Coffee and Drinks in New Zealand On each of my three city stops in New Zealand I found a profusion of excellent cafes coupled with very good restaurant coffee. In Auckland, the excellent Allpress was an obvious stop on my journey. Allpress is of course served in the excellent Castello in Edinburgh, so it was …

Black & White It was a very quiet Sunday morning so after a little stroll around central Christchurch, I headed to get some breakfast at the Black & White Coffee Cartel in Victoria Street. Roasting on site, I’d heard good things about their coffee so that was the initial priority. I tried their espresso, as …

Coffee & Drinks in Sydney I seemed to always be chasing around during my time in Sydney so didn’t find much time for coffee or drinks. I had a pretty good espresso at the Expresshouse Coffee in Woolloomooloo, then I lingered for a couple of cups at the excellent Aslan in The Rocks. The Aceh …

Coffee in Melbourne Melbourne is internationally regarded as a titan among coffee cities, with its influence felt around the globe. My expectations were set pretty high. What I found wasn’t as simple as good coffee; it was a much more nuanced sense of what comes next for artisan coffee roasters and cafes in the cities …

Room for a Pony On my final morning in Hobart, I was in need of some breakfast and perhaps a light lunch also before heading to the airport and a flight back to Melbourne. Having been lured in by the name, I toddled up the road to Room for a Pony as I’d heard good …