Does Sydney have a good coffeehouse culture?

[dawn1]

Aside from the famous Flat White, already my coffee of choice here in England, does Sydney have a good coffeehouse culture? I love nothing better than to spend a quiet Sunday afternoon watching the world go by in a cosy corner of the city. And I spend a lot of my workdays working remotely from local coffeehouses near my office. So I need to know what kind of coffeehouses and coffee culture I can expect to find in the city.

[Rachel_Ansell]

Sydney has the BEST coffee. I have travelled all around Europe and it does not compare. The coffee culture is crazy here. No day goes by without one in the morning. There are cafes every corner and very trendy ones in the city centre - newtown, surry hills, and surrounding suburbs.

[Harry3]

Depends on what you're looking for. But Sydney has some of the best coffee culture in the world, but most good cafes are busy; even during the week.
Little Jean in Double Bay is a new hotspot, and there are many relaxed cafes in that complex. Depends on where you are living.

[Kndis]

"Going for a coffee" has become an integral part of Australian life and, while not as clued in as Melbourne to the cafe/coffeehouse scene, Sydney has plenty of exceptional cafes where you're welcome to while away the hours with a fantastic brew all over the city. My personal favourites are in the inner west (Marrickville, Leichhardt, Glebe and Newtown).

[Justin_Hazelton]

Absolutely!

Sydney has a booming cafe culture, we have everything from your generic places like starbucks and gloria jeans to hole in the wall boutique cafes. Living and working in inner sydney, it's hard to walk down any main road or street without going past at least a couple of cafes.

[Julia_Sanchez-Simon]

Sydney has very good coffee but most cafés in the city are just take away and the ones that do have seats are not very usually cozy (loud music, small chairs) but there are many of them so I guess you'll find exceptions