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The Little Marionette
At The Little Marionette we creatively roast the finest beans, creating full-bodied blends, small-batch single origins and fresh filter roasts to entertain even the most discerning coffee connoisseurs. All beans are roasted at our specialty coffee roastery in Rozelle, Sydney's Inner West, using a vintage Probat roaster.

It's a labour of love which delivers, not only great tasting coffee, but that distinct Little Marionette flavour we know you love. Pop by the roastery for fresh beans, compostable coffee pods and all your brew gear, or shop online. Sign up to hear about our bangin' new coffees, exclusive offers and general coffee-nerdery.
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Our team creatively roast the finest coffee beans, creating full-bodied and crowd-pleasing blends, small-batch single origins and fresh filter roasts to entertain even the most discerning coffee connoisseurs. The Little Marionette coffee roasters was founded by Ed Cutcliffe with the intention of making great coffee accessible to all.
We manually roast our beans using a vintage Probat roaster. It's a labour of love which delivers, not only great tasting coffee, but that distinct Little Marionette flavour. Browse our collection of blends, single origins and coffee pods to find your perfect brew. With a flavour first philosophy, our coffee hunters travel the world in search of the best coffee beans for our blends and single origins.
We manually roast our green beans using a refurbished 1930's Probat roaster and creatively blend them at our roastery in Rozelle, giving our coffee blends their quintessential Little Marionette flavour. House | Blend 1 - The crowd pleaser. A smooth blend with rich flavours of caramel and chocolate, light citrus fruit notes and balanced acidity.
You may not be able to travel overseas, but you can discover the world through our single origin coffee. We roast and release fresh origins every week. From Burundi to Mexico to Costa Rica - we bring you great tasting single origins from around the world. With a flavour first philosophy, our coffee hunters scour the best coffee regions forming lasting relationships with growers so we can bring you delicious single origins.
Filter coffee is the perfect way to experience new and interesting single origins. The mouthfeel of filter coffee is more delicate and nuanced than espresso coffee and it really makes the flavour profiles of singles shine. We roast and release fresh filters each week. Being a lighter roast, filter is less intense than espresso and the flavours are more detailed and delicate.
Reviews (15)
Lisa S.
Lisa S.
Aug 17, 2021
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Came in before lockdown to try this roastery and I was very impressed! Ed was so knowledgeable and passionate about the coffee. I left with the Sanchez blend. Ed's advice for brewing it at-home really helped! Definitely support The Little Marionette if you can :)
Levels Jiujitsu Club
Levels Jiujitsu Club
Feb 13, 2021
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Excellent coffee and fantastic customer service. Why can't we all do business this way? :) Highly recommended.
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher
Jan 17, 2021
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Awesome people selling awesome coffee
Grabbed a kilo bag of the Sanchez blend which is a great all rounder (black, milky or long). Scott helped me, really nice guy & he even gave me a sample of the India bean. Made a batch brew from it earlier & itā€™s incredible.
Nathan Nicotra
Nathan Nicotra
Jul 17, 2020
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Amazing origin selection, great people, great brand, fun vibes. Proud to be a part of the team
Nick Joyce
Nick Joyce
May 29, 2020
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Friendly staff. Great coffee. Have their roasting down to a fine art. Will be back
Sacha Shurlik
Sacha Shurlik
Dec 22, 2019
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Consistent delicious coffee extracted in many different ways, where coffee beans treated with respect. My hat is off to the team. Thank you very much. Happy grooving.😀
Tom Tao
Tom Tao
Sep 21, 2019
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Great beans and quite an unique way they roast their beans. Great coffee. Been there three time in a line and not disappointed. BTW, cute cups.
Benjamin Jose
Benjamin Jose
Jul 31, 2019
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Services is brilliant, its not a large establishment with a large menu as they known exclusively for their coffee. David AKA "The coffee ninja" is a master barrister, his happy to recommend things from their… amazing Cold brew to there delicious In house ground TA bags of beans. their choice of Milk is great from normal, skim and soy to Macadamia and Oat.. I myself cannot go a day without atleast a oatmilk hot chocolate (which is like chocolate porridge) ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. makes Bertonies coffee taste like McDonald's early 90s coffee.
Ayako Itakura
Ayako Itakura
Jul 13, 2019
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I ordered Flat white at Balmain store and was overcharged. I thought that they may mistake to Filtered coffee. So, before providing me the coffee, I confirmed them. They said filter is also good why not try? and they said “flat white” and gave me the coffee taste like “added milk in filtered coffee”.
Daniel Barry
Daniel Barry
Jun 07, 2019
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I visited their Balmain Cafe and had a Long Black, I was happy enough with the coffee, I would drink there again. What I was really impressed with was the take away cups, they were just the perfect size and felt nice. Best take away cups ever. Saying that save the environment and bring your own!
Fiona Riches
Fiona Riches
May 02, 2018
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TLM just opened at UNSW and I have a new favourite coffee vendor!! Best coffee I've had in a long time and the staff are super friendly.
Leigh Webb
Leigh Webb
Nov 01, 2017
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Strong small cap was a cup full of joy! Perfect strength, perfect milk temp and texture. Highly recommend this coffee shop hidden away under market towers not far from central stationšŸ˜˜
Catherine Bousfield
Catherine Bousfield
Jan 09, 2015
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Excellent coffee! All the time. No exceptions!
The baristas are always smiley, even at 7am when I'm not.
Cute little hole in the wall off Darling Street.
Oh, and they have a pre-ordering, queue avoiding app which links to your card and is time saving-ly awesome!
I love this place. Balmain favourite.
Tracy Wang
Tracy Wang
Nov 20, 2014
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You know a cafe is serious about its coffee when the food menu comes in second. Don't expect to find big breakfast dishes here, but a good cup of coffee is always in residence. They have their own blend, roasted onsite at their Annandale store. There isn't a lot of seating but you can always grab a coffee and daily wrap, head across the road to the park and relax on the grass.
Jane Hobart
Jane Hobart
Dec 16, 2013
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Some of the best coffee in Balmain. The best thing is you can order in and they will bring your coffee and food across to Gladstone Park, making it one of the few places in Balmain where you can sit and eat brunch in the sun, they even provide mats.