“Best flat white in a ten-kilometre radius. I've done the research. The mushrooms are not optional.”
Celia R. · Marrickville
A small espresso bar on Illawarra Road, Marrickville. Roasting partners we’d shake hands with, plates worth waking up for, no laptops on weekends.

Beans / Apr
HondurasEl Puente
Caturra, washed. Notes of stone fruit, brown sugar, cocoa nib.
6:30
Doors, every day
3pm
Last brew
4.8
Google · 612 reviews
12
Rotating roasters
Beans we know by name
We visit the roasters quarterly. If we serve it, we've cupped it that month.
Compost goes to a farm in Robertson
Coffee grounds, food scraps. Loaded weekly into Sammy's ute.
Tipping is paid out the next day
Card or cash, every cent. Split equally across the floor and the kitchen.
What regulars say
“Best flat white in a ten-kilometre radius. I've done the research. The mushrooms are not optional.”
Celia R. · Marrickville
“No laptops on weekends is a policy I will defend with my life. This place actually feels like a cafe, not a co-working space.”
Tom B. · Newtown
“The Honduras El Puente on V60 is worth setting an alarm for. The team know their beans and never make you feel like an idiot for asking.”
Freya M. · Dulwich Hill
Visit
Hours
Mon — Fri · 6:30am — 3pm
Sat — Sun · 7:30am — 3pm
Where
Three doors down from the Town Hall, on the corner with Frampton Ave. Bike rack out front.
@folkandfilter
Daily specials. Beans drop. The dog Olive.
Book a table
Walk-ins always welcome. Weekend mornings tend to fill before 9 — book ahead if you’re in a group.
Open Resy612 reviews · 4.8 average · Marrickville locals know.