Kuranda Coffee Republic

Cute little local Kuranda coffee shop with a few pastries and menus in different languages. Cheaper bags of coffee than the Cairns night market.

Had some lunch went to get a coffee from this place walk into the shop and say g'day to the grey haired toothless owner. Without even indicating to him or making any suggestion whatsoever as to what I wanted, he gives me the following rant...More

Great coffee (travelling with some coffee snobs) and fun environment. The barista/proprietor added lots of local colour. Would strongly recommend.

This great coffee shop is on Coondoo St, rather than Thongon St, and is a real hoot. We found it by accident the first time, and went back again and again. The cafe itself is an eclectic mix of Bob Marley and ET, various art and all kinds of parafenlia, and the owner is good fun. I really can't understand why some people say in their reviews that he was abrupt ... We found him to be a good laugh and very welcoming. He always threw in some free toasted raisin bread, biscuits or whatever. The coffee is very good, and the hot chocolates are just wow! Go there, be happy and enjoy the atmosphere!

The barista is a hoot, but I could see why some people could be rubbed the wrong way. We, however, enjoyed the conversation, even though it bounced around a bit. We had originally stopped in to see about some coffee to take with us, as we were staying in the area, and the barista told us they were sold out. After seeing how well we took the news and thanking him anyway, he told us to hold on, and he was able to scrounge up a pound for us. Pleasant guy, seems to have some views that could rub sandle-and-sock wearing visitors just stopping in for a hot minute the wrong way but for us, but it was a welcome conversation that was different from the tourist-friendly pleasantries found throughout much of the rest of town.The coffee itself was/is (we still have a little left) excellent coffee, a great flavor that suits both of us, which is rare since I prefer light-to-medium roasts and she prefers dark roast. Make sure you know what kind of grind you need if you are getting take-out, not all press grinds seem to be the same.