Australian coffee culture is one of the most sophisticated in the world and it isn't until you go travelling overseas that you really appreciate how lucky we are! Walk in to any Australian workplace between 7am and 11am and you'll be hard pressed to find someone without a cup of coffee.
Everywhere you look in Australian cities and towns you will find an abundance of coffee shops and cafes, most of which are individually owned and not part of chains. We are cravers of high quality coffee as Starbucks recently discovered when they tried expanding into Australia. They were promptly run out of town by an angry caffeine filled mob.
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According to a report from Datamonitor, more and more Australians are ditching their instant coffee in favour of heading out and adopting a cafe culture lifestyle. This is great news for coffee lovers as it will hopefully force cafe's to lift their game and take the job of a barista seriously.
The best coffee in Australia is no doubt in Melbourne. Melbourne boasts some of Australia's finest coffee shops and unfortunately there are too many to provide a definitive list of the best coffee in Melbourne.
Unfortunately Sydney is lacking when it comes to high quality coffee, but the best coffee in Sydney would have to come from Mecca Espresso on King St in the city or Campos in Newtown.
Surprisingly, considering the smaller population size, Perth takes coffee almost more seriously than anyone else. There are a number of good cafes in Perth and they are increasing daily!
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