Yarralumla Bakery
Nasty flat white today, though it improved slightly further down. Strong taste of grounds. Nice pastries, though.
What a disappointment. Burnt, bitter and over-extracted, too big, scalding hot macchiato. The first coffee in a long time I have had to leave unfinished. One sip and I was out of there.
Quiche wasn’t bad, though.
Fairly reliable, if unspectacular, coffee. For best results go early on weekdays, when the owners are working the machine.
Friendly to bikes and humans. As far the actual coffee goes, YMMV as serving staff vary between the owners and a seemingly never-ending selection of teenage girls (sourced from Girls’ Grammar?). Open every day from bike-early to mid-afternoon.
Nearby cafes
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Turkish Halal Pide House
Novar St, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia
Everything else was shut so we reluctantly tried this. Undrinkable long black; one star because I’m a positive, upbeat kinda guy.
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Beess & Co.
29 Bentham St, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia
Beess & Co. is worth visiting for the pleasant outdoor eating area, where you can enjoy the dappled shade and a view of the tree-lined Yarralumla streets. The coffee here is pretty nice, as is the food (if all for above average prices). Still, likely th…
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Farmers Daughter
27 Bentham St, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia
Fantastic long macchiato served with a glass of sparkling water. Nice
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The Courtyard Cafe
7 Geils Ct, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia
First sip was scolding. Second sip was 15mins later still too hot. By then it was kind of pointless. My decaf soy cap was not surprisingly below average. The cafe is okay a bit canteeny, no chai but perhaps if I got a diff coffee it might be okay.
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Double Shot Caffe-Espresso Bar
18 Duff Pl, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia
Good coffee, but they might be suffering from too much popularity and trying to run with too many tables - they had really, really slow service when I was there on a Saturday. The hot chocolate was a bit sickly sweet.
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Cafe d’lish
28 Hopetoun Circuit, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia
A casual little cafe with a very friendly atmosphere. My Flat white was pleasant, but nothing special - just a cut above the Canberran norm. As of my visit, they were using a Hansel and Gretel coffee, but I didn’t ask for more detail. I imagine they wou…
