So, one doesn’t normally come to a cancer treatment centre for a takeaway coffee and banana bread. And no, I don’t have cancer, nor am I visiting anyone who does, but I do live pretty close to the RPAH and don’t always have time to take a long detour via Store (although I’ve gone out of my way plenty of […]

A literal hole in the wall adjoining an office foyer, Matty & John’s is a good quality solution for busy people is always bustling with a line of customers. Fantastic unprocessed cable reel tables lined up on the sidewalk with some funky black modular seating made the toddler want to stay and explore the tables and chairs with his toy […]

If you’re looking for some seriously sweet comfort food, look no further than Grumpy Donuts, a hole-in-the-wall that’s oozing with custard and cool. Their donuts are both thicc and phat, with an incredible range of special flavours on cycle and there’s always something new and experimental to keep things interesting. The Grumpy crew take their coffee seriously too, thanks to […]

I had a bad experience here a couple of years ago where I was waiting an unreasonably long time for a sub-par takeaway coffee, so my expectations today were not high. They could badly do with an interior refurbishment: there was a broken oven sitting on some stools right next to the customer side of the counter, peeling stickers in […]

They don’t have a name. They don’t have a menu. The don’t really have anywhere to sit nor much going for them stylistically in their apartment-block-foyer location. So when the manager/barista asked me, “How’s the coffee?” I felt kinda bad how surprised I sounded when I said “Yeah, it’s actually really good!” I could taste the coffee. It’s kinda pathetic […]

The Container is a cafe operating out of a shipping container at the entry to the Camperdown Commons urban farm. It’s not really much of a cafe, since it doesn’t have a kitchen and is almost entirely stocked by the restaurant behind it, but as long as whatever’s in The Homestead is good, The Container will follow. I spent many […]

Store Espresso is the real deal – an authentic example of well-executed local cafe culture. Store has a wide-ranging menu, is very accommodating to individual requests and delivers very personalised service. The owner is a bit of a character and a recognised local who really understands his targeted audience and knows how to work Store’s fantastic parkside location, with its […]

This was my old local. I lived directly across the road, so I started getting my coffee here every morning, but it was really not great. A bit over-extracted, a bit watery, in Campos cups but it didn’t taste like Campos to me. Gather is a prime example of a cafe that has been bought, rather than started, in the […]