“Oliver James”

”From Back Street to Gourmet

Caffiend, Guyala Cafe, Newell Street Cafe and the Tattooed Sailor Coffee Roasters.

Oliver James, known in the industry as Olly, is an impressive fellow: tidy, neat, cultivated and softly spoken, but not unassuming. He speaks with quiet, measured self-assurance that captivates the listener.  This is not the default for the average hospitality owner, if anything it is the antithesis.  Renowned across the region as one of the primary instigators of local cafe culture, he first arrived in the public consciousness with his whimsically named Caffiend, then established in the graffiti-mural-covered backstreet laneway just off Cairns’ busy Grafton Street….”