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Belgrave Cartel

Manly · Cafe · Australian

Belgrave Cartel

Manly's original hole-in-the-wall specialty coffee institution.

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The local take

Belgrave Cartel has been pulling serious coffee at the wharf end of Belgrave Street since before specialty coffee was a Manly personality trait. The room is barely a room — a bench, a machine, a wall of regulars — but the output punches far above the footprint.

Its 4.5 traveller score spans years of consistency, not a honeymoon. Grab the first coffee off the ferry here and you've started your Manly day the way the locals who commute through the wharf have for a decade.

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Rating and review count are from TripAdvisor traveller reviews; hours come from the venue's TripAdvisor listing, checked 2026-07-14 — they shift with seasons and public holidays, so call ahead for a big night. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.

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