Known as one of the best places to get coffee not only in Darlinghurst but in Sydney is the renowned Edition Coffee Roasters. Attracting queues of caffeine deprived city-siders in the mornings; the cafe transports itself into a more serious bistro style diner in the evenings. Only serving a small and concise menu that is inspired by traditional Japanese Izakaya, expect to enjoy well-crafted food served alongside an extensive drinks menu created by the team at Black Market Sake.
Scandinavia and Japan are half a world apart, but brothers Daniel Jackson and Corie Sutherland combine the two cultures seamlessly at Edition Coffee Roasters.
The result is a beautifully presented menu of about eight seasonal dishes served with a delicate, woodsy feel. Try wild boar meatballs with lingonberry and potato; smorrebrod of sake-cured beef, pickles, seaweed and blackberry; or matcha hot cakes with passionfruit and preserved plum.
Jackson and Sutherland select single origin/estate green beans and roast them for batch brew, pour-over, aero-press, Japanese drip and cold brew. The selection of teas includes Chung Feng jasmine from China and Gyokuro sourced from Japan.
The Nordic-Japanese blend can be felt everywhere, from the honeycomb of white counter tiles, to the concrete floor and lean aesthetic – but if you need more evidence, keep an eye out for the house Danish filled with Japanese umeboshi plum.
