One Penny Black is a fairly new edition to Newcastles Hunter St Mall, With their doors first opening just under 2 years ago it has fast become one of the city's favorite coffee houses & it's not hard to see why.
The eclectic style of the quaint cafe intimately invites customers to enter at ease knowing the quality & standard of One Penny Blacks coffee & food menu is flawless as they 'strive for consistency, which we believe is our strength in the local cafe scene' says Bec, who shares ownership with her two siblings, Gareth & Ally.
'After running the first 'Red lantern night maket' with our friend Justine & having always wanted to open a Cafe together, We realized how under serviced Hunter St Mall was when it came to good coffee' says Bec & after their preferred shop space in the mall became vacant 'we recognized this was a chance for us to finally open a cafe'.
The quirky grunge style of the shop is a combination of each siblings individual experiences from traveling the globe, to living in different parts of the country, Ally & Becs love for blogging & 'rummaging through second hand stores & antique traders' is clearly shown in pictures above as timeless vintage wallpaper covers the back wall complimenting the adjoining walls, one in particular covered with countless trinkets & frames of art, photos, a wooden mustache!
This personalized decor gives the store a warmth & comforting atmosphere - perfect surroundings for relaxing over a coffee & perhaps one of their signature toasties with Jarlsberg cheese, rocket & home made indian chutney?
The modest prices of the hand made dishes offered at One Penny Black make it the perfect venue for a quick bite to eat, lunch/breakfast catchup with friends or coffee to go. With an always exciting specials menu, coffee, lunch, breakfast, handmade chocolates & cakes, your looking a only spending approx. $20 per person, receiving great, friendly service & a meal that does not disappoint.
One Penny Black has brought a welcomed new presence to the Hunter St Mall, with the inviting aroma of coffee beans spilling onto the footpath & friendly staff, happy to recommend new & exciting menu options, it is a fun, unique & unmissable dining opourtunity every novocastrian & traveler should experience.
Corner Hunter & Morgan st,
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