Penta: A famous Elsternwick cafe

Penta is probably one of the most insta famous cafes on the brunch scene, it is always so busy and when we went at 1pm on a weekend it was no different, Located in Elsternwick, it is by the same team behind Tinker, Mob and Bentwood and serves an extensive menu of brunch and lunch dishes……

Hawk and Hunter: A underrated cafe

Hawk and Hunter is a cafe in Ripponlea/Elsternwick area. It is rebranding and will soon launch as Turning Point, serving a range of great brunch and lunch dishes, we decided to check it out one weekend. To start, we ordered the Prana loose leaf chai latte and breakfast smoothie with banana, berries, oats, almond milk, cinnamon……

Tinker: A creative Northcote cafe

Tinker Northcote is opened by the same team behind Penta, Mob and Bentwood and is known for their creative and delicious brunch food. We came here for lunch one weekend, eager to try out their dishes. To start off we ordered the F75 cocktail with gin, elderflower, lemon juice and sparkling wine and the Cold……

Short Straw: A cute cafe in Hawthorn

Short Straw is a cafe located in Hawthorn, an area known for its cafes. It does a range of great brunch and lunch dishes so we checked it out one weekend. To start off we ordered the Matcha latte and Peanut butter smoothie with banana, peanut butter, chocolate, almond milk, honey and cinnamon. The matcha……

Kisume: Japanese dining at its best

There has been so much hype around Kisume since it opened. A modern Japanese restaurant  is the brainchild of the team behind Chin Chin. We had heard amazing things about this place so came here one night, excited to try it out. To start off with we ordered the  Tuna Tataki with seared yellowfin tuna,……

Sir Charles: A hipster cafe in Fitzroy

Sir Charles is a cafe in Fitzroy that serves a range of creative and delicious brunch dishes. They have recently changed their menu and so we thought we would pop by and try it out. To start off we ordered the iced Chai latte and the berry’d alive smoothie with banana, mixed berries, apple, honey,……

Abacus: All day restaurant and bar in South Yarra

Abacus is an all day restaurant and bar located in South Yarra that serves a range of brunch food by day and modern Australian food by night with great cocktails. It has spacious interior and high ceilings and is the perfect place for meal in summer with friends. We checked it out for dinner one……

Sash: A creative Japanese Mexican fusion restaurant

Sash is a modern Japanese Mexican fusion restaurant on Chapel Street that is famous for their creative menu. They have a range of killer cocktails as well as Sash-izza and the vibe is very modern and hip. We had heard great things about this place so checked it out for dinner one night. To start……

The Smoking Panda: An upstairs bar and eatery famous for its Old Fashioned

The Smoking Panda is a bar and eatery located in the Sydney CBD. It is home to the largest collection of bitters of any bar in Australia, which are mixed with top-shelf spirits to create a vast, bespoke menu of Old Fashioneds. They also do a great range of bar food, so we decided to……

Basket Brothers: A Parramatta gem

Basket Brothers is a new cafe in Parramatta, their second branch after their branch in the CBD. The cafe is large and spacious and plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. We came here for brunch one day to check out the menu. To start off with we ordered the beef brisket with potato, carrot, fried……