Italian Continental Bakery Cafe
Given the quality of the food, and the ethnicity of this cafe, I always expect the coffee to be better, but I’m almost always disappointed.
The hot coffees are bitter, although be sure to order something foamy if it’s quiet, as the baristas will make you a pretty picture on top if they can. The iced coffee can be very good, probably because the ice cream balances the bitterness.
The cannoli, jam donuts and sfogliata are fantastic, as are the breakfasts and lunches. Snacks are very good value. At busy times (weekend breakfasts, particularly) there can be long queues and a wait to sit at a table.
Nearby cafes
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Bruno’s Truffels
Mawson Pl, Mawson ACT 2607, Australia
Almost right next door to the Italian Continental Bakery Cafe, this one is a competitor to it. So you’d think one of them would try to come up with a good coffee. No.
Bruno’s coffee is not only bitter, but it’s too hot. There is no love in this coff…
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Tutto’s Continental
Mawson Pl, Mawson ACT 2607, Australia
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Pasha Patisserie
Athllon Dr Southlands Shops, Mawson ACT 2607, Australia
This a popular spot for kebabs and other Turkish delicacies but they also serve, with a surprise flourish, quite acceptable coffee at a constant standard that is enjoyed on each visit.
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Hansel & Gretel
42 Townshend St, Phillip ACT 2606, Australia
I agree with the previous ratings. The atmosphere is warm and invitingly funky, especially given the location in light industrial Phillip. Coffee is better than fair, though I might have expected it to be better since selling beans and other imported cu…
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Chocolate Olive
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Coffee was some of the best I’ve had in Canberra. The service was quick and the atmosphere nice, though the staff seemed a bit distracted.
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Canberra Hospital Cafe
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Visiting my grandpa in the hospital I was in need of a coffee so decided to take a trip to the downstairs cafe Hoz. The staff there were lovely even though im dure they would have to put up with alot of grumpy people being a hospital. The coffee that I …
