Smooth Operator Coffee
Shop 4/938 Hay St, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Open nowToday 06:30 – 14:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
Smooth Operator Coffee is a cafe in Perth. It holds a 4.8-star rating from 355 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 65/100.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- Monday
- 06:30 – 14:00
- Tuesday
- 06:30 – 14:00
- Wednesday
- 06:30 – 14:00
- Thursday
- 06:30 – 14:00
- FridayToday
- 06:30 – 14:00
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Why it's worth checking out
Smooth Operator Coffee sits on Hay Street in the heart of the Perth CBD. A specialty coffee spot, it's earned a strong reputation for its serious approach to coffee — the kind of dedicated, craft-focused cafe that draws a devoted following among city workers and coffee lovers who take their cup seriously.
The appeal is that focus on genuinely good specialty coffee in a relaxed, convenient city-centre setting, perfect for a proper cup before work, on a break or while exploring the CBD. In a busy city centre, a spot that's nailed its coffee really stands out, and Smooth Operator has clearly won over a loyal following of Perth coffee lovers.
With a 4.8 rating from more than 350 reviews, it's clearly hitting the mark. The coffee offering, any food, opening hours and pricing vary, and a popular city coffee spot gets busy at peak times, so it's worth checking current details before a special trip — though for a great coffee in the heart of Perth, it's often just a matter of dropping in and seeing why it's so well rated by the city's coffee crowd.
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 4.8 from 355 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
- 90
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 77
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 17 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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