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LANEWAY SPECIALTY COFFEE
4/1 Vickers Street,
Parap, Northern Territory, 0820
Open Monday to Saturday 7am to
4pm, Sunday 8am to 2:30pm
(08) 8941 4511While Darwin isn’t as well known for
its coffee as some major cities, Laneway
Specialty Coffee Owner Lisa Heames
says there is a growing coffee scene.
However, it was not always that way.
“When we opened Laneway there
wasn’t a lot of cafés around Darwin,
just a few franchises. People would
travel interstate to Melbourne, Sydney,
and Brisbane, have great coffee, then
think ‘why can’t we have this at home?’”
Lisa says.
“The community was hanging out for
specialty coffee, so we were embraced
from the start. The coffee culture has
grown since then, but we’ve kept a
solid group of regulars who we still
see every day.”Lisa opened Laneway – which turned
five in July – with friends Adam and
Danielle Mann, and says it’s important
to give back to the local community by
participating in initiatives like Red Nose
Day and CaféSmart. This community
outlook extends to its employees.
“Staff are a high priority for us and we
have an amazing team of chefs, servers,
and baristas,” Lisa says. “We firmly
believe in looking after the team to look
after the customer, and some of our staff
have been with us since we started.”
Also sticking with Laneway since the
beginning is roaster Campos Coffee,
whose Superior Blend is served at the
café as its house blend.“We were in talks with Campos
while still developing the café, and
we’ve enjoyed an amazing relationship
with the team,” Lisa says. “They’ve
provided fantastic service, training,
equipment, and amazing coffee. I’m
really happy to have them in our corner.
We’ve continued to work with them
at our second café, Besser Kitchen
& Brew Bar.”
Campos-roasted single origins are
also used for espresso, filter, and cold
drip. Lisa says the latter becomes
particularly popular in the wet season.
“Darwin gets a lot warmer than
down south and people like a nice cold
refreshing coffee,” she says.
Alongside the coffee, Laneway
serves a menu of Australian favourites
plus some special dishes including a
gluten-free buckwheat hotcake, vanilla
pannacotta and cinnamon syrup, with
fresh berries; an Indo brekkie bowl
with brown rice, heirloom mushrooms,
chilli and fried egg; and beef brisket and
bacon burger with American cheddar,
bourbon barbecue sauce and fat pickles.
“We make all of our pastries, cakes,
and sauces from scratch, as well as
handcrafted soda for cold drinks as well,”
Lisa says. “We put a lot of love into our
food and the café, and customers really
feel that.”
While the coffee and food has
attracted its fair share of customers,
Lisa says so has the venue’s industrial
fit-out which contrasts with Laneway’s
surrounding shopping village.
“We’ve installed a brick wall along the
back of the café and complement it with
plenty of greenery. Because we’ve gone
for that industrial look, our benchtops
are recycled timber we sourced from a
local bowling alley which was replacingits floors,” she says. “That mix of new
and recycled materials creates a nice
atmosphere, and people can feel really
comfortable here.”
This has allowed Laneway to build
strong relationships with a diverse
array of regulars.
“We have a broad range of people
drop by, from business people on their
way to work, to mums and babies or
more mature customers throughout
the day,” Lisa says. “It’s been really
important to build relationships with
our community. Over the years, we’ve
watched our customers start families and
have children. Now we get to know their
kids as they grow up. It’s a special feeling
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CAFÉ SCENE
LANEWAY SPECIALTY COFFEE
4/1 Vickers Street,
Parap, Northern Territory, 0820
Open Monday to Saturday 7am to
4pm, Sunday 8am to 2:30pm
(08) 8941 4511
While Darwin isn’t as well known for
its coffee as some major cities, Laneway
Specialty Coffee Owner Lisa Heames
says there is a growing coffee scene.
However, it was not always that way.
“When we opened Laneway there
wasn’t a lot of cafés around Darwin,
just a few franchises. People would
travel interstate to Melbourne, Sydney,
and Brisbane, have great coffee, then
think ‘why can’t we have this at home?’”
Lisa says.
“The community was hanging out for
specialty coffee, so we were embraced
from the start. The coffee culture has
grown since then, but we’ve kept a
solid group of regulars who we still
see every day.”
Lisa opened Laneway – which turned
five in July – with friends Adam and
Danielle Mann, and says it’s important
to give back to the local community by
participating in initiatives like Red Nose
Day and CaféSmart. This community
outlook extends to its employees.
“Staff are a high priority for us and we
have an amazing team of chefs, servers,
and baristas,” Lisa says. “We firmly
believe in looking after the team to look
after the customer, and some of our staff
have been with us since we started.”
Also sticking with Laneway since the
beginning is roaster Campos Coffee,
whose Superior Blend is served at the
café as its house blend.
“We were in talks with Campos
while still developing the café, and
we’ve enjoyed an amazing relationship
with the team,” Lisa says. “They’ve
provided fantastic service, training,
equipment, and amazing coffee. I’m
really happy to have them in our corner.
We’ve continued to work with them
at our second café, Besser Kitchen
& Brew Bar.”
Campos-roasted single origins are
also used for espresso, filter, and cold
drip. Lisa says the latter becomes
particularly popular in the wet season.
“Darwin gets a lot warmer than
down south and people like a nice cold
refreshing coffee,” she says.
Alongside the coffee, Laneway
serves a menu of Australian favourites
plus some special dishes including a
gluten-free buckwheat hotcake, vanilla
pannacotta and cinnamon syrup, with
fresh berries; an Indo brekkie bowl
with brown rice, heirloom mushrooms,
chilli and fried egg; and beef brisket and
bacon burger with American cheddar,
bourbon barbecue sauce and fat pickles.
“We make all of our pastries, cakes,
and sauces from scratch, as well as
handcrafted soda for cold drinks as well,”
Lisa says. “We put a lot of love into our
food and the café, and customers really
feel that.”
While the coffee and food has
attracted its fair share of customers,
Lisa says so has the venue’s industrial
fit-out which contrasts with Laneway’s
surrounding shopping village.
“We’ve installed a brick wall along the
back of the café and complement it with
plenty of greenery. Because we’ve gone
for that industrial look, our benchtops
are recycled timber we sourced from a
local bowling alley which was replacingits floors,” she says. “That mix of new
and recycled materials creates a nice
atmosphere, and people can feel really
comfortable here.”
This has allowed Laneway to build
strong relationships with a diverse
array of regulars.
“We have a broad range of people
drop by, from business people on their
way to work, to mums and babies or
more mature customers throughout
the day,” Lisa says. “It’s been really
important to build relationships with
our community. Over the years, we’ve
watched our customers start families and
have children. Now we get to know their
kids as they grow up. It’s a special feeling
and really makes it feel worthwhile.”CammppopossCoooffeffeffeessssingle origi rurun onon clddrip
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