Our Press Coverage

Stay up to date with the latest buzz about Kahii. From exciting announcements to media features, this is your go-to hub for all our press releases and news coverage.

See how we're making waves as your favourite café and bar.

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Milklab Turns 10!

To thank YOU for an amazing decade, we’re giving away FREE MILKLAB coffees across 10 Sydney cafés — all in one morning!

Milklab, October 22 2025

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"Pivot with Purpose": Japanese Cafe Kahii on the Importance of Staying Flexible in Hospitality

Many local hospitality venues excel at one thing in particular. Whether they pour the best wine or serve a cold brew that'll have you buzzing for a week…

Congrete Playground, October 7 2025

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Stop by this Japanese kissaten after dark to explore a new cocktail menu built around the subtle, complex flavours of tea and coffee.

Concrete Playground, May 23 2025

Now Open: Kahii After Dark

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By night, it becomes something entirely different: Sydney’s first cocktail bar dedicated to tea and coffee.

Eat Drink Play, May 20 2025

Sydney’s First Tea & Coffee Cocktail Bar

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Broadsheet, 26 May 2025

Kahii’s Signature Black Sesame Cloud Latte

A short glass is near-filled with cold milk, then a sweet, aerated mix of black sesame paste, condensed milk, vanilla syrup…

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Australian Bartender, 11 June 2025

Where Japanese craft meets Sydney sophistication

But come nightfall, it transforms into a sophisticated hole in the wall drinking destination…

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Concrete Playground, May 2 2024

Kahii Kissaten Converts Into a Bistro at Night

There aren't many spots in the city catering to both the pre-work and post-work crowds, but Kahii…

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Qantas Travel, June 13 2023

11 of the Best Wine Bars in Australia

There’s no law that says the wine world has to be dominated by Europe and its colonial offshoots…

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The Latch, April 19 2023

The Best New Restaurants and Bars in Sydney

To keep on top of all the new exciting places to drink and dine, we’re rounding up the best new…

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The Latch, April 18 2023

Sydney’s Best Breakfast Spots Are Calling

In Sydney, breakfast is not just another meal; it’s a social institution…

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Time Out, February 8 2023

Kahii Transforms Into Candlelit Wine Bar

There are hundreds of excellent places to get a cup of joe in Sydney. And a hundred more ace…

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Broadsheet, March 28 2023

Kahii Slides Into Wine Bar Mode After Dark

On weekdays it channels Japan’s kissaten (cafes), with single-origin coffees until 5pm and pastries …

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Hospitality Magazine, Feb 16 2023

Discover Sydney’s take on the kissaten: Kahii

Enter the kissaten — a space that is less café and more coffee shop. The Japanese concept took off…

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Man of Many, January 25 2023

20 Best Wine Bars in Sydney

The best wine bars in Sydney are no longer dingy, dark spaces for critics to hang out and drink their…

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Eat Drink Play, Nov 28 2022

Following in the wake of their recently hatted sister venue Kuro, Kahii will expand their offering…

Kahii's Kissaten Transforms Into Wine Bar by Night

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Hospitality Magazine, Nov 24 2022

Kahii opens as wine bar for night services

Japanese café and kissaten Kahii is now moonlighting as a French-inspired wine bar by night.

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Kahii: Perfect City Pit Stop

Urban List, November 22 2022

Located next door to Kuro, Kahii Kissaten is Kuro's sister venue. By day it's a CBD espresso bar inspired by Japanese kissaten.

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Sydney’s 18 best cocktails revealed

Daily Telegraph, November 4 2022

A selection of Sydney’s best cocktails, from the classics to the eccentric, have been revealed...

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Concrete Playground, July 22 2022

Kahii Is A Japanese-Style Cafe by Day & French Inspired Wine Bar by Night

Start your day with matcha and croissants and end it with wine and oysters — all in this freshly fitted out inner-city spot.