Beess & Co.
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 the best place to enjoy a coffee in Yarralumla.
Strong and tasty flat white, so I had another. Poached eggs, bacon & tomato were also really tasty and worth the few dollars extra. Book ahead on weekends.
Coffee is very acceptable, the clientele well-educated and I suspect well-remunerated. Food is diverse, plentiful and eclectic. The women who run this joint really do have expertly tousled hair: contra deal with the salon next door? I am, however, disturbed by the double-shots of “e” and “s”. Now open on Sundays.
Friendly staff, a lovely shady outdoor seated area and decent coffee. The perfect place to stop off for a drink (and a bite to eat) while riding around Lake Burley Griffin—they are bike accommodating and put up with my sweat and spandex.
Nearby cafes
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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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Yarralumla Bakery
45 Novar St, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia
Nasty flat white today, though it improved slightly further down. Strong taste of grounds. Nice pastries, though.
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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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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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The Oaks Brasserie
111 Weston Park Rd, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia
Average coffee, rude staff who seemed miffed I was only ordering coffee by telling me it would be 20 minutes (it took 5 - they were just looking for reasons to make just coffee unattractive). Wish such a nice setting was run by people who cared!
