I come to appreciate filtered coffee since coffee can pronounce its character than in espresso form. So, I did a wild hunt for clover/pour over coffee in Sydney CBD area for the past few months for fabulous filtered coffee. And, here're places I 'll bring my foodie teams for coffee if they come up to Sydney:
1. Coffee Alchemy
I postponed my trip to this place since it's far from my place but I had to come here before I head back home. I was so overwhelm when I first steped into
Coffee Alchemy. There are 6 single origins (s/o) coffee on offer and tempting. Some s/o 're very sort after like Nekisse from Ethiopia and Panama La Esmeralda. The other s/o're something different in term of estates. Flavor's clearly stated in pour over form. And, Hazel and her baristas're happy to talk coffee.
2. Mecca
The King Street branch's the branch that offers clover coffee. They have 3 s/o to go with the clover. I love their La Esmeralda. Its flavor just screamed back to me with jasmine on the nose, bergamot, and nectarine, plus coffee profile kept changing when the temperature dropped. I love the roaster when they do a great job ^^
The catch for this place is try to go there during off-peak hour. Afternoon and Saturday're my favorite time to go there. Not only that I'll garantee to get a seat, baristas're also happy to talk coffee if they aren't super busy.
3. Le Monde (83 Foveaux St, Surry Hills)
They aren't a roaster but they provide great coffee. Apart from espresso, they have 5 s/o, supplied from 5 senses, on a clover machine. Rumor said they have 4 clover machines in total. Sigh... can I get one?
4. The Sources, Mosman
It's my Sunday filtered coffee place since all other 3 above're closed. Not that it's not as great as the other three but it's so far! It takes me about 40-60 minutes to go there depending on the buses. They have around 3 s/o on clover.
Which one is my most favorite? No, I can't answer this question. Their coffee all met my standard. So, it depends on what beans they offer at that moment. At one point in time, all four places have Nekisses... sigh...
