Octane
Coffee has the right amount of bite in the mornings. Gas fire gives warmth and a warm atmosphere. Tom, Ellie, Kellie and Lisa are very lovely and natural people with a warmth of their own.
Modern, no frills weekday café that served me a very tasty piccolo latté.
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Tazé Mediterranean Cuisine
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A newly opened and lavishly fitted restaurant and café, Tazé served me a smooth, tasty coffee. It took everything in my power to resist partaking from the delicious array of mediterranean baked sweets and pastries, fresh from their wood-fire oven.
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Cream
Bunda St & Genge St, City ACT 2601, Australia
I’m sure I’ve had good coffee here before, but today’s effort was a little bit nasty. (Maybe they didn’t change the grounds after doing my husband’s - he says his was fine). The hot chocolate is lovely (lots of chocolate in hot milk) and meals range fr…
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Gus’ Café
8 Garema Pl, City ACT 2601, Australia
I had a delicious piccolo latte here on the weekend (in a very clean glass).
They seem to have lifted their game in response to the mounting competition, however I can’t help but feel Canberra’s oldest cafe could do a lot more to keep up.
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Cafe Garema
60 Bunda St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
My flat white was fine, maybe a tad too foamy. This is a newish place that replaced My Cafe.
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Koko Black
5 Bunda St, City ACT 2601, Australia
Better known for it’s chocolate making skill, Koko Black does a decent job of serving up the espresso as well. I’ve also heard rumours the hot chocolate affogato is rather delicious.
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Coffee Guru Canberra Centre (North Quarter)
78 Bunda St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Not bad flat whites, though a bit too foamy and hot when I visited. Expensive, but their sizing is very, very large. The (very pricey) banana bread turned out to be more of a nut cake.
