Sample Coffee

Sample Coffee A tiny espresso bar in the heart of Surry Hills, serving all things specialty coffee since 2011. Right near the corner of Devinshire st and Holt st.

Just on Holt st under the BIG paper bark tree.

It’s an African washed coffee world and we’re all just living in it. That all includes Francisco Alvarado, our latest wa...
30/06/2026

It’s an African washed coffee world and we’re all just living in it.

That all includes Francisco Alvarado, our latest washed PB from Colombia.

It also includes you? Come!

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The arrival of fresh crop Ethiopians is pretty much like Xmas at Sample. Wait, no, it’s way better.Halo Beriti is the fi...
23/06/2026

The arrival of fresh crop Ethiopians is pretty much like Xmas at Sample. Wait, no, it’s way better.

Halo Beriti is the first from the 2025/26 harvest.

It’s a name we know well, as we’ve roasted coffee from this cooperative for a few years now (via Cafe Imports Australia). As usual, it’s juicy and bright, and we get something like nectarine, caramel, and jasmine.

Want some? It’s online.

🎄 🎅🏼

⚠️ Today is the LAST DAY to send feedback!As you may know, is proposing to remove the pedestrian and car-free status of...
18/06/2026

⚠️ Today is the LAST DAY to send feedback!

As you may know, is proposing to remove the pedestrian and car-free status of the Holt & Devonshire Street pocket park. (Pictured above) ❤️

Why?

To “improve access for heavy vehicles servicing businesses in the area” (sic) 🫠

If you have any feelings about this proposal, whichever way, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to have your say.

You can do the survey via their website, just be warned you’ll have to log in, etc.

Another easy way to let them know your opinion is to send an email saying whether you support or object to their proposal of reopening Holt Street:

[email protected]

On comments, there’s a link with a pre-filled support message template, email address, and subject. Make it your own and mention your own context to make it even more powerful!

We understand the access issue is important to workers and neighbours, but surely there are other ways that don’t involve wiping out this well-loved pedestrian space…

Let’s go!

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Wanna be neighbours? 💁
11/06/2026

Wanna be neighbours? 💁

An ode to our…(sometimes) wrinkly, uneven, puffy, imperfect(most times) airtight, valve-less, informative, durable, unbr...
09/06/2026

An ode to our…

(sometimes) wrinkly, uneven, puffy, imperfect

(most times) airtight, valve-less, informative, durable, unbreakable

(always) nice to touch, made of plant-based materials, *certified* home compostable

… coffee bean bags.

🛍️

Surry & St Peters will be closed on Monday 8 June.We’ll be homebrewing somewhere…
05/06/2026

Surry & St Peters will be closed on Monday 8 June.

We’ll be homebrewing somewhere…

CLOSED NEXT MONDAY 8We’ll be homebrewing instead, or getting others to make coffee for us (for once!)Taking things slow,...
05/06/2026

CLOSED NEXT MONDAY 8

We’ll be homebrewing instead, or getting others to make coffee for us (for once!)

Taking things slow, somewhere…

😌

* Back at roasting, shipping, and serving (fully recharged) on Tuesday 9 June.

** Enjoy your long weekend!!

*** Make coffee for someone. It’s… love?

3 Colombians walk into a bar…Nah, not a joke. June’s tasting lineup is headed by 3 Colombians, plus an Ecuadorian, a Bur...
03/06/2026

3 Colombians walk into a bar…

Nah, not a joke.

June’s tasting lineup is headed by 3 Colombians, plus an Ecuadorian, a Burundian, and a Rwandan. Classic Sample style, though no Ethiopian or Kenyan on sight (yet).

RSVP, come around, sip some, let us know how you found them.

Link in bio or

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KEEP HOLT STREET PLAZA FOR PEDESTRIANS!🚶 🚲 🐕 ☕️ has put forward a plan to reopen Holt with Devonshire Street to cars (A...
26/05/2026

KEEP HOLT STREET PLAZA FOR PEDESTRIANS!

🚶 🚲 🐕 ☕️

has put forward a plan to reopen Holt with Devonshire Street to cars (AGAIN!)

Never mind the years of coping with the construction works (and public money) to close it to traffic and convert it into the beautiful and enjoyable pedestrian space that it is today… A rare and valued asset in our city.

We’re so keen to keep it the way it is: pedestrian, safe, enjoyed by and designed for people (not cars nor heavy vehicles).

Surely there are other options to help vehicle users and delivery drivers with traffic flow, while preserving this nice little corner of Surry Hills?

📣‼️💬

ℹ️ Learn more about this plan at:

cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/proposed-works-maintenance/have-your-say-surry-hills-traffic-changes

💭 Have your say via in-page survey or:

[email protected]

💬 And, if you feel like we do, email us, DM or leave a comment with your stories, experiences, and reasons why you’d like to keep this urban space just the way it is now. We’ll include it in our feedback submission to Council.

From little things…

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New HQ & roastery location coming up. Guess where?❤️‍🔥As many of you may know, the redevelopment into apartments and ne...
21/05/2026

New HQ & roastery location coming up.

Guess where?

❤️‍🔥

As many of you may know, the redevelopment into apartments and new retail hub meant we had to relocate our roastery warehouse.

(The Pro Shop cafe is staying, though!)

This is not sudden news, but something we’ve had in the horizon for a couple of years. Maybe even since we first moved in on 2013. The plans to redevelop were always there.

So, yeah, it’s been uncertain and stressful at times (isn’t it always?), but we’ve finally found a new home. And we’re super happy with it.

Do you already know where?

♾️

Address

118 Devonshire Street Shop 1A
Surry Hills, NSW
2010

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 4pm
Tuesday 7am - 2pm
Wednesday 7am - 4pm
Thursday 7am - 2pm
Friday 7am - 4pm

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