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The element heater gives off the right amount of heat to warm the area. There I was, tucked away in a little brick fortr... [more]
The back streets of industrial South Melbourne are not the first place you'd expect to find a great cafe. Then again, th... [more]
So let's lay it all out on the table. Before I knew about Alice, if anyone asked me where to get good coffee in Essendon... [more]
I love opening a door at the back of a bricked lane way to find that behind the door are sounds and smells hurrying me i... [more]
I was visiting family in Frankston which lead to lunch in Mornington. Lunch was followed by the greatest thing - coffe... [more]
Little Collins street is overlooked by some but well-known by others. It is home to several boutique clothing stores, a ... [more]
A cafe opposite a train station has an infinite amount of potential. It makes you think about late nights, movies, sunny... [more]
Welcome to the second institution. Seven Seeds is the the second coffee temple brought to you by the man Mark Dundon. ... [more]
Some time ago, a place in North Melbourne by the name of The French Quarter was run by a gentleman named Neil Mckenzie. ... [more]
It was a cold and difficult Melbourne day. A mild morning followed by surprise rain - though, the rain really wasn't a s... [more]
Saturday mornings have a great vibe. It's 11am, do you have breakfast, brunch or lunch? Do you wear your gym clothes and... [more]
It has been a few times now that I have been to Port Melbourne and discovered some kind of "gem", a "treasure" an "amazi... [more]
When I wrote about my Saturday in Port Melbourne in my post about Seven:AM, I was trying my best to show you that Port M... [more]
Good weather in Melbourne is hard to experience inside.
Coffeehead is the good weather in my coffee cup.
On days w... [more]
Little Rose has been open since the end of February and their older sister, who is in full bloom, is the Rose Diner loca... [more]
Sometimes I am easily excited; other times I'm like "Oh...you just pulled a rabbit out of your hat, that's great, I have... [more]
When I heard about the name of this place and saw the logo, I thought the name had something to do with Space Invaders o... [more]
On a relatively quiet patch of Malvern road, in between Chapel Street and Williams Road, you should find Hobba.
Mo... [more]
You've either heard of Union Road in Ascot Vale before, driven past it/through it, or you know it very well. We will acc... [more]
I love new cafes. I also love being at a new cafe that no one has caught on to yet, or maybe people have caught on a... [more]
A place that serves wholesome-looking food is one thing, but a place that looks wholesome and also serves wholesome fo... [more]
They do lunch. They do breakfast. They do Bonsoy. They do busy.
It's 12:30 on a Friday. There is a busy lunch crowd... [more]
Places that are hard to find are always worth it in the end, especially if you can sense that they actually know what go... [more]
I told you I would return.
It's just after 9am. The cafe is getting itself ready for the day. Deliveries are being ma... [more]
Here we are, opposite Camberwell train station at 1:30 on a Monday afternoon. Collective Espresso and Kitchen is busily ... [more]
Last time I told you that Little Collins Street is often overlooked. Clearly it is not overlooked by everyone because I'... [more]
Train station cafes. I've said it several times now but they have a certain type of nostalgia and romanticism that lures... [more]
Port Melbourne. Station pier. Sunny weather. You know the picture well.
It is also possible that you have felt the w... [more]
Where has this cafe been all of my life?
A balmy Saturday stroll in Port Melbourne does things to a person. It ma... [more]
When new cafes open up in areas that are dominated by institution cafes, you sort of hope they know what they're doing a... [more]