Cafe Find: Barrel One Sydney

The flowers are fresh, the coffee is hot and the banter is rolling. At Barrel One Sydney, a coffee-roaster-cum-cafe, that’s about all it takes. Daniel Agapiou had been in the coffee game for a while before he decided to open his own cafe, in September 2017. The space ”“ parked in Brookvale, in the industrial northern […]

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Cafe Find: Shozo Coffee Tokyo

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Walking past Shozo Coffee in the Omotesando neighborhood of Tokyo, it’s impossible not to stop and look. It might be the most picture-perfect coffee shop on Earth: a small wooden hut just big enough to hold a selection of pastries and drip coffee. Its understated charm exemplifies what we love about Japanese design and sensibility ”“ […]

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Café Restaurant Bar Find: Kansas City Shuffle Sydney

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With a name inspired by the meta-con of being tricked while being tricked, Kansas City Shuffle surely ought to have some funny business going on. Instead, the refurbished industrial space ”“ a collaboration between owner Ben Sweeten and owner/executive chef Kayne Mordini ”“ has razzle-dazzle of all the right kinds. The space ”“ with past […]

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Sydney Restaurant Find: Mamasan Surry Hills

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Two sparks of living, laughing electricity (and that is, to be clear, no exaggeration), owners Gemma Lin and Adam Hunt have infused their bright eclecticness into every possible element of Mamasan Surry Hills (sister to Mamasan Bondi). There’s a strong passion for waste-not-want-not at the restaurant, and the theme runs deep. Hunt and Lin designed […]

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Tea Bar Find: The Rabbit Hole Sydney

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The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar is the kind of place Alice would’ve loved. Nestled in the rapidly evolving food and culture hub of Redfern, the tea bar is the first of its kind in Sydney. Owners Corinne Smith and Amara Jarratt, also the co-founders of the Sydney Tea Festival, know tea. And the menu […]

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Café Find: Le Marché St. George Vancouver

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Le Marché St. George gives us a major case of shelf envy. The shady green corner grocery store and café in idyllic Riley Park, Vancouver curates hard-to-find food and home goods from more than 50 makers around the world, stretching from Argentina, Lithuania and all the way over […]

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Cafe Find: El Rey NYC

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El Rey Coffee Bar and Luncheonette is far, far more than its name implies. By day, it’s indeed a place for coffee lunch, serving up a California style menu to a young, neighborhood crowd. But by night it transforms into chef Gerardo Gonzalez’s playground, and that’s when the fun really begins. As a place for […]

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Café Find: Omotesando Koffee Tokyo

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Omotesando Koffee Tokyo has been reported CLOSED It was never meant to stay open for more than a year, but this coffee nook has quickly become a neighborhood staple in Omotesando.  If you can find it, you’ll join coffee aficionados lining up to be served by the sole barista running this one-man show. Turn onto […]

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