Arcadia

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:29:50 -0700

I went to Arcadia after it was repeatedly recommend to me by a friend of mine.

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Proud Mary

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:18:21 -0700

Lets face it, Proud Mary has got it goin' on. It is redefining the café coffee experience like none other, bringing beverages to the forefront of breakfast. Coffee is now a celebrated phenomenon of exhibitionism, art, frivolity and science.

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Little Ox

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:54:17 -0700

Best coffee on the Southside. Amazing food. Adorable fit-out. This little ox is pulling some serious breakfast on its yoke.

The staff are a bunch of young blokes who wear team ‘Little Ox' t-shirts and remember your coffee order after only one visit.

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Cafe Vue 401

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:14:17 -0700

If you've ever wanted to climb under a queen's corset, now's your chance. Word on the street is that architects Elenberg Fraser had Marie Antoinette's smalls in mind when they fitted out Cafe Vue 401 for around $1.5 million.

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Outpost

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:43:11 -0700

People of South Yarra rejoice. There is now a little café called Outpost. And it is about to rock your world. This smart little trackside cafe is where coffee god and breakfast god hang out on their days off. And it's no wonder.

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il Fornaio

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:02:57 -0600

A review of il Fornaio, St Kilda
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Il Solito Posto

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:28:16 -0600

The first mouthful of house made baked beans with ham hock made me want to shut my eyes and murmur sweet nothings to the bowl in front of me. I resisted. I didn't want to look like a lunatic. But these beans were good.

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Cafe Sweethearts

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:01:20 -0600

A review of Cafe Sweethearts, South Melbourne
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Grigons & Orr Corner Store

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:46:28 -0600

The cutest corner store on the block is there to serve all your needs. Just as it should.
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Replete Providore

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:21:17 -0600

A review of Replete, Hawthorn
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Palomino

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:17 -0600

There is certainly more than one way to cook an egg, but if "poached or fried" is getting a bit old, rest assured some brekkie spots are infusing their dishes with a bit more imagination.

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Ellery & Co

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:42:40 -0600

A review of Hawthorn's Ellery & Co
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Kamel

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:24:46 -0600

"We serve breakfast all day on the weekend" said the happy voice on the other end of the receiver, "oh, sorry, not all day, but we do serve it till three- does that help?"

Does that help? When your having one of those weekends where getting out of bed b

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Lord Cardigan

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:19:49 -0600

As you look around the high ceilings and modern fittings of Lord Cardigan, the restaurant may strike you as a little stark. You may wonder if indeed elegant is the word you're searching for, or if it's just the quiet saccharine soundtrack lingering far in the background that's got you all confused.

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Mr Tulk

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:16:16 -0600

If you find yourself under a picturesque dome ceiling, amid a pile of weighty journals and experience a slight pang in the gut, chances are you've been working too hard in Melbourne's State Library to remember to eat breakfast. That's where the inviting, adjoining Mr Tulk cafe comes in handy.

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Northern Soul

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:22:16 -0600

A review of Northern Soul, Thornbury
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Gas

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:20:15 -0600

A review of Gas Eatery & Supplies, South Melbourne
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Small Block

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:17:23 -0600

Weekends are for being shattered from the week that has just been. Weekend breakfasts are for re-energising your happy batteries and bringing you back to earth. Small Block understands all of this.

Everyone operates on a sleepy, tender agenda at Small Bock.

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Snow Pony

Sun, 17 May 2009 18:44:50 -0600

Snow Pony is a new relaxed cafe, smack bang in Balwyn. Be seduced by creamy, dreamy, scrambles
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Sugardough Panificio and Patisserie

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:33:27 -0600

The door never shuts in this bakery-cum-café such is the permanent line of patrons queuing to get in. Immensely popular for take away bakery goodies, the café also attracts a surging crowd of locals for brekkie.

Pastries, breads and sweet treats are jam-packed into this little shop.

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The BBQ Breakfast

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:59:58 -0600

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Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:14:42 -0600

The mention of breakfast in Bridge Rd Richmond can conjure horrible images of aggressive parking battles, prams blocking tight foot paths and single-minded bargain shoppers bustling past with oversized shopping bags.

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Cafe Vamp

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:09:01 -0600

This morning I drowned in rocket. Really. Mountains of lush, peppery, verdant green rocket. It was piled onto the summit of an Everest of buttery mushrooms all supported by a K2 of fried haloumi and half a grilled lemon masquerading as a boulder. And I loved it.

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Lb. (Pound)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:05:50 -0600

My husband comes here for the coffee and the women. I personally like the smashed avocado on toast. Pound has something for everyone, I figure.

Mid-morning peak hour sees a strange congregation of breakfasters and coffee breakers.

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Red Door Corner Store

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:22:36 -0600

A fat man was shaking his head. The type of shake you do in disbelief at how good something is. Words won't do it justice, so you just hang your head and shake it side to side.

In front of him sat a malt milkshake, a plate of creamy scrambled eggs and a chunky tomato basil chipolata.

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Kojo Brown

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:13:24 -0600

OK, I'll admit it. I wasn't always a Melbourne local. Once was a time when I was new in town, lonely, lost and more than a little hungry...ok, maybe just hungry.

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Bosisto's

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:48:34 -0600

European style cafes are all the rage in Melbourne. Generous counters crammed with preserves, wine bottles and old cheeses; a faint accordion sound whistling from back room speakers and lights dimmed down.

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Flow

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:08:36 -0700

Anywhere that lists ‘soft-boiled eggs with buttered soldiers' on their breakfast menu is automatically my friend.

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George Calombaris

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:46:41 -0700

Forget lazy Sunday morning breakfasts at home. George Calombaris is flying by the seat of his pants these days.

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Cafe Rosamond

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:43:59 -0700

I have put off reviewing Café Rosamond for 4 years because I consider it my own. That’s right, it’s mine. All mine. Don’t you dare go anywhere near it. Besides, it’s too small for all of you. So stay away... please.

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The Franjanaise Sammy

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:57:13 -0700

Ingredients:
–Prosciutto
–Sourdough
–Tomatoes
–Avocados
–Franjanaise

So the BLT is sometimes a bit boring.

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Flavours of Lakhoum

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:23:09 -0700

A quick look around the "authentic" decor inside Richmond's Flavours of Lakhoum may well give you flashbacks to drunken late-night souvlaki missions.

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Mikey Robins

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:29:32 -0700

"You get to a stage in life where you give up drinking to excess, so the only thing left to spend money on is eggs."— Mikey Robins

Mikey Robins is a raconteur extraordinaire. A bubbling tap of passionate stories, memories and

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Le Chien

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:49:45 -0700

So I'm sitting here eating scrambled eggs with fresh chili, thinking life couldn't get any better. It's one of those sublime moments that give cafes a good name. The type of food that is inspired, comforting, yet somehow food you wouldn't cook at home for yourself. The chili is genuinely hot, something so rare these days.

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Melbourne's crepes

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:07:52 -0700

Disclaimer: I love bread. I really do. But sometimes crepes are such a lovely alternative.

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