new coffee shop

sketching around middlesex street the other day it was difficult to find a parking space.

on the walk from my car to kossoffs i saw what looked to be a new coffee shop.

no customers inside, just one man who turned out to be the owner.

he told me his shop had been open for just one day... perfect ! a blog exclusive.

i asked him for a double espresso and took a few photos...

this is nice

a bar area which the owner made out of scrap wood and a tin sheet nailed to the top.

throw in a vintage armchair and away you go.

plenty of coffee beans on display

i was told that these are from guatemala, they were by far the biggest beans.

hmmm... very nice.

you can get them ground and blended here too

so here's my double espresso

it was spot-on

here's the blend he's using at the moment...

before leaving i had a small latte

very very decent indeed.

afterwards i realised that i had no idea what the place was called, or even if i'd be able to find it again. however, when i returned to middlesex street with jess a couple of days later to check out kossoffs...

there it was. unfortunately i still have no idea what street it's on, but i did find out what it's called. maybe he'll get a sign outside soon, but anyway the name of the place is

"fazendauk"

the bloke who owns it seems very very nice. he's passionate about his coffee too.

the blend he's using at the moment is excellent. i had another double espresso by the way.

so, if you're in the area i recommend to get over to middlesex street and check out the ben eine shutters, have a bagel from kossoffs and then chill out with a great coffee at fazendauk.

and tell them i sent you !