Everyone who lives in Cronulla and loves coffee knows Richard Calabro’s Grind, and since opening 9 years ago Grind has consistently put Cronulla on the Sydney coffee lover’s map.
There is no doubt that Richard and his team are passionate about coffee, they are probably what you would call obsessed and most of their customers are obsessed with their coffee.
If you are a Grind follower, the Grind team will know your name, know your coffee and you will be part of the family, you might even have your photo on the wall, many do, even Kochie, who is not a Cronulla Beach resident. Grind even has a catch cry “I’d rather be at the Grind” and there are photos of Grind followers in various places around the world and doing various activities holding up this catch cry (even a wedding photo or 2!)
One of the differences with Grind to other café’s in Cronulla is that all they do is coffee, and do they make a lot of coffee. Ok, you can choose from a small selection of cakes like banana bread but really Grind, Cronulla Beach is for people who want a quick, superbly made cappuccino, latte, ristretto, flat white, espresso, long black , short black, to have in or take away.
The Grind seems to be open 24/7, at 6am on a weekday you might walk past and see 20 cyclists enjoying a cappuccino after their morning sprint or on the weekend, funky inner city types line up with local mums and dads, triathletes and football clubs for their coffee fix.
Yet again this week Grind was mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Living Guide, along with coffee institutions like Campos Coffee in Newtown and Bean Drinking in Crows Nest. In the article I discover Richard has purchased/invested in 2 new generation La Marzocco GB/5 machines. Sounds impressive, I am off to check out the new machines…
Grind Espresso – 2 Surf Rd, Cronulla
