LMDC Espresso Bar

You'll find yourself on John Street, that slightly quieter stretch between the hustle of Parliament Street and the leafier bits heading towards The Stray, and LMDC is the kind of place that makes you wonder how you've walked past it a hundred times without stopping. It's unpretentious in the way only proper coffee shops can be—no Instagram-baiting latte art or reclaimed wood nonsense, just people who know their beans and pull a decent shot. The counter's compact, the space feels lived-in rather than designed, and there's a real neighbourhood feel to the regulars nursing their cups. You get the sense that if your coffee isn't right, they'll remake it without the theatre.