Stop 17, Fitzroy

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...