Meet the Japanese baristas behind Sydney’s World Top 4 Coffee Shop

Crows Nest store manager, Tetsuro Adachi (left), owner, Sam Lee (middle), operation manager, Kazuya Kokuba (right) Credit: Yumi Oba

We spoke with the Japanese staff behind Only Coffee Project in Sydney’s Crows Nest, recently ranked No.4 in “The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops” — the highest ranking achieved by an Australian café in 2026.

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Published 14 May 2026 7:00pm

By Yumi Oba

Source: SBS

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We spoke with the Japanese staff behind Only Coffee Project in Sydney’s Crows Nest, recently ranked No.4 in “The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops” — the highest ranking achieved by an Australian café in 2026.

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