Swell Coffee Cafe - Wollongong NSW















What do these following cafes have in common, just to name a few in the Illawarra region of NSW......

 Barlissimo at Gwyenville
Big Star Cafe at Coledale
Throsby at Kembla Street, Wollongong CBD
Taylor's Healthy Grocer at the GPT Shopping Centre, Wollongong Central
Cafe Ventito at Figtree
Nourished @ Bally in Balgownie Village
Salted Cafe at Shellharbour
Little Blowhole Cafe at Kiama
Earth & Soul Cafe at Woonona

 All of them stock Swell Coffee blends.

 Take away blend packs with source indications are the Colombia Decaf, Ethiopia Sidamo , Nicaragua SHG, Sumatra   Mandheling and  the Sulawesi Toraja.    Blends which acknowledge Illawarra lifestyle and hubs are  are the Laneway, Northbeach and Sharky.

 Swell Coffee operates a cafe  in the heart of Wollongong city centre.

 There is an outdoor seating area at the back, looking over a lane, once you get past a small front entrance. The weekend we were there, it was buzzing with people, some having toasties or salads.  I reckon the coffee is what customers first go for and then they catch up with mates and family.   The food menu at this cafe is limited.








The cafe stocks Fair Trade or Organic Decaf for in-house consumption.  

 Swell Coffee has been ten years in the making and now caters for party functions with delivered options like finger food, Canapes, cheese platters, nuts and chips, salads and Charcuterie.   Some may enquire about their training school sessions.   Worth a checking out... 

The Swell Coffee Cafe is located at the rear of 135 Crown Street, Wollongong NSW, with access to the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre.
Opening hours are from 7am to 3pm on week days and from 830am to 1pm on weekends.
Contact +61 2 4229 5579


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