Sydney Cafe Named World's Best Coffee Shop – CoffeeTalk

Sydney has been named the world’s best coffee shop by a new list ranking top cafés globally, with the Australian city beating perennial rival Melbourne for the top spot. Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters, based in Sydney, was crowned the best coffee shop in the world, followed by Onyx Coffee Lab of Arkansas, Gota Coffee Experts of Vienna, Austria, Proud Mary Coffee of Melbourne, and Tim Wendelboe of Oslo, Norway. The top 10 coffee shops also hailed from Singapore, France, Malaysia, and Colombia.

Cafés worldwide were judged on a variety of factors, ranging from quality of coffee and food, sustainability practices, and customer service. Both public opinions and experts’ evaluations were taken into account to reach the final selection, according to the “World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops.” Toby’s Estate’s general manager, Jody Leslie, said her whole team was “completely stoked” when they learned about the result.

Toby’s Estate’s flagship shop, located in Sydney’s southwest Chippendale neighborhood, earned the recognition, but it has branches across Australia and Asia, including Singapore, Indonesia, and the Middle East. Sales have surged since the announcement, attracting more visitors eager to try her team’s coffee. To thank customers for their support, Toby’s Estate will host a free coffee day on February 27.

Australia’s cafe scene is famed for its cool vibes and the competitive spirit of baristas chasing the perfect brew. Australian cafés have popped up in major cities worldwide, offering up avocado toast and flat whites, both of which originated in the country (though many New Zealanders dispute the flat white’s origin).

Within Australia, a long-standing rivalry exists between Sydney and Melbourne, not least over which city brews the better cup of joe. Melbourne has traditionally been regarded as the country’s coffee capital, but Sydney’s coffee scene has punched above its weight, bruising the pride of Melbourne fans. In 2023, Australian travel site Wotif.com awarded the title of “best flat white” to The Cupping Room in Canberra, despite calling Melbourne the “unofficial coffee capital of the world.”

If there’s one thing the lists can agree on, it’s that Australia wins. “I think our win is a win for the country. Australian coffee is, I think, the best in the world,” said Leslie of Toby’s Estate.

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