Our picks of some of the country’s best places to grab a coffee and a quick bite.
Double Roasters, Sydney
Double Roasters, Sydney
Is good coffee becoming more rule than exception? It seems the case in Marrickville, a suburb riddled with excellent café-roasters, among them, Double Roasters (199 Victoria Rd, Marrickville, 02 9572 7711).
First Pour, Brisbane
First Pour, Brisbane
Melbourne off-shoot Veneziano has First Pour (369 Montague Rd, West End, 07 3846 0011), bringing in different single-origin micro-lots each week for your brewing pleasure.
Small Victories, Melbourne
Small Victories, Melbourne
Small Victories (617 Rathdowne St, Carlton Nth, 03 9347 4064) dishes up deftly cooked food that includes leek and cheddar croquettes at breakfast and dangerously addictive Korean barbecue beef sandwiches at lunch.
The Cupping Room, Canberra
The Cupping Room, Canberra
The Cupping Room (1/1-13 University Ave, Canberra, 02 6257 6412) is that rarity – a coffee-nerd haven where the eats very nearly hold their own with the java.
Café Sopra, Sydney
Café Sopra, Sydney
Everyone at Café Sopra (81 Macleay st, Potts Point, NSW 02 9368 6666) has a smile on their face, perhaps because they’re sipping prosecco from the all-Italian list while they wait for their glistening salad of zucchini, fennel, mint and parmesan. Come early or come late, but come often.
Bar 9, Adelaide
Bar 9, Adelaide
Lively breakfast trade and specialist boutique roaster, 5 Senses Coffee, defines Adelaide’s Bar 9 (96 Glen Osmond Rd, Eastwood, 08 8373 1108).
Rogue Renard, Brisbane
Rogue Renard, Brisbane
Brisbane is embracing the cult of espresso like never before with total devotion shown at The Rogue Rennard (106a Latrobe Tce, Paddington, 0434 720 106), which also provides tasty snacks and cool company.
Elixr Coffee Specialists, Perth
Elixr Coffee Specialists, Perth
Elixir Coffee Specialists (45a, 145 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands, 08 9389 3333) remains a rallying point for caffeine consumption in Perth’s west.
Coin Laundry, Melbourne
Coin Laundry, Melbourne
The food-coffee balance also prevails at the light-filled and ever-packed Coin Laundry (61 Armadale St, Armadale, 03 9500 1888).
Devour Dessert Bar, Adelaide
Devour Dessert Bar, Adelaide
Dessert cafés are the all rage in SA and Devour Dessert Bar (96 Prospect Rd, Prospect, 0411 536 343) is a real standout.
No 4 Blake Street, Perth
No 4 Blake Street, Perth
The casual daytime identity of No 4, (4 Blake St, North Perth 08 9444 6678), has all your breakfast to lunch bases covered.
Tricycle Café, Hobart
Tricycle Café, Hobart
Tricycle Cafe, (77 Salamanca Place Hobart 03 6223 7228) in the foyer of the Peacock Theatre at Salamanca Arts Centre is worth a visit for its excellent coffee.
