On the back of the success of their first foray into café ownership, business partners Jamie Wolf and Courtis Lovell opened this West Leederville hangout just over a year after launching Obi Coffee in Subiaco.
When the opportunity to take over the former Myrtle Ivy space on Northwood Street came up, the friends jumped at the chance to make it their second site.
“I managed Myrtle Ivy for six years before I went on to do my own thing, so it felt like a real full-circle moment to come back to a place I’d spent so much time and rebrand it as our own café,” says Jamie.
Now known as Slow Daze Coffee, the café is still strongly connected to the local community. While Obi is more of a pick up and go venue, its sister site invites visitors to kick back and take it slow – whether that’s chilling out with a pourover coffee on the alfresco seating or chatting to Venue Manager and Head of Coffee Rebecca Klees about life and her latest signature drink creation.
The house blend is roasted exclusively for Slow Daze by the team at Micrology Coffee Roasters in Osborne Park – another nod to one of Jamie’s former employers. The roast, which delivers notes of milk chocolate, caramel, and cherry, is designed to be paired with milk while also ticking the box for the venue’s long-black drinkers.
The team also offer a rotating selection of single-origin and pourover options, which are largely sourced from Australia’s east-coast roasters.
“People in WA don’t often get access to coffees from the east coast. We source from the likes of Code Black Coffee and Kindred Coffee,” says Jamie.
Rebecca always ensures there’s something new and exciting on the menu with a lineup of seasonal signature drinks. Her innovations often feature house-made ingredients like blueberry syrup and banana foam.
The small on-site kitchenette is also the source of many of the tempting food items on the curated menu. Homemade sausage rolls are perennially popular, as are the focaccias stuffed with inventive combinations such as sopressa, brie, and hot honey.
With community at the heart of the business, the Slow Daze team are proud supporters of non-profit organisations CafeSmart and Healthy Mind Menu.
“This will be the third year we’ve supported CafeSmart through Obi and now Slow Daze, and we intend to do it long term. Through my career and time at Myrtle Ivy and Micrology, I’ve seen the amazing work they’ve done in our community and beyond,” says Jamie.
“I’ve recently also become an ambassador for Healthy Mind Menu, which champions mental health in hospitality. Last year we hosted a charity soccer match and raised $15,000 with players from the local hospitality sector. There are already plans to host a similar event this year.
“Hospitality can be a tough industry sometimes, but Healthy Mind Menu provides an environment in which people understand the pressures of the job and what we’re going through. When staff are supported community-wise, the venues perform better and it’s a nicer space to be in as a customer as well.”
Slow Daze Coffee
3 Northwood Street,
West Leederville,
Western Australia, 6007
Open Monday to Friday 6.30am to 2.30pm, Saturday 7am to 1pm.
This article appears in the August 2025 edition of BeanScene. Subscribe HERE.
