Baroque Bistro’s High Coffee

Overview

The article is sponsored by our partners, the Aroma Festival.

Baroque Bistro is bringing a little je ne sais quoi to the Aroma Festival with a special 'high coffee'. Yep, it’s that lush, lavish high tea experience that started back in the 19th century with the Seventh Duchess of Bedford’s need to cure her ‘hangriness’, and more recently has been popping up in all kinds of 21st-century incarnations.

The difference this time, though, is that Baroque will be bringing a much bigger caffeine hit into the mix. And not just caffeine, but alcohol, too. Yay-sayers will have the option of indulging in either coffee or a signature single origin espresso martini (or both). The cocktail is designed to match a collection of coffee-infused petit fours specially conjured up by head pastry chef Jean Michel Raynaud.

As if that weren’t multisensory excitement enough, Baroque Bistro also affords some rather amazing views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. The only trick is that you might need to make a reservation, as availability will be strictly limited. Serving hours will be 11.30am-9pm Wednesday through Saturdays from July 9-26.