The Coffee Emporium, Burwood

Nonos coffee. Burwood Rd, Burwood. A newish franchise, that started at Bankstown and now has 12 Sydney locations and a planned expansion to Melbourne on their horizon. Inside it’s strikingly similar to Gloria Jeans, though with a greater sense of tidiness and sophistication. Coffee is really good: the decaf is smooth, slightly complex, and the …

Sapori Di Roma, Burwood

Schibello Coffee. 117 Burwood Rd Burwood. It doesn’t get much more authentic than this. Amazing, delicate pastries, a comfortable, well-apointed interior, and the kitchen dominated by a pizza oven. Open for dinner only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, there are pizza slices and other delicacies on sale the rest of the week. The decaf is …

Café senso unico, burwood

Café senso unico, burwood Grinders coffee. 51 George St, Burwood. No discernable signage here, across the road from the EDS building, but this terrace house has been converted into a café with impressively fast service. The coffee is ok: you can do much worse in burwood, but it’s away from the main street and traffic: …

Sandwich Scene, Burwood Plaza, Burwood

Sandwich scene, burwood plaza, burwood Santos coffee. Helpful staff, but not as inexpensive as i’d hoped. Mostly a sandwich bar,adjacent to a food court, this place nonetheless has its own seating. The plaza is probably in need of some interior redesign, being the poor cousin to Westfield on the other side of the tracks. Table …

Café Bello, Burwood

Café bello, burwood Piazza d’oro coffee. 100 Burwood Rd, Burwood. A Burwood institution; fairly high prices, largely due to its Vurwood-road-but-in-Westfield location. Normally I’m scared away by a breakfast menu where the meals include chips, and indeed this is a reflection of the target demographic – the whole family, including the older generation. There are …