I discovered this little gem by accident, while taking an alternative route to my favourite park. It was like coming up on an oasis: “Ooooh laneway coffee!” Newtown laneways have a whole vibe of their own, and AP Town looks like it’s belonged perfectly nestled right here since the very beginning. How long has it actually been here? These are […]

I’m barely inside the front door and I’m already impressed. Satellite is decked out just like my dream house: pink and black with skulls, indoor plants and an interior decorating theme that lies somewhere between rave and kitsch. They have a watermelon umbrella out the front which is so cool I’m going online right now and buying one just like […]

This is a place where ordering a flat white would be a travesty, but it’d be the best damn travesty you’d ever had. At Campos, you order an espresso, sit and sip and discuss detailed tasting notes. I love their nitro cold brew. I also find it hard to resist an afternoon macchiato. But whatever you order, it needs to […]

It’s my birthday! Where to? One Another. No hesitation, this is my favourite cafe right now. For my birthday breakfast, I ordered a burrata with blood orange, marinated kumquats and roast macadamias doused in Grand Marnier. The burrata oozed out like a poached egg. That’s what I’m talking about. But I’m meant to be talking about coffee and BB.Like my […]

I remember this place used to be run by a French guy who was a really charismatic part of the community. And man, did he serve good food and coffee. French toast to die for… I think, or maybe I’m just remembering a racial stereoptype. To the new management’s credit, the menu looks more-or less the same and they do […]

This is my favourite place to come for lots of things, but coffee is not one of them. I love their shakes, loaded with all sorts of amazing things from peanut butter gloopy glory to green goddess vitaminy heaven. I love their healthy approach to sweet treats, with little vegan this and thats, zero added sugars and other appealing attributes […]

First, I just want to bag out all the pretentious Newtonians who say that Black Star Pastry has sold out, is too commercial now and doesn’t belong in Newtown. Shut up. Only great things ever get the chance to sell out. What they do, they do amazingly, and have done it consistently in their many locations (which is more than […]

Back during the coffee boom, this gorgeous little corner location was fitted out with intimate little booths and served boutique coffee and baked goods under the name Vargabar. I knew it had gone, but I was hopeful that perhaps something of the past had been preserved. The cute little booths are still there, so it’s a nice place to sit, […]

I’ve had the wrong impression about this place for years. Sleek, black and always kinda closed-looking, Barmuda looked to me like an overpriced posh brunch place, and not necessarily the kind of place you’d stop by with a pram for a takeaway coffee and BB. Nope! Once you cross that ‘closed off’ threshold, it opens up into a warm, rustic-style […]

Waiting outside the familiar cafe at 212 Australia St, my eyes absent-mindedly wandered over the white-lettered logo in the window: 212 Blu presents Cafe Loggerhead… what? How long has it been Cafe Loggerhead without me noticing? 212 Blu has been one of my local faves for years and since they’ve always stocked Loggerhead beans, I’m guessing this is just a […]