Urbanista

Working North of Perth Station in the city?
It's there.


Love back-to-basics food?
It's tasty


Like a cafe with the bohemian feel and real edge?
More edge than U2.


Love great coffee?
They've got it.

It's been a rough time for coffee lovers in Northbridge with the best cafes all located South of the tracks. Fortunately there is Urbanista, tucked down an alley just along from Kakulas Bros. on William Street, Urbanista is the kind of cafe where ideas are had, romantic assignations arranged and revolutions planned.



Leigh has had a varied career, but also a long term dream of owning a cafe. His location is a challenge but his reputation for great coffee is spreading like wildfire through the Northbridge area.

I dropped by at lunch time on Thursday and tried a ristretto (I am told it was the first they had been asked for!) and a flat white, my usual sample pair. I was very please with the result, the Fiori blend showing its usual complexity and verve through the 2-group Wega they guys have as their workhorse. Leigh's also got a collection of Moka pots and even a Bodum espresso machine on display.





Leigh is making the salads and sandwiches himself and they looked fresh and tasty and he had a constant flow of people dropping in for lunch.



The coffee though, and this is always the key for me, the coffee was brilliant.

Who: Urbanista
What: Coffee, cakes and light tasty meals
Where: William Street Northbridge (alley entry beside Flight Centre near Kakulas Bros.)
When: Thursday, 22 November 2007
Coffee: Fiori Coffee
Accessibility: Awkward - narrow doorway.