Curtin Milk Bar & Pizza
Is there a worse espresso on the Southside? They take reasonable raw ingredients and craft a liquid that is scaldingly hot, bitter, gritty, with blowaway foam floating on top. A roadhouse coffee from the 70s, and undrinkable.
Nearby cafes
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Beyond Q Café
41 Curtin Pl, Curtin ACT 2605, Australia
A fantastic, sprawling second-hand bookstore in the basement level of the Curtin shops. Better still, they have a small café space where you can also find a bit of live music on the weekends. I’ve been here five or six times at least and the coffee has …
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Red Brick
Carruthers St, Curtin ACT 2605, Australia
Great cafe ambience & a well-made cappuccino. I reserve judgement on the grind (Seven Seeds’ El Gordo) as it seemed a bit one-dimensional for a latte/FW/cappuccino. Will return for a macchiato!
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Delissio Restaurant & Bar
83 Theodore St, Curtin ACT 2605, Australia
This modern, comfortable suburban restaurant is open for breakfast on Sundays (the one day its larger Braddon counterpart is closed). They offer a decent range of well-made meals and acceptably good coffee.
It’s worth noting that their menu is a subs…
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Coffee Cart
60 Denison St, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia
Located in the foyer of the Australian Royal Mint, it literally is a coffee cart. The barista was very friendly and it’s always nice not paying extra for a decaf. But my soy decaf cap was just okay. It’s a well lit cafe and the money making models are p…
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210 Degrees Patisserie & Bakery
1D Wisdom St, Hughes ACT 2605, Australia
My local, and the cappuccino is consistently good. Rounded flavour courtesy of Cosmorex beans & they really know their microfoam. A shout-out for the pastries too! Can’t comment on takeaway.
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EQ Cafe Lounge
70 Kent St, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia
Good coffee with a friendly smile (except from the manager).
