The Brother is tiny, usually crowded and dominated by the small bar serving espresso, cold drip and filter coffee. Cool city types share a communal table or squeeze in at bar seating to savour coffee made by baristas with a passion for the bean - expect a smooth and balanced cup with rich tobacco and chocolate flavours and a sweet citrus hit. A quirky fitout - chairs hanging from the ceiling - and a large window facing bustling Little Bourke Street add to the charm. Caffeine fans with an appetite can munch on pastries and small cakes displayed in a glass cabinet above the bar.