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Vote for the best coffee on the northern beaches

The Manly Daily is searching for the best coffee on the northern beaches. Vote for your favourite in our pick of the top 11 cafes serving specialty brews.

Barrel One Coffee Roasters in Brookvale is incredibly popular. Picture: Beverley Hudec.
Barrel One Coffee Roasters in Brookvale is incredibly popular. Picture: Beverley Hudec.

The Manly Daily is searching for the best coffee on the northern beaches for 2019.

We have chosen 11 of our favourites and would love to know what your top pick is.

Vote for your favourite and make sure to tell us if we’ve missed a hidden gem.

Rukus cafe, Newport

This popular northern beaches cafe has it’s own coffee, from Warriewood micro roaster Unground. The cafe also makes its own vegan-friendly treats and has a wide selection of burgers, salads, smoothies and smoothie bowls.

Coffee Brothers Mona Vale

The cafe’s specialty coffee comes from a remote island in Vanuatu. Coffee Brothers, which opened in 2012, describes itself as “more than a cafe business — it is a wide, ever growing family of coffee lovers”.

A coffee from Coffee Brothers in Mona Vale.
A coffee from Coffee Brothers in Mona Vale.

Little Belgrave Cartel, Manly

Formerly known as the Rope & Anchor, the Little Belgrave Cartel, adjacent to Hotel Steyne has been decked out in the same eclectic style as its big brother, the popular Belgrave St-based cafe. Great coffee, toasties and beach views.

Rollers Bakehouse, Manly

The popular Manly bakery uses delicious Okay coffee brews. Rollers Bakehouse, a Palm Springs influenced bakery cum cafe, is tucked away behind The Corso.

Fika Swedish Kitchen, Manly

The popular Swedish cafe is located in the heart of Manly and offers sought after Campos coffee. As described by the owners, “We decided it was time to bring all the best things about Swedish culture together with modern Aussie café culture”.

Barista Mitch MacDonald at Barrel One. Picture:  Beverley Hudec Manly Daily
Barista Mitch MacDonald at Barrel One. Picture: Beverley Hudec Manly Daily

Nine Yards Coffee, Brookvale

Coffee aficionados can live, breathe and sample the whole roasting experience at Nine Yards Coffee. Nine Yards Coffee Roasters offers the caffeine-addicted or those who simply want to expand their knowledge a glass-fronted window on the bean-to-cup process.

Secrets to making good coffee

Barrel One Coffee Roasters, Brookvale

Barrel One sources some beans from direct trading with farmer co-operatives and estate farms on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Single origins change weekly and the house milk-based coffee uses a blend of Indonesian, Guatemalan and Colombian beans.

Berkelo, Brookvale

Berkelo bakery, a popular dining hotspot in Brookvale, sources its coffee from boutique roasters Sovereign in Frenchs Forest. Along with coffee, the bakery offers plenty of delicious food options — but their core business is baking bread.

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