02 Apr

Frances Food & Coffee has bagged a spot right next to Queen Vic Markets, which is particularly handy for those on the way to or from market shopping, or an outing at Flagstaff Gardens. Most of the fresh produce used here does in fact come from QVM, enabling the brother and sister duo, Sofia and Stefan Soltys, to support local businesses. [caption id="attachment_12006" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Sauteed balsamic mushrooms with Persian feta, confit garlic puree, wild rocket and multigrain toast ($16)[/caption] The crispy pork belly with beetroot relish, chilli scrambled eggs...

12:14 / Cafe / Food / Frances Food & Coffee / Melbourne CBD
31 Mar

Head chef Ehud Malka migrated permanently to Australia three years and decided to set up a little café right here in South Melbourne. Up every day at 3am, Ehud bakes bread from scratch at The Left Handed Chef, everything from brioche to multigrain. The bread is used in the breakfast and brunch dishes and also for the sandwiches at the counter. Sweet goodies are made in house as well, and there are many gluten free options too. [caption id="attachment_11825" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Cappuccino and Latte[/caption] Their own special blend of coffee...

12:22 / Cafe / Food / South Melbourne / The Left Handed Chef
20 Mar

Café de la Ville portrays a certain elegance through its marble-patterned tables, decorative blue and white wallpaper and a contrasting dark and light theme with accents of gold, and a position near the intersection between Chapel St and Toorak Road seems like the perfect place for a French café. [caption id="attachment_11791" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mini sausage rolls, spinach and ricotta rolls, mini baguettes with poached chicken, slow roasted tomatoes, shredded carrot, fresh herbs, citrus mayo[/caption] Here you can indulge yourself with brunch, desserts and pastries, or maybe some bready things like...

14:37 / Cafe / Cafe de la Ville / Food / South Yarra
18 Mar

Rock Paper Scissors opened in October last year, and no, please don't confuse it with Rice Paper Scissors. Owner Zach's background is in carpentry and after spending 15 years building restaurants, bars and cafes for other people, he decided to open something of his own. Zach is no stranger to commercial kitchens either. Both his father and brother are chefs, and he dabbled in the trade himself for a time. They've had a hand in ownership too and this is their fourth venture, previously running Waldorf Diner and...

14:15 / Cafe / Food / Port Melbourne / Rock Paper Scissors
17 Mar

Newly minted Stop17 takes its name from the nearby stop number 17 of the 86 tram that trundles up Smith Street. It's been started up by co-owners Ryan and Tyler (also owner-operator of Platform 3 Cafe & Tapas Bar in Carnegie), and Stop17's chef, Piri, is ex-Huxtable. An all day breakfast and separate lunch and dinner menu features free range and organic produce where possible, and local products includes bread from Noisette, coffee from Phoenix Coffee Group and milk from Saint David Dairy. The Writers Room upstairs is envisioned to...

13:39 / Cafe / Fitzroy / Food / Modern Australian / Stop 17
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