This is such a cool urban find, under the highway in trendy Newtown and it’s a coffee eye-opener. Both Andrew the owner and Lovejoy, the personality-laden manager really know premium coffee and have decades of experience, all the way from planting to serving it. They source directly from places with wonderful stories and good, caring creds.

They even create the coffees for places like Doppio Zero and train café staff, baristas etc but the best is getting it right here. Depending on your choice of method eg espresso, pour-over or whatever you want, Lovejoy will recommend for you a roast perfect for that! It works the other way too – you want a Honduras or a Rwanda roast, he will make it according to the method that does it most credit. It’s an expert education and what they call maximising the potential of every cup of coffee served. Sometimes a French press will be better for your coffee of origin than the Hario V60. Have it with a cupcake or whatever’s on offer but you’re here for the coffee. Either you’re a complete coffee snob or you came here for the graffiti and followed your nose. You can take home a bag of Newtown blend.