Melbourne coffee standards
Balanced espresso, exact recipes and silky milk—made properly, every single time.
BORN IN MELBOURNE · BUILT FOR AMERICA · OBSESSED WITH THE DETAILS
ABOUT SIP
AUSTRALIAN
COFFEE CULTURE.
AMERICAN DREAM.
SIP brings the flavour, pace and effortless hospitality of Melbourne cafés to America—without copying what is already here.
WHAT WE BRING
THE DIFFERENCE
IS IN EVERY
DETAIL.
Small stores with big energy
Flagship, Express and Grab + Go formats designed to feel distinctive, efficient and alive.
Food that earns its place
Fresh, thoughtful café food that belongs beside specialty coffee instead of filling space.
Hospitality people remember
Fast when you need it, warm when you want it, and never a copy-and-paste transaction.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND SIP
15+ YEARS.
FIVE CAFÉS.
A PROVEN STANDARD.
SIP was established by Zee Lalani after more than fifteen years of café ownership, operations and consultancy. Across Superdays Coffee, Charlie & Leo’s, Chit Chat 990, Bobby Beans and Spuntino Café, that experience covers specialty coffee, food, catering, teams, suppliers, service systems and the daily discipline of running a venue well.
Zee has led teams of more than 100 people and hospitality portfolios with combined annual sales exceeding $2 million. SIP now brings that operating discipline to Flagship, Express, Grab + Go and Container formats across America.
OPERATOR-LED CONSULTANCY
WE KNOW THE
BEAUTIFUL IDEA.
AND THE HARD PART.
From the first walk through an empty site to the first morning of service, SIP advises on concept, feasibility, layouts, coffee, menus, equipment, workflow, suppliers, training and launch.
The work is practical because it comes from years spent behind the counter: balancing creative ambition with speed, staffing, margins and the realities of a busy café.
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