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 …
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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 …
BN café, Crows Nest
BN café, crows nest Di Lorenzo Coffee. its interior design packed with straight lines and muted colours, this is a place for the architectural crowd to enjoy. Galley-style, open kitchen, communal table, and a corporate feel. As it turns out, this place is also an architect’s office! Coffee is smooth, and a good temperature, reminiscent …
Macro wholefoods café, Concord
Macro wholefoods café, concord Allpress organic coffee. Next to the organic food store is a café with the kind of gluten free menu you’d expect. Surprisingly, there are a couple of organic meat options – it’s not all vegetarian and vegan. The soundscape is mostly the sound of coins hitting the till. The table numbers …
Pronto bar, Sydney (Pitt St)
Pronto bar, sydney (pitt st) Pronto coffee. 72 pitt st sydney. Narrow, galley style café with a bench and a couple of chairs. The espresso machine advertises the trouble that the staff went to to find the perfect blend for its customers, and the barista – friendly to the regulars – indeed grinds the beans …
Fitzy’s cafe, Sydney
Fitzy’s cafe, sydney Pablo & Rusty’s premium espresso. Adjacent to the maritime union building, this café has the ambience of a YHA cafe; sunlight, open space, young-style furniture. Staff are efficient, and not unfriendly. Prices are a little high, but not unreasonable. Coffee is ready fast, it’s a good temperature and easy to drink. Not …