Ducale (street side cafe) cnr Oxford and West St, Paddington
For shopaholics who love their coffee to this barrow style cafe is a great stop off/meeting place,in lower Oxford Street before heading up the hill to yet more shopping. The coffee will reward those that take the time out to enjoy it. Bouquets: 4
Llankelly Place, Kings Cross - just before Darlinghurst Road turns the corner into the more gentrified, Macleay Street.
I was apartment hunting this morning in the Kings Cross/Potts Point area. In need of a stimulant I checked out this laneway in search of a mid-morning 'fix'..... you can expect to find something a little more stimulating than coffee in this area. Much to my delight there were three cafes I could choose from. I chose the one on the left of this shot. Although it has a Greek theme, be assured,......the coffee is 100% OZ standard. At $4.00 it sits up there with the best. Bouquets: 4
Kawa 348a Crown Street, Surry Hills
I've passed this cafe often in the bus and each time I've made a mental note that irrespective of the time of day it's always busy. To test my busy is good theory I finally got to buy and try. I'ts Friday lunchtime and the place is buzzing, a little too loudly for my liking. Great if you're with a group sitting inside, better if you're with minimum company, and have managed to score a pavement table. I'm stuck with the mezzanine floor (loud noise rises). All is forgiven when not long after I've ordered my Soy Cap arrives - at ideal temperature, decent sized cup, and served with a winning smile. Casting my eyes around the other tables I note generous salad plates being delivered. I can't vouch for these, but you may like to take the coffee thing one step further and order a salad to. Bouquets: 4
I hadn't planned to hand out 'brick bats', but as I only drink a couple of cups of coffee a day, if they're not up to scratch I really begrudge a bad one. I struck out, then spoke out today! To give the cafe credit they did offer to make me a fresh take away cup. So where is this cafe?
La Croix, 44A Macleay Street.
enter via Macleay Street or the courtyard beside theAlamein Fountain green space.
Visually it's a delight, all clean and white and evocative, perfectly designed for the beautiful people crowd who want to see and be seen. I couldn't fault the presentation (won't go into detail) because the warm fuzzy feeling it created fell apart when I tasted the small, luke warm cup of weak coffee, and watery soy milk. Apparently I'm the only person who has complained about the coffee. My policy: if you don't like what's been served to you, stand up and be counted. Bouquets: 1 .
After this less than pleasant experience I headed around the corner to
Coco Cubano at 97 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross where I knew I would enjoy their always reliable, brew. Bouquets: 4 NB. Since my visit this cafe has a new owner and has been renamed Kings Cross Whisper. I've yet to try it out in its new guise
This was its sister cafe, Coco Cobano, Taylor Square, until Coco Cobano, Kings Cross changed ownership.
I called into Taylor Square for a coffee on the way to the movies. At $4.20 the coffee wasn't a patch on the high standard set by its now ex-sister.
Bouquets:3
Now I know that I'm onto a winner - Ampersand Cafe Bookstore, 78 Oxford Street (Darlinghurst end), opposite COFA.
This is the best Soy Capuccino to pass my lips so far this year. At $4 it's up their with the expensive ones, but worth every cent.
A beautiful blend, excellent temperature, great froth and served in a large cup sitting on a dainty , mismatched, pink rose covered saucer.
I'd sit in a hole in a wall to enjoy this. No need here though as Ampersand is also a second hand bookstore covering three enticing floors, a basement and a casual outdoor area. Go to browse, socialise or just to chill out and enjoy the ambience. Bouquets: 5
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