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Luigi Coluzzi on Sydney coffee culture 2009

By
Poppy Stockell
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City of Sydney Council

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Stockell, Poppy

City of Sydney Council

Coffee

Coffee grew in the garden at the first Government House but Sydney remained predominantly a tea-drinking colony. Despite the efforts of temperance campaigners to replace alcohol with coffee, coffee drinking remained a minority pleasure until after World War II, when coffee-loving migrants arrived in great numbers.

Italians

Restaurants and Cafes

Bar Coluzzi

Cafe originally established in William Street, Darlinghurst by Italian-born boxer Luigi Coluzzi and his Romanian wife Eleni in 1957 before relocating to Victoria Street in 1970. It introduced Sydneysiders to espresso coffee and remains a popular institution. Other cafes in the chain are at Randwick, the city and the airport.

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Coluzzi, Luigi

Italian boxer who, with his wife Eleni, established Bar Coluzzi in Darlinghurst.

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