AeroPress, an immersion method of brewing filter style coffee, is for many of Sydney’s best baristas their preferred method of brewing coffee at home. We talked with Dylan Johnson, 2014 Australian AeroPress champion, head barista at Paramount Coffee…
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The urban regeneration of Sydney’s inner city continues to fascinate me. Sub-Station No 152 in Alexandria is an excellent example of repurposing a derelict space and making it useful once more. The No 152 electricity sub-station…
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The Incinerator is smart Willoughby cafe somewhat vaguely related to The Grounds of Alexandria. Taking over the old Walter Burley Griffin designed facility, you can expect good food, well-made coffee and a family friendly atmosphere suitable…
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The Reformatory Caffeine LAB, winner of the SMH Good Cafe Guide’s 2014 ‘best brew bar’ award, is Simon Jaramillo’s hyper-focused brewhouse. Born on a Colombian coffee farm, he has a depth of knowledge and passion for coffee…
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Three Williams is nicely positioned cafe in a transformed warehouse space on Elizabeth Street, Redfern. The space is light-filled and echoes its previous, more functional usage as a storage facility with polished concrete floors and exposed copper piping…
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Reuben Mardan’s focused coffee operation on Holt Street in Surry Hills has spawned a second cafe/roasting facility in St Peters. Housed in a rapidly changing industrial complex, Reuben’s simple mission of bringing pleasure to ones morning…
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Boon Cafe at Jarern Chai grocer has just opened by the team behind the wildly popular Chat Thai on Campbell Street. The cafe opens at 7am serving traditional Thai breakfasts including pork skewers with sticky rice (delicious…
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Edition Coffee Roasters by brothers Dan (ex-Room 10) and Corie (returning from Japan to open Edition) is a fresh Japanese-Nordic styled addition to Sydney’s cafe scene. Roasting all the coffee for the operation in house, there…
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We were looking for something relaxing (read not too noisy and no queueing) one Saturday morning and stumbled into the Rag Land Café. Named for its location—Raglan Street—and the fact that it has been kitted out…
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Artificer Specialty Coffee and Roastery is Shoji (ex-Mecca and Single Origin Roasters) and Dan’s (Salvage) focused brew bar on Bourke Street in Surry Hills. Featuring a matt silver Synesso espresso machine, plywood walls and a brass…
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Suzie Q is a casual cafe mixing owner and ex-DJ Jordan’s love of music with good coffee and tasty food. Quality ingredients are on show here with breads from Brickfields and granola from boutique maker Farmer Jo’s. The…
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Bill Granger’s third Sydney cafe has opened in Bondi adding to a growing international business with cafes in London, Tokyo, Honolulu and Seoul. If you have been to Bills before, you know what to expect;…
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The Cup of Excellence is an annual coffee growers competition held to identify the highest quality coffees produced around the world. It is organised by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence with the winning coffees sold…
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When Brewtown Newtown opened in late 2013, it was the latest addition to the ever increasing list of good and interesting places in Sydney’s Inner West. Making our list of the best 25 experiences of 2013, the seasoned…
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Devon Cafe is a welcome addition to one of the few remaining, (relatively) un-gentrified areas of Surry Hills. Offering an imaginative and pleasingly different menu, Devon Cafe replaces breakfast staples like bacon and eggs with…
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Cornersmith arrived on the Sydney cafe scene with a bang in 2011. Right from the first week, quality ingredients, superior coffee and a relaxed atmosphere meant queues out the door practically every weekend. Over the past…
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Single Origin Roasters have opened a new cafe on an industrial side-street in Botany. The mural as you enter reads ‘Welcome to the mothership’ which is fitting as this is the site of their impressive roasting…
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The Rally by The Better Living Index combines our passion for good food and coffee with our love for exploring country roads. This weekend we held our one day return rally from Sydney to Bathurst. Fine weather greeted…
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Kwila cafe, named after a Papua New Guinean tree, is fresh addition to (lower) Foster Street in Surry Hills. Carved into a small ground floor space, owners Vic and Melissa have created a comfortable cafe with…
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The Clever Coffee Dripper (CCD) is a free standing, one-to-two cup filter with an internal valve that keeps your brew from drawing down until you activate it by placing it on your cup. This means…
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