The Little Marionette

Invite

Open

Closes 5 PM

Neighborhood

Palms

Roaster

In-house

Food

Coffee only

Check-ins

Come here for

House | Blend 1
The Little Marionette roasts the coffee on a restored vintage Probat in Los Angeles.

Thursday7 AM – 5 PM

Sunday7 AM – 5 PM

Monday7 AM – 5 PM

Tuesday7 AM – 5 PM

Wednesday7 AM – 5 PM

Thursday7 AM – 5 PM

Friday7 AM – 5 PM

Saturday7 AM – 5 PM

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Curator’s note

Ed Cutcliffe founded The Little Marionette in 2010 as a hole-in-the-wall cafe in Sydney's Inner West, with the plain aim of making specialty coffee accessible to everyone. Back behind the bar at the company's Balmain cafe in 2019, he kept the coffee list rotating daily, on the view that one flavor can't be forced on everyone.

The Coffee

Pour-over is its own option on the bar, poured from the single origins on the Palms shelf such as the Karatu Coffee Factory's Kenya, and a single origin also takes its turn as the drip. The cream tops are made by the pitcher, sugar cookie among them.

The beansCurrent lineup

House | Blend 1Pour-over
Caramel · Chocolate · Light Citrus Tones
Sanchez | Blend 7Pour-over
Roast
Dark
Dark Chocolate · Black Cherry
Sugarcane Decaf | Colombia, Pitalito, HuilaPour-over
Colombia, Southern Huila · 1500 - 1700 MASL
Varietals
Caturra
Process
Sugarcane Decaffeinated
Banana · Pineapple · Walnut · Chocolate
Costa Rica | Cerro San Luis Micromill - White Honey
Costa Rica, West Valley · 1200 - 1800 MASL
Varietals
SL-28
Process
White Honey
Producer
Cerro San Luis Micromill
Toffee · Golden Raisin · Apple
Costa Rica | Los Madrigal Micromill - Natural
Costa Rica, Tarrazú · 1800 MASL
Varietals
Catuai, Caturra
Process
Natural
Producer
Los Madrigal Micromill
Passionfruit · Hibiscus · Dried Raspberry
Kenya | Kiambu Karatu AA Washed
Kenya, Kiambu · 1850-1883 MASL
Varietals
SL-28
Process
Washed
Marshmallow · Cocoa · Dried Apricot
Rwanda | Cyato Nyamasheke Washed
Rwanda, Nyamasheke · 1850 - 2200 MASL
Varietals
Bourbon
Process
Washed
Caramel · Cocoa · Botanicals

The Vibe

The Motor Ave room is a long counter of pale wood on a polished concrete floor, with a wall unit in the same wood stacked with the brand's pale-blue bags behind it and a glass pastry case set into the counter. Recessed lights run across a white ceiling, and a raw concrete column stands between floor-to-ceiling windows.