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Producer first sourcing through Project Origin and clear, lot specific communication remain strengths, and execution in the coffee bars is polished. However, the lineup features many blends and a roast profile generally more developed than our Nordic baseline, which softens origin lines and shifts focus away from place. When single origin releases lead, cups are sweet and composed. ONA is featured for its outsized presence in Australia, broad popularity, and recognisable role in shaping the Australian specialty scene, even if the overall profile sits adjacent to our core style.

Background

Founded in Canberra in 2008 by 2015 World Barista Champion Saša Šestić, ONA grew from garage roasts into a multi city roastery and network of coffee bars in Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne. The purpose is stated simply, create exceptional coffee and share it widely while pursuing sustainability through innovation, community, and excellence. That thread runs from long term producer partnerships and Project Origin’s sourcing work to a solar powered Canberra roastery certified in 2019. Today ONA’s flagship bars and partners serve a menu that ranges from classic single origin lots to competition level releases, presented with clear origin information

Nordic Style score

Single Origin Focus:
7
Processing Methods:
6
Traceability & Transparency:
8
Roasting Approach:
7
Consistency:
8

Panel evaluation

Cups read polished and sweet with a clear, well placed acidity and tidy finishes. Classic washed profiles feel composed and structured, while headline and competition driven releases bring fruit forward character that usually stays inside a clean frame so variety and place are still easy to read. Packaging and product pages keep producer, process, and lot visible, which helps connect flavor to farm. Across seasons the voice holds steady, and special programs like frozen reserve selections add range without losing focus.

Contact information

Address
1 Woolley St, Dickson ACT
website
https://onacoffee.com.au/
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Coffee House

Australia
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Canberra

ONA Coffee House in Fyshwick is a spacious, studio-like café attached to ONA’s roastery, where clean lines, warm light and views of the production floor give the room a calm but quietly technical feel around the bar.  At the counter, a wine-list-style menu of blends, single origins and competition-level coffees is brewed across espresso and filter, with baristas guiding guests through origins and processes, turning this Canberra flagship into one of the clearest stages for ONA’s approach in the cup.

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Highroad

Australia
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Canberra

Highroad in Dickson is a high-ceilinged corner space where concrete, timber and soft curves echo Canberra’s “bush capital” landscape and draw the eye toward a long central bar.  At the counter, ONA’s coffees run across espresso, milk drinks, filter and iced options, turning this all-day café into one of the clearest neighbourhood stages for the roastery’s style in the cup.

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Melbourne

Australia
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Melborne

ONA Melbourne in Brunswick is a bright, warehouse-style café where raw, recycled materials and a long, multi-section bar give the room a calm but technical, coffee-lab feel.  At the counter, separate stations for espresso, milk and filter plus a frozen coffee reserve and regularly changing line-up of single-origin and competition coffees turn this flagship into one of Melbourne’s most focused places to explore ONA in the cup.

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Sydney

Australia
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Sydney

ONA Coffee Sydney in Marrickville is a bright, multi-bar flagship where long counters, high ceilings and a calm, modern fit-out give the room the feel of a coffee studio more than a simple café. At the front, a takeaway window and espresso bar handle everyday cups; deeper inside, dedicated bars for espresso, filter and frozen “coffee cellar” selections turn the space into one of Sydney’s most focused stages for exploring ONA’s coffees in detail.

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The Cupping Room

Australia
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Canberra

The Cupping Room is a concept café by ONA in central Canberra, designed less as a standard brunch spot and more as an introduction to cupping and coffee flavour. The idea is to take guests on a “flavour journey” through different beans and brew styles while still working as an accessible, everyday café, so you can either dive into explanations and guided choices or just grab a well-made ONA coffee to go.

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Latest coffees from ONA

ONA
Finca Deborah 'Limitless', Panama, Yeast Inoculation Natural
Panama
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Volcan
Gesha
Yeast inoculation
Finca Deborah 'Limitless', Panama, Yeast Inoculation Natural
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