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    Merchants Guild

    The south-eastern pocket of Bentleigh has been crying out for somewhere decent to eat. All of Bentleigh has, actually. It's this bizarre restaurant su...

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    8 Days Cafe

    Sometimes in life, we have experiences that make us want to go and find the things that previously brought us joy and kick them in the shins for being...

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    Make your own amazeballs breakfast!

    Now, I'm probably selling you short. It's more than likely you have made your own breakfast before: take the Up'N'Go out of the fridge, pop in a straw...

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    The Corner Store

    Cleverly named for its location on the corner, The Corner Store is not really a store at all, but a cafe cum restaurant that serves food. Which is luc...

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    Zum

    Hobart is a great little place, isn’t it? I mean, it’s not great if you want to go shopping on a Sunday or during the height of tourist season in Janu...

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    Penny Farthing

    I once tried to master the art of riding a penny farthing. The result was a bruised ego and the realisation I won’t be getting a job in a circus durin...

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    Prospect Espresso

    Camberwell has long been a place of excitement and joy for me. In the early 2000s, I was drawn to its huge Sportsgirl and Chocolate Box. Now I go ther...

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    Fandango

    Some days are just unexpectedly delightful. Other days, however, are those days where you want to throw yourself down the escalators at a shopping cen...

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    Dukes Coffee Roasters

    "Are you writing a food blog?" asked the man sitting next to me. "MAYBE." I yelled. "I ALSO REALLY LIKE TAKING PHOTOS OF FOOD. SOMETIMES I EAT NEXT TO...

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    Balderdash

    Children of the eighties will hear the name of this cafe and instantly be transported back to the time when they sat, cross legged with their siblings...

Favourites

8 Days Cafe

Sometimes in life, we have experiences that make us want to go and find the things that previously brought us joy and kick them in the shins for being...

All time favourite breakfasts

Fandango

Some days are just unexpectedly delightful. Other days, however, are those days where you want to throw yourself down the escalators at a shopping centre. The day I was told to ‘co...

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The Roller Door

The Roller Door is a quaint little cafe quietly tucked away on a street I didn't even know existed until I accidentally drove down it. And maybe that's how they want it, but it's n...

Animal Orchestra

I have often wondered what it would be like to live in a photo collage. Luckily, with one wall being home to a cluster of retro photography and another with gilded millers, I had t...

The Corner Store

Cleverly named for its location on the corner, The Corner Store is not really a store at all, but a cafe cum restaurant that serves food. Which is lucky because obviously if it was...

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Olie & Ari

I literally took my mother with me for a Friday morning at Olie & Ari. You know when you think going on a weekday will mean an opportunity for noiseless reflection? That doesn't ha...

The Bonbeach Cafe

I often drive along Beach Road between Mordialloc and Frankston, assuming that I will have many options for breakfast. I'm always so hopeful in the beginning: it's the beach! we're...

8 Days Cafe

Sometimes in life, we have experiences that make us want to go and find the things that previously brought us joy and kick them in the shins for being so horrible by comparison. Ea...

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Prospect Espresso

Camberwell has long been a place of excitement and joy for me. In the early 2000s, I was drawn to its huge Sportsgirl and Chocolate Box. Now I go there to poke around the market an...

Dukes Coffee Roasters

"Are you writing a food blog?" asked the man sitting next to me. "MAYBE." I yelled. "I ALSO REALLY LIKE TAKING PHOTOS OF FOOD. SOMETIMES I EAT NEXT TO OTHER FOOD BLOGGERS AND IT'S ...

Jack & Daisy

I had read several reviews on Jack & Daisy, and to be honest I had no idea what to expect. Some said it was great, others rubbish. Some complained of poor service, crap food and te...

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Pearl Oyster Espresso

There are cafes in Melbourne who go out of their way to look retro, grungy and a bit alley-cat like. Since starting this blog and covering the north, west and CBD surrounding subur...

Green Refectory

It’s a quirky little place, Green Refectory. First, I walked past it several times because apparently it doesn’t need proper signage (a small, lightbox-style box in the window is e...

Merchants Guild

The south-eastern pocket of Bentleigh has been crying out for somewhere decent to eat. All of Bentleigh has, actually. It's this bizarre restaurant suck that's full of people who w...

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Spilt Milk

Unfortunately, we will have to close the blog now. Yes, I know, there are hundreds of places to eat breakfast that we haven't been to yet. (Melbourne is bloody huge, incidentally.)...

Nest @ Waterways

If you're heading toward Edithvale, you might consider turning right at Governor Road. Amid a vast expanse of paddocks and wetlands is one of those constructed communities you see ...