A shared coffee, in, with brunch/lunch with Christy. Last time we walked past this place, after coffee at Gertrude and Alice (the bookshop), the food looked incroyable. It didn't disappoint. In comparison, the coffee was good but not incredible. Just out of the 4s. AB

Swapping buses at Randwick in order to get back into town, we happened upon a coffee shop we have previously turned our noses up at. (For the record, it was because the food looked a bit rubbish)So with low expectations, these take away coffees were surprisingly decent. In fact, they were tasty. Single flavour efforts, perfect temperature, creamy yet strong. Lots to commend here. Alice didn't like it. She was wrong. But this is a joint effort, after all. So j...

Thud. That was the sound of the book being thrown. Beat. That's the moment we observed the book, after it had been thrown. Shake. That's the motion of our heads as we contemplated with disbelief how woeful this coffee was. From a French Patisserie, served by an actual Frenchy, with French delights under the glass counter, we can scarcely believe this utter aberration of an effort visa vis the coffee. Thin yet thick. Dark. Sickly. Powdery. Cardboard. Dense...

A faster start means we take the 40 min bus to arrive at the Museum of Contemporary Art by 10.00. The building is next to Circular Quay, and The Rocks. It's a fabulous location really. In fact we wanted to come here ever since sheltering in the rain, back in November / December. We had just acquired our umbrella. We were smug beyond belief. That was a good day. In the Art Gallery, we first wandered around an exhibition by a group of Torres Strait Islanders (f...

So, we appear to be in a bookshop come cafe. Like, an actual bookshop. It's very cool. And also cool in the literal sense, the air con here is fab. The muffin is stale, but tasty. And the water is disgusting. But as for the coffee itself, a standard Campos effort. Very decent. Great temperature, and served quickly. Not much to fault, just not spectacular. AF