The Thousands

Kangaroo Point is a suburb that been long been in need of some curation. Scrolling back through The Thousands’ history makes you realise just how good a job The Story Bridge Hotel’s cockroach races have been doing to keep our interests elsewhere. With Puk Espresso swinging its doors open on 11.11.11, the yawn may be over for this much neglected part of town.

Brisbane no longer excuses mediocre coffee and Puk does a great job of surpassing expectations using the ever-popular Black Star beans. More a hole in the wall espresso stop than a fully fledged café, owner Antonia still does a great job to ensure those hungry lyrca clad cyclists that will no doubt soon fall in love with Puk have plenty of carbohydrates to keep them riding Le de-Tour with a selection of tasty pastries and cakes.

Sipping on your soy latte you’ll probably be wondering why nobody opened something decent in this area years ago. Just take a look at those big shady trees and historical buildings, and feel the river breezes sweep by and you may instantly envision Sydney’s The Rocks. Okay, maybe somebody has overdosed on dream-pop, but with Kangaroo Point now home to a decent espresso pitstop, the ferry may at least become a little more popular.