Skittle Lane
40 King St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
ClosedToday 07:00 – 16:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
Skittle Lane is a cafe in Sydney. It holds a 4.7-star rating from 842 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 66/100. Typical prices: $.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- MondayToday
- 07:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 07:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 07:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 07:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 07:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Why it's worth checking out
Skittle Lane sits on King Street in the heart of the Sydney CBD, a well-regarded specialty coffee spot bringing quality, craft-focused coffee to the city centre. In a busy CBD with no shortage of options, it's built a strong following among workers, visitors and coffee lovers for its serious approach to what's in the cup.
The appeal is that focus on genuinely good specialty coffee — carefully sourced and expertly made — alongside a quality food offering, in a convenient central location. For anyone after a proper cup in the heart of the city, it's become a reliable go-to that takes its coffee as seriously as the best of them.
With a 4.7 rating from more than 800 reviews, it's clearly hitting the mark. Menus, opening hours and offerings change, and a popular CBD cafe gets busy at peak times, so it's worth checking current details before a special trip — though for a coffee and a casual bite, it's often just a matter of dropping in and seeing why it's so well rated in the centre of Sydney.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.7 from 842 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 87
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 89
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 18 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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