Five word coffee shop reviews: Sydney! Featuring Clovelly, Bondi, Maroubra, North Sydney and more!

I recently returned from a trip to Sydney where I spent a few days surveying the cafe scene and just generally enjoying myself.

Day 1: Eastern Beaches

Clovelly Beach, pictured above, is the only beach in the world that you could fit in your pocket. That’s how small it is. In fact, I was surprised by how small these beaches are. Bondi is an average-sized beach and the others are quite small, particularly Clovelly and Tamarama.

Le Paris Go Cafe, Hall St, Bondi Beach
Good coffee and top atmosphere

Seasalt Cafe, Donnellan Circuit, Clovelly
Very good coffee by beach

I’ll also add that it was the most expensive strong latte I’ve ever had, at $4.10. But that’s Sydney for you.

Pool Caffe, Marine Pde, Maroubra
Top coffee at beachside location

There’s another pic for you, this time of Maroubra Beach.

Day 2: Sydney Harbour

Voodoo Espresso, Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney
Nice flavour, texture. Well presented.

Kinokuniya, The Galeries, Sydney
Books disallowed! Good coffee though.

Bar Zeppa, Knox Lane, Double Bay
Coffee commendable. Nice cakes too.

You may be noticing that I am giving all the cafes good reviews. Perhaps I enjoyed good luck, or it may have been that my parents were taking me around, but the standard was generally high at the cafes we visited.

Day 3: Newton & Leichhardt

Newtown is Sydney’s cafe and culture capital while Leichhardt is Sydney’s Italian district, although a poor cousin to Melbourne’s Carlton.

No new reviews from this day’s travels. In Newtown I had coffee at Campos, while in Leichhardt I stopped in at Berkelouw. Berkelouw is very good while Campos is THE place to be for caffeine addicts. Both of them were reviewed in a previous edition.

Day 4, plus some miscellaneous stuff:

Luxe Espresso, Westfield Bondi Junction
Top coffee. Best in centre.

From Jon:
d’ough espresso, Westfield Bondi Junction
Not good. Go Luxe instead.

From Judy:
La Promenade Patisserie, Ramsgate Rd, Ramsgate
Coffee okay. Food is nice.

Portions, Belgrave Esplanade, Sylvania Waters
Nothing special but not bad.

From Jon:
Fix, Sutherland
Good, apparently. And popular, too.

Quikfix, Domestic Terminal, Sydney Airport
Very good. Best at airport.

Remember to post reviews of coffee shops where you are in the comments, be they in Sydney or anywhere else.

Above photos from SkyCam and Tall Family.