origin roasters, which is only a block away. This is a surprising place to set up a cafe that takes its coffee so seriously …
Shenkin Espresso Bar, Newtown
Mecca Espresso, 239a King St, Newtown. Where for so many years “The old fish cafe” had been pouring coffees, with its signature cords of garlic hanging from the ceiling, a new cafe has emerged. The boys from Shenkin (a little down the road in Erskineville) have created a new venue where the emphasis is not …
Sample Coffee Bar, Surry Hills
Mecca Coffee. Shop 2, 118 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. Tiny hole in the wall, punching well above its weight for the quality of coffee, and the range of samples of single origin coffees that are on offer. Coffee is ground to order, and expertly made. Whether you’re after a top-notch decaf latte, or the full …
Knight’s Coffee and Tea, Ultimo
Campos Coffee. Shop 5, 827 George St, Ultimo 2007 [in the Devonshire tunnel]. I was excited to see this place being built as I was walking through the tunnel. There was a sense of wanting to get everything right before the grand opening. Here you see them almost ready to launch. After a week’s soft …
The Angry Fix, Chippendale
Numero Uno Coffee. 83 Regent St, Chippendale. A little off the beaten track, but likely to see some good foot traffic as the local cafe when Sydney Central apartments come online. This is one of those places that cares deeply about coffee: they have naked portafilters, and a very narrow range of menu items – mostly …
thyme square, hornsby
Jack and the Bean coffee. 43a Florence St, Hornsby (near, but outside of, Westfield). A reader recommended if I’m ever on the north side I should check this place out, and so I headed up to Hornsby to have a look. They’ve clearly had some success: a mix of indoor and outdoor seating is on offer, the …
three blue ducks, bronte
Single Origin Roasters coffee. 143 Macpherson St, Bronte. One of the top-rated cafes in the new SMH Sydney Cafe Guide, this seemed like a good place to go for breakfast on a weekday off. Arriving for a late breakfast with a couple of small children (even if they’re well trained for cafe behaviour) you never know …
cornersmith, marrickville
Mecca Coffee. 314 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville. Another cafe that has risen to infamy in a short space of time. Unassuming from the outside, but the internals have a sense of charm that takes me back to the tiled interior of my grandmother’s kitchen. It’s busy, but not packed, even at the late morning time that …
The Grounds, Alexandria
The Grounds Roasters coffee. Shop 7A, 2 Huntley Street Alexandria. A lot of buzz about this place, not lest winning the best new cafe in the 2012 Sydney Cafe Guide, this place has been on my to-visit list for a long while. It must be the largest cafe of its kind – 1800 square metres, and …