Laneway Kiosk
A quiet café, Sydney CBD

Off the main drag.
On purpose.

A tucked-away kiosk down a side street, ten to fifteen minutes on foot from the corporate towers. Small room, short menu, minimal signage. We mind our own business.

Order ahead
A discreet steel and glass cafe front down a laneway, hanging greenery and marble tables at the entrance
The lanewaySteel and glass, greenery, marble tables down a side street
Regulars.Cash accepted.No names required.
The kiosk

Small room, short menu, no fuss

We are a neighbourhood coffee shop down a side street, not on the obvious route to anything. You will not wander past us by accident. That is rather the point.

01

The room

Small and tucked away, with corner tables where a conversation stays at the table. No corporate crowd, no lanyards, nobody looking up when the door opens.

02

The counter

Coffee first, done properly. The rest of the menu is short and kept short on purpose. Order at the counter, or order ahead and walk straight in.

03

The laneway

A discreet entrance on a side street off the main drag. Minimal signage. People find us because they meant to, not because they were passing.

04

The staff

We recognise our regulars and we do not pry. Minding our own business is the house culture, not a slogan.

Marble cafe tables and bentwood chairs in a plant filled concrete room, a laneway mural on the wall and the city skyline through the open door
The roomMarble tables, hanging green, the city just past the door
Three people talking over coffee at a marble table by the window, hanging ferns inside and a graffiti laneway outside
The backBy the window, a conversation that stays at the table
Order ahead

Skip the counter, keep the quiet

Tell us what you want and when you will arrive. Your order is waiting, no queue, no fuss.

The menu
Coffee All day [TBD] from
  • Espresso
  • Piccolo
  • Macchiato
  • Flat white
  • Latte
  • Cappuccino
  • Long black
  • Mocha
  • Cold brew
  • Batch filter
  • Pot of tea
  • Hot chocolate
Snacks and cakes From the counter
  • Toasties
  • Sandwiches
  • Pastries
  • House cakes
  • Seasonal slice
  • Biscuits
Alcohol From midday [TBD] from
  • Wine by the glass
  • Beer
  • Aperitivo spritz

Full list and prices at the counter. Alcohol served from midday.

Order card

This is a pickup request, not a payment. We confirm by phone or email, and you pay at the counter.

House rules

We mind our own business

A quiet room only works if everyone keeps it that way. The rules are short and we hold to them.

  • "Your table, your conversation."
  • "We recognise you. We don't pry."

Low tones carry no further than the next chair. What is said over coffee here leaves with the people who said it.

The coffee counter, a chrome three group espresso machine under warm pendant light and white tiles
The counterThree groups, warm light, coffee made properly
Find us

Down a side street, ten to fifteen minutes from the towers

We are deliberately not on the obvious route to anything. If you are walking from the corporate core, allow ten to fifteen minutes and look for the doorway, not a sign.

Address[TBD] street address

Hours[TBD] opening hours

Phone[TBD] phone

THE TOWERS MAIN ST the kiosk the turn you'd miss
the turn you'd miss