Artificer Coffee

Surry Hills & Darlinghurst


Cup of tea, a croissant and a leisurely read of the paper? Not here; this back-to-basics corner cafe does just one thing: coffee. No tables, no food, no Darjeeling. It roasts the beans itself and produces delicious cups of the black stuff. Share a wooden bench with a stranger and say hello, or spill out into the Surry Hills sunshine.


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