Two lairs on the harbour

Come find the monster.

An espresso bar on the boardwalk and a roastery on the pier, a seven-minute stomp apart. Follow the footprints.

Hand-drawn map of the Dock 9 harbour, with Monster Foot Café on Harbor Row and The Lair roastery on the industrial pier HARBOR ROWWATERFRONT AVE DOCK 9WAREHOUSE CTHE HARBOUR N 1 MONSTER FOOT CAFÉ 2 THE LAIR
Risograph illustration of Monster Foot Café: a long espresso bar by the harbour with a giant footprint painted on the floor

01 · Espresso bar & kitchen

Monster Foot Café

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Our first café, right on the boardwalk. A long bar, a painted footprint the size of a car, breakfast until 2pm and the city's loudest espresso. Dogs, prams and small monsters welcome.

9 Harbor RowDock 9 waterfront
(555) 019-0909
Monster Foot Café opening hours
Mon6:30am – 6pm
Tue6:30am – 6pm
Wed6:30am – 6pm
Thu6:30am – 6pm
Fri6:30am – 7pm
Sat7:30am – 5pm
Sun7:30am – 5pm
  • Full espresso bar
  • Breakfast & lunch
  • Oat & soy free
  • Dog friendly
  • Order-ahead pickup
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Risograph illustration of The Lair roastery: a vintage drum roaster, coffee sacks and a cupping table in a dockside warehouse

02 · Roastery & tasting bar

The Lair

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Where every bag is roasted. Watch the 1962 drum at work through the glass, taste the week's lots at the cupping bar, and take home beans that left the roaster this morning.

Dock 9, Warehouse CIndustrial pier
(555) 019-0910
The Lair opening hours
MonClosed
TueClosed
Wed8am – 4pm
Thu8am – 4pm
Fri8am – 4pm
Sat9am – 4pm
Sun9am – 4pm
  • Roasting on view
  • Cupping flights
  • Fresh-roast beans
  • Bike parking
  • Roastery tours
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On the bar at both cafés

Drinks with teeth

Happening at the harbour

Come for the cupping

  1. Every Saturday10:00

    Public cupping

    Slurp the week's lots side by side with the roasters. Free, no booking, spoons provided.

    The Lair · Dock 9, Warehouse C

  2. First Sunday11:00

    Roast school

    Two hours on the 1962 drum: curves, first crack and why we drop when we do. $35, beans included.

    The Lair · Dock 9, Warehouse C

  3. Fridaysuntil 19:00

    Late shift

    Decaf flights, espresso tonics and a record on the turntable while the harbour lights come on.

    Monster Foot Café · 9 Harbor Row

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