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CafeSmart 2024 Cafes

Updated 5 months ago

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Maybe you get a coffee every day. Or maybe you save it as a special treat. No matter your caffeine preference, if there’s one day this year to buy a coffee – make it Friday August 16.

CafeSmart is back for its 14th year, turning cafes into hubs of community spirit and collective action. It’s simple: $1 from every coffee purchase at a partner cafe on August 16 will go towards supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. It doesn’t leave you out of pocket – though you’re welcome to donate separately to the campaign in-store or online – and you walk away with a coffee and the knowledge you’re helping someone at risk.

Whether you drink a flat white, cold brew, filter or something else, finding a participating cafe shouldn’t be hard – there are dozens of cafes in Sydney to choose from. Not sure what to order? Sonam Sherpa of Golden Brown gave us his recommendations for coffee drinks to try this winter.

Make your coffee count this August. Support your local cafe and consider paying a coffee forward to help end homelessness. Find your nearest participating venue below or here.

  • Toby's Estate Chippendale

    Cafe

    Expect consistently great coffee at the roaster's headquarters.

  • Aslan Coffee

    Cafe

    Coffee from the Indonesian archipelago is the focus at this cafe in St Peters.

  • Industry Beans York Street

    Cafe

    One of Melbourne’s most celebrated coffee roasters' first Sydney outpost is in the CBD.

  • Black Market Roasters Enmore

    Cafe

    Like sitting in the living room of a rather pleasant and interesting coffee fanatic.

  • Bootsdarling

    Cafe

    Best for breakfast, with a tropical feel.

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  • Deluca Specialty Coffee

    Cafe

    A cafe all about the coffee.

  • Chapter One Coffee & Wine Room

    Cafe

    A beach nook tucked up off the main Bondi drag.

  • Cucina Espresso

    Cafe

    Creative Italian food (rice-pudding arancini with Nutella) served in an old-school cafe.

  • Deluca Marrickville

    Cafe

    Deluca Marrickville takes its coffee seriously – so seriously, you'll just find coffee and nothing else. And just like the menu, the cafe space is minimalist: clean lines, natural timber and plenty of natural light.

  • Goose Bakery Cafe

    Cafe

    Two ex-Bourke Street Bakery chefs, a baker and a pastry maker, have opened their own place in Glebe.

  • Happyfield

    Cafe

    Walk past this sunny corner any day of the week and there’ll be a crowd of people lined up outside. They’re here for pancakes – fluffy, Instagrammable stacks of them – drenched in 100 per cent Canadian maple syrup.

  • Little M

    Cafe

    Little M brings boutique coffee and brunch to Balmain.

  • Single O Cafe and Sideshow

    Cafe

    Killer coffee from a pioneer in the city’s third wave coffee movement. The main event is where you can get a seasonal feed and all the details about your brew in one sitting. Hit the sideshow for a theatrical display of coffee gadgetry.

  • Mecca Coffee CBD

    Cafe

    Where it all began.

  • Padre Coffee Paddington

    Cafe

    At the Melbourne-born roaster’s first Sydney shop, you’ll find seasonal espresso blends and single origins alongside excellent pastries and bread. Plus, everything you need to lift your coffee game at home – from hand-grinders to espresso machines and beyond.

  • Three Blue Ducks Rosebery

    Restaurant

    Step inside the warehouse and surrender to Bob, the 500-kilogram grill.

  • Ona Coffee

    Cafe

    The acclaimed Canberra roaster has opened a cafe unlike anything in Sydney. Hit one of three distinct coffee experience bars for filter, espresso or specialty drinks. Then stay for the bumper all-day menu of fancy rolls and bowls.

  • Black Market Roasters Marrickville

    Cafe

    The Sydney roastery brings it all together under one expansive roof. Enter this industrial space for a neat cafe, roastery and training space where the aspiring barista can participate in tasting experiences, coffee-making classes and more.

  • Veneziano Coffee

    Cafe

    A part-cafe and part-workshop for experts and budding barista amateurs.