The best coffee shops in the world have been announced, and in a move that will no doubt shake each and every Melburnian to their latte-loving core, a Sydney cafe has been named number one. 

Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters, which has its flagship cafe in Sydney’s Chippendale, is officially the best coffee shop in the world. This is according to the World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops global ranking, which is based on both public voting and evaluations by a panel of specialty coffee experts and industry professionals.

Evaluation criteria ranges from coffee quality and barista expertise to customer service, innovation, sustainability, ambience and food and pastry quality. The rankings were announced at the inaugural World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops Gala, held at the Madrid Coffee Festival in Spain on Wednesday, February 19. 

 

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To celebrate the big news, Toby’s Estate gave away free coffees at its Chippendale cafe on the morning of Thursday, February 27, with general manager Jody Leslie saying, “Our whole team puts in an immense amount of effort to make the best coffee possible, so we’re absolutely delighted to be awarded this incredible recognition.”

But Melbourne needn’t drown its sorrows in Swingers – four Melbourne cafes made the list, while Adelaide and Brisbane also received a nod. Here’s where our Australian cafes came in the rankings.

1. Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters — Various locations, with flagship in Chippendale, Sydney
4. Proud Mary Coffee – Collingwood, Melbourne
8. Coffee Anthology — Brisbane City
19. Veneziano Coffee Roasters – Surry Hills, Sydney
28. Calēre Coffee – Fitzroy, Melbourne
37. Exchange Coffee – Adelaide
70. Fonzie Abbott – Albion, Brisbane
71. Vacation Coffee – Melbourne CBD
87. Seven Seeds – Carlton, Melbourne

For the full list, head to theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For Melburnians looking for a distraction until this all blows over, might we interest you in some liquid cheese?