Alley break, cronulla Piazza D’oro coffee. 2 Kingsway, Cronulla About as close to the beach as you can get without sweeping sand from under the tables. A little pricey, but not beyond what you’d expect for the location. Seats about 40 people in close-together outdoor tables. Coffee is pretty slow in arriving. When it’s brought …
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Barzura Café, Coogee
Barzura café, coogee Primo coffee. 62 Carr St, Coogee. Overlooking the beach, and with Aeroguard on the tables, there’s something particularly Aussie about this place. Seating for probably 60 inside, and another 20-30 outside with a mix of sun and shade. Staff are friendly and helpful, and the water is brought out un-summoned, always a …
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 …
Balmoral Sand Bar, Balmoral Beach
Balmoral sand bar, balmoral beach La Casa del Caffe coffee. 11a The Esplanade,Balmoral Beach. Concrete floor, furnishings that suit its beach-side location. Friendly staff, once they take your order, which can be a while. Customers are mostly locals grabbing breakfast and some sun before work starts for the day. Coffee is pre-ground, sitting in the …
Tart Café, Erskineville
Tart café, erskineville Calima coffee. 106 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville. Growing up, Erskineville was always the place that the trains wouldn’t stop, but these days it’s a fairly quiet village-style suburb. This café is on the main street (last time I was here it was called big boys cafe), so the quiet is broken up by …
Mad Greek Café, North Sydney
Mad greek café, north sydney Primo Caffe coffee. Still getting used to being open, this is a crowded space, but prices are fairly low for North Sydney. Lots of menu options, friendly staff. Unusually for North Sydney, reminiscent of fish-caf in Newtown, there’s a lot of garlic strung from the roof. Brasilia espresso machine. Coffee …
Ground Bar café lounge, Canberra Airport
Ground bar café lounge, canberra airport Grinders coffee. As you’d expect from an airport, the prices are high: $3.90 for a large takeaway coffee. The café overlooks the carpark at the airport, with just enough trees visible in the background to let you know you’re in the nation’s capital. They’re heating milk in a 2L …
Bills, Surry Hills
Bills, surry hills Vittoria Coffee. 359 Crown St, Surry Hills. Bills by name, bills by nature: perhaps the most expensive breakfast venue you’ll find, even without the weekend surcharge. Still, their corn fritters are the talk of the town: i’ve heard café owners in other parts of Surry Hills speak fondly of them. It’s a …
Living Juice, Broadway
Living juice, broadway Toby’s estate organic coffee. Shop M101, Broadway Shopping Centre, Broadway. Mostly a juice bar, but the Toby’s sign, and non-matching cups, are calling out to me. Coffee isn’t fresh ground, but is taken from the hopper, so I’m not too optimistic here. Coffee is hot, a bit thin, and has a lot …
Circle 8, Newtown
Circle 8, newtown Belaroma coffee. 191 King St, Newtown; seating near the street, indoors, or in the courtyard out the back. Lots of staff, lots of menu choices, but notably missing the straight eggs-and-toast that you can add sides to. Coffees come in a range of sizes. There’s a bit of a backlog, so my …