The Cosmopolitan Cafe in Fortitude Valley had the best coffee I've ever encountered - the best in the world (and I've supped on superb coffee from Venice to Paris - I won't go into the nasty slop I got in Vegas). The Cosmo coffee was very popular with the journalists at the Sunday Sun. As a copyboy for that paper, I was constantly there getting takeaways for the likes of David Bentley and Terry Shanahan. They also had coffee beans they would ground on the premises and sell you (the real stuff - not these silly pod things). I know Mister Brisbane is a fan of Starbucks (and, hell, if you like something, there ain't nothing wrong with that) but I'm not - I prefer real coffee. Is the Cosmo still there? I haven't ventured into the Valley for about 20 years.
My position on Starbucks is that isn't as bad as people who don't drink it seem to think it is. Not the best coffee in the world by any means, but better than powdered muck with hot water poured on it.
The Cosmopolitan Cafe in Fortitude Valley had the best coffee I've ever encountered - the best in the world (and I've supped on superb coffee from Venice to Paris - I won't go into the nasty slop I got in Vegas). The Cosmo coffee was very popular with the journalists at the Sunday Sun. As a copyboy for that paper, I was constantly there getting takeaways for the likes of David Bentley and Terry Shanahan. They also had coffee beans they would ground on the premises and sell you (the real stuff - not these silly pod things). I know Mister Brisbane is a fan of Starbucks (and, hell, if you like something, there ain't nothing wrong with that) but I'm not - I prefer real coffee. Is the Cosmo still there? I haven't ventured into the Valley for about 20 years.
My position on Starbucks is that isn't as bad as people who don't drink it seem to think it is. Not the best coffee in the world by any means, but better than powdered muck with hot water poured on it.