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Great Coffee In Sydney, Australia

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 8, 2023December 7, 2023 11 Comments

The Australian coffee culture is second to none in terms of quality, though I just got a brief taste of it on my recent to trip to Sydney.

Best Coffee Sydney Australia

My problem was too much good coffee on planes and hotels made my coffee excursion into Sydney’s CBD a rather limited endeavor.

On my Qantas flight I enjoyed two cups with breakfast (and actively stopped myself because I knew there would be more to come).

a cup of coffee on a saucer

a group of coffee maker on a tray

Then at the Park Hyatt I again limited myself to two flat whites, even though I could have easily had my third and been done for the day. The coffee was marvelous there.

a cup of coffee with a heart shaped foam in it

When I finally got out in Sydney’s CBD, I was almost coffee-ed out (my body can only take so much). I thought I’d get coffee late in the afternoon (around 4:30 pm) but quickly realized like any proper coffee shop at home, most shops closed around 3:00 pm.

I found one that was open till 4:00 pm called Gumption Coffee, located in the very beautiful Strand Arcade shopping center in Pitt Street Mall. I loved the classic arcade and that it was bustling with people.

a large building with many shops and people walking

a large building with a glass roof

people standing in a courtyard

people sitting at tables in a building

a sign from a ceiling

Gumption by Coffee Alchemy
Shop 11, The Strand Arcade
412-414 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
+61 2 9516 1997
8:30 am – 4:00 pm (Monday – Friday)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm (Saturday)
11:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sunday)

Arriving at 3:45 pm, I was too late for a porcelain cup, but still enjoyed a flat white (though it was on the weaker side…next time I will order an extra shot). Great coffee, though.

a man standing behind a counter with a coffee machine

people behind a counter in a coffee shop

a cup of coffee on a table

The bustling café is usually a good sign you’ve found a good place and I look forward to returning.

The following morning I had more great coffee…in the Qantas Lounge at SYD Airport. Perfect flat whites…

a cup of coffee with a heart shaped foam in the foam

….and more onboard my flight to LAX.

a cup of coffee with a heart shaped foam

CONCLUSION

As I always do when I post about coffee, I invite your input and that is especially important here. Next time I travel to Sydney I will have to deliberately limit my hotel and lounge coffee so that I can have room to try more coffee in the city. Your suggestions are welcome!

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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11 Comments

  1. Cy Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 8:49 am

    Coffee out of a paper cup??? Sacre bleu, how uncivilized that such blasphemy should cross one’s lips.

    I kid, kind of!

  2. Jowo89 Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 11:12 am

    I highly recommend Workshop Espresso, off George Street just a few blocks south of Gumption (near the Hilton). I also found Gumption’s Flat White to be on the weak side, whereas Workshop’s was oh-so-perfect!

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      December 8, 2023 at 11:34 am

      Great rec. Thanks!

  3. DCAWABN Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 11:13 am

    Great coffee in Syndey, Australia

    That’s like saying, “English spoken in Sydney, Australia.” I love coffee but am admittedly one of those that doctors it up with cream and sugar unless it’s a flat white or cold brew. But whenever I’m in Sydney I don’t have to do so. But I always laugh at the utter disdain Ozzies have for American coffee…and Starbucks in particular. Not that it’s not deserved, of course, but funny that it’s coming from a country that’s still fairly closely tied to its tea-drinking roots. At least closer than the US, I guess.

  4. Jacques Portgieter Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 11:42 am

    NZ is better.

  5. Chris Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    FYI, Gumption has a couple of locations in NYC.

  6. Mick Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 2:21 pm

    I actually prefer coffee in a paper cup to porcelain.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      December 8, 2023 at 2:54 pm

      Low-class Mick! 😉

      But seriously, why?!

  7. Maugrim Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 6:53 pm

    Romolo, on the same level further along, is also good

  8. Maugrim Reply
    December 8, 2023 at 6:56 pm

    There’s also an interesting hole in the wall Japanese run coffee place as you turn left from the Strand arcade on George St

  9. Justin Reply
    December 11, 2023 at 7:50 pm

    Love the smell of Gumption as you wander through the Strand Arcade. Would also recommend checking out Marlowe’s Way, Dutch Smuggler and Native Foodways (try their wattleseed latte with macadamia milk for an alternative native ingredients Aussie coffee choice). Incidentally, we pass by all these cafes on our “Ultimate Sydney” walking tour, which I’d love to host you on next time you’re here Matthew.

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