Little Green Bean Espresso Bar — Restaurant in Sydney

I wish I could have given a higher review because the owners are such lovely people. We ordered two grilled chicken wraps and a couple of hashbrowns with coffee. Food tasted healthy and the coffee was excellent. However, the let down was the hygiene practices we saw going on in the kitchen while we sat inside. The owner chef seemed in a complete mad rush. As he tried to eat some food himself, he wiped his hands constantly on a dirty apron and on his mouth and then with the same hands picked up various food items and placed them in customers wraps or salads. We even saw him grab hot hashbrowns with his bare hands out of the griller. And he would cut an avocado open and then basically grab it out of the skin with the same hands and drop it directly into a salad. He did use cooking tongs as well but these were placed directly on top of dirty cleaning cloths that had been used to wipe down dirty benches, food scraps and greasy oil etc. And he was trying to toast so much bread at the same time that half of it was falling off onto the metal benches around where he was cooking. Maybe by sitting inside we saw what other customers don’t see. But I think these health and cooking hygiene practices need to improve before we...

Passed this place so many times & finally had the time to check it out for a quick breakfast. The Little Green Bean did not disappoint. Service was fast and friendly. Plenty of kerbside tables or inside to sit and enjoy a decent menu of both breakfast and lunch items. More of a takeout place really as it has some stiff competition from two other cafes within 50 feet. Seems to be the number one spot for Centennial Park cyclists to mingle, meet, sip and eat, before or after a group ride. As Arnie S would say….....

Ill start by saying the coffee is great (and I'm fussy about coffee).

LGB is like home away from home. We no longer live nearby (we live in Paddington) but LGB is still our local and our favourite cafe in the Eastern suburbs.

The owners and staff are lovely hard working people. The food is great (best bacon & eggs) and the vibe is casual and welcoming. A perfect combination of everything one looks for in a cafe.

Not too trendy. Not too expensive. Not too busy....