Top 20 Melbourne

It's been a while since I did the original Top 10 wrap-up for Melbourne breakfasts. So to make up for lost time I am now doing a Melbourne Top 20. Some clever-dick will probably nit-pick about Mt Macedon. Whatever. It's greater-Melbourne. Sort of. Breakfast Blog mavens will also not that I am listing them all as an alphabetical bucket this time, not ranked in any particular order. It's just coincidence that Apte comes top and also happens to have the highest score.

Apte, Alphington
Balzari, Carlton
Blue Tongue, Elwood
Botanical, South Yarra
Braeside Cafe, Mt Macedon
Circa, St Kilda
European, Melbourne
Fandango, North Melbourne
Filter Cafe, Fitzroy
Galleon Cafe, St Kilda
Greasy Joe's, St Kilda
Green Grocer, North Fitzroy
Harveys, South Yarra
Las Chicas, Balaclava
Mario's, Fitzroy
Mart 130, Middle Park
Panette, South Melbourne
Replete Providore, Hawthorn
Tom Phat, Brunswick
Walter's Wine Bar, Southbank

Bills Scrambled Eggs Really Are That Good

Some things are over-hyped. Like Facebook. Kylie's bum. And the Toyota Prius. But Bills scrambled eggs really are the best you will ever have. Anywhere. In the world. Or the Galaxy. Or the entire Universe. So silky. So light. So creamy. So good.



At one point, Mr Bills himself came flouncing through the restaurant, and I was almost tempted to bow down and indenture myself as his life-long slave. But then I tasted the crappy bacon. How can such fine eggs be served with such pathetic, soggy little parcels of bacon? Shame, shame, shame...

Sydney's Sausages are Nasty

At least that's what Grant Kells reckons. So nasty that he had to get one custom made by the local butcher. Whatever it takes to win the race for Sydney's best breakfast. Because in case you hadn't heard, breakfast is the new black. To find out who else is in the race, and how the Sydney Morning Herald rates them, check out Keith Austin's story for Good Living.

I'd like to thank the Academy...

Best Breakfasts 2007

If something happens twice can you call it a tradition? Whatever. It's Australia Day, and once again I am dishing out some random awards for eggs and other stuff you eat at breakfast. These are the stand-out performances from places visited during 2006...

Best of the Best
Mart 130 especially the eggs number 2

Best Big Breakfast
Pistachio or Greasy Joe's

Most Unusual Breakfast
Chicken Livers with Spinach and Bacon at Annie Smithers

Most Innovative Breakfast
The Eggs Bagna Cauda at Replete or the Breakfast Burrito at Las Chicas

Best Bacon-Free Breakfast
Carrot and date loaf at Las Chicas (or the French toast)

Best Business Breakfast
European

Best View
Top of the Gherkin

Best Name for a Breakfast Dish
Starvin' Marvin at Palate or Skinheads on a Raft at Fruits of Passion

Most Dog-Friendly Venue
My Dog Cafe

Best Benedict
Hard to pick between Turtle Benedict and Healesville Harvest

Best Omelette
Black sausage omelette (special) at Replete Providore

Best Scrambled
Madame SouSou

Best Bacon
Healesville Harvest

Best Fritters
Fusion-fritters with thick-cut honey-soy bacon at Replete Providore

Best Bangers
Beef sausages with the Walter's Wine Bar big breakfast

Best Hash Browns
Zucchini and potato hash at Big Mouth

Best Beans
Georgian beans at Babka

Best Mushrooms
Mushies sauteed in butter and sage at Ludo

Best Toast
Sourdough anything at Dench Bakers

Best Croque
Croque Madame at the Green Grocer

Best Bombaloni
Baker D. Chirico