Mecca Coffee Darlinghurst

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A coffee cave opens in Darlinghurst.

Mecca has been a gathering place for specialty coffee drinkers since 2005. This latest cafe, their third alongside Paddington and Alexandria, might be the most beautiful yet.

Set within Darlinghurst’s new Oxford & Foley precinct, it has striking cave-like interiors by design studio Killing Matt Woods, inspired by the underground dugout homes of Coober Pedy. There’s indoor and outdoor seating for a proper coffee catch-up, and a serving window and standing bar for a quick iced latte on the go.

Espresso is pulled on an imported La Marzocco Strada X coffee machine, alongside batch brews, pour overs and cold brews, made with rotating single-origin and blended coffees, the beans sourced by Mecca and roasted in Alexandria. Pastries are delivered daily from Iggy’s in Bronte.

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