16 Aug

Lemon, Middle and Orange sits in a very unlikely location. Occupying the building that was once Goodlass Wall Paint Co, it's on a narrow one-way street surrounded by graffiti-decorated warehouses. You might completely miss it if not for the large banner hanging out the front. Tables inside are a spaced little tightly together, but there are a handful of seats out the front, which today were utilised by dog-owners who'd brought their pooches along for brunch, and to savour the lovely sunny weather. A2 went with the corned beef hash,...

12:22 / Cafe / Collingwood / Food / Lemon Middle and Orange
19 Jul

It was freezing. It was just under 1C, apparently felt like -4C and even though I was in a rush to get out of the house, I had to defrost the thin sheet of ice that had formed on the car's windscreen first. We had just woken up to the coldest morning in Melbourne in 18 years, and I thought, 'Surely there won't be many people out for brunch today. Normal people would be trying to hibernate under the warm covers of their beds...

11:42 / Cafe / East Melbourne / Eastern Suburbs / Food / Square and Compass
08 Jul

A cafe with a difference, Scarvelli holds a paddock to plate philosophy. Though many cafes use local produce, not many can claim to source it from their own farm. Down at Swan Bay on the Bellarine Peninsula, is a sustainable farm run by Scarvelli Cafe's owner, Clare Voitin, used to provide for the cafe's seasonal produce-driven menu. This philosophy extends to the cafe itself, where pots are being readied for planting herbs. Scarvelli also has quite the reputation for quality coffee, using beans roasted by Industry Beans. The friendly and...

12:48 / Balwyn / Cafe / Food / Scarvelli Cafe
12 Jun

Beans and Bagels is no more. Sir Charles is the latest venture from the owners of Axil Coffee Roaster, Dave Makin and Zoe Delaney. Zoe previously worked for the owners of Beans and Bagels, teaming up with a number of partners to form this new restaurant. They renovated the interior of the former bagelry and spruced it up with a polished, bright, modern and spacious interior. White walls, pale wood, and copper accents create the theme, with splashes of aqua and turqoise creating a sort of feature wall,...

14:04 / Asian / Cafe / Chinese / Fitzroy / Food / Japanese / Korean / Sir Charles / Thai
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