It's the traditional shut-down for many in Canberra, but who wants to stay inside all day?
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Busting for a coffee, but worried that everything's going to be closed this week? We've got your back.
Here's where to get your coffee fix between Christmas and New Year in Canberra.
Eighty/Twenty
Braddon, Belconnen, Coombs, Kingston and Greenway cafes open with normal hours throughout.
Closed: Barton and Northbourne Avenues locations.
Two Before Ten
Venues at Aranda, Barton and Greenway open throughout the week.
Archibald's Espresso, Belconnen
Closed: December 25 and January 1, 2023.
@archibaldsespresso
Archibald's Espresso, Belconnen
Closed: December 25 and January 1, 2023.
@archibaldsespresso
Forrest Specialty Coffee, Belconnen
Closed: December 25 and January 1, 2023.
@forrestspecialtycoffee
Atomic Catering, Questacon
Closed Christmas Day.
Gather, Braddon
Christmas Eve: open from 7:30am - 3pm; Christmas Day: closed; Boxing Day: Open from 8am - 3pm; NYE: open from 7:30am - 3pm.
Closed from January 1 and reopening January 14.
Marble & Grain, Braddon
Open every day 7am - late.
Rye Cafe, Braddon
Closed Christmas Day and then from December 30 until January 1.
Gus' Place, Bunda Street
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
The Cupping Room, Canberra City
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, otherwise 7.30am - 3pm.
The Knox, Watson
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, otherwise open 7.30am - 2.30pm.
Wildflour, Kingston
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Caribou, Kingston
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Muse Canberra, Kingston
Open 8am - 12pm every day.
Penny University, Kingston
Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and January 2. Open normal hours otherwise.
Caphs, Manuka
Open every day, 7am - 9pm.
My Cafe, Manuka
Open 7.30am - 4pm.
Bloom Coffee, Philip
Closed: Sunday, December 25, Monday, December 26, Tuesday, December 27, Sunday, January 1 and Monday, January 2. Open 8am - 12pm from December 28 - 31.
@bloomcoffee.cbr
Queenie's Cafe, Mawson
Open every day, only until 2.30pm on Christmas Day.
The District, Crace
Closed Christmas Day.
The Duxton at O'Connor
Closed Christmas Day.
Honeysuckle, Denman Prospect
Closed December 25 and January 1. Open as usual all other days, including Boxing Day.
Morning Dew, Denman Prospect
Closed on December 25 and January 1, open all other days in between.
Rye Cafe, Greenway
Closed Christmas Day.
Kitchen Garden at Rodney's, Pialligo
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Open all other days.
Lagom Café, Gungahlin
Closed Christmas Day.
Murrumbateman Chocolate Co
Open December 22 - 24 (closing 2pm Christmas Eve).
Closed December 25 - 26. Open December 27 - January 2.
6:30am to late weekdays, 7am to late weekends and public holidays.
National Portrait Gallery Cafe
8.30pm - 4.30pm, except Christmas Day.
National Museum of Australia cafe
Open every day until 4pm, except Christmas Day.
Pollen, Australian National Botanic Gardens
Open every day except Christmas Day.
National Gallery of Australia Street Cafe
Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm, and Saturday and Sunday 9.30am - 4pm.
The Royal Australian Mint Café
Closed Christmas Day.
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Sally Pryor
As features editor at The Canberra Times, I love telling people things they didn't know - or even things they've always known - about the city we live in.
As features editor at The Canberra Times, I love telling people things they didn't know - or even things they've always known - about the city we live in.
