The Jericho Cafe

You're on Walton Street in Jericho, that bit north of Hythe Bridge where the university types collide with actual locals. The Jericho Cafe is exactly where you'd expect to find someone working on a novel or marking essays—proper neighbourhood cafe energy without any of the Instagram theatre. The space has got that worn-in comfort of somewhere that's been doing things right for ages: decent espresso, the kind of cakes that don't come pre-packaged from a supplier, and regulars who've been coming in for years. It's the sort of place where you're equally welcome nursing a single coffee for two hours or grabbing something quick between college meetings.