Australian's love our coffee. Generally. When travelling overseas (yes, even in Europe) we have been known to moan about the mediocre coffee on offer in cafes. In New York and London coffee houses tend to be of the Costa, Gloria Jeans and Starbucks varieties. That would be, filtered beans or barista'd coffee so bitter the flavour needs to be drowned out with sticky-sweet syrups that further dry your tastebuds and add significant calories to your waistline.So we expats love it when Aussie baristas put up shop overseas. Ruby's on Mulberry Street in New York City does a roaring trade with expats and New Yorkers-alike: their signature brew? Why, a 'flat white' of course*.
And where to find a great flat white in London? Look no further than flat white. in Soho.
Literally around the corner from our offices at Natmags, this little gem offers their signature flatties, along with lattes, cappucinos, hot chocolates (all made the Aussie way) as well as a range of hearty snacks and yummy bickies (cookies), nougats and pastries. Their Aussie born-and-bred staff add the requisite twang to their "hellos" as well.
My skinny hot chocolate this morning was just heavenly. Served with a generous portion of mini marshmallows and dollop of chocolate sprinkles, it was definitely worth its £2.30 price tag.
flat white.
where: 17 Berwick Street, Soho, Westminster, London, W1F 0PT
phone: 020 7734 0370
phone: 020 7734 0370
Note: The great Aussie short black is a definite no-no in NYC, and not taking to kindly here in the UK either... Political correctness gone a bit mad if you ask me.
1 comment:
when you think about it, flat white is just so logical. if you're paying 2 pounds for a coffee i think you deserve a little cross-cultural understanding.
i'd like to see the look on their faces when you ask for a long black. haha
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