Power Breakfast trends in the USA

They took out the bit where I said this is not actually a recession fad but a longer term trend... but you get to watch me shovel some eggs benny into my face...

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/28001977/detail.html

Columbus Cafe and Bar, Boston

Maybe they do a great brunch at Columbus Cafe and Bar, 535 Columbus Avenue, Boston (South End), Tel +1 (617) 247-9001. And maybe Joaquin Pheonix will make a great rapper. Or maybe not. At the end of the day, these are matters of opinion.



If you believe the opinions on Yelp, this place deserves 4 out of 5 stars and is good for brunch. One Yelper even rates the Maine Eggs Benedict her favorite brunch dish ever. As Flavor Fav would say, don't believe the hype. This just proves that too much opinion can be just as bad as too little. Because there is no way I would rate the eggs benny as anything other than a bare pass. The poached eggs were good, and the crab cakes weren't bad, but it was all downhill from there. The hollandaise was like cold whipped butter, completely devoid of tang. The muffins were absolutely rock hard and stale. The home fries were too greasy. And I really don't see the point of the cold slide of tomato.

I have no doubt that loyal locals will be spitting out their Vermont Scrambles or choking on their chorizo as they read this. So let me just say that I get that it's cozy, I liked the coffee, and the staff seemed very nice. My gripe is the food. Like Joaquin's rapping, it needs much work. In my humble opinion, of course.

13/20 "over hyped"

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

Breakfast Show Cook Off

And the winner is... Iron Chef Hamish, who kicked challenger Adam's arse on the Channel 31 Breakfast Show-Down, whipping up 4 dishes, including a very tasty stack of scrambled eggs, potato rosti and smoked salmon. Adam did show off some nice wrist action with the frying pan, producing a respectable serve of scrambled eggs on avocado toast with chorizo and mushrooms. But pancakes with mango, maple syrup and smoked salmon? Gag me...

At least The Guardian doesn't hate blogs

Unlike other blog-hating parts of the dead-tree media, The Guardian seems to like blogs. So much so that they've done a blog by blog guide to Melbourne for the travel section, including three edible/drinkable blogs, namely the Breakfast Blog, Tomato and the Melbourne Coffee Review.

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.

Best Breakfast in Perth? Anyone? Anyone?

Someone (called Julie) asked me where to have breakfast in Perth, ideally somewhere near the middle bit. I am totally clueless about Perth breakfasts, but I'm guessing some of you out there can save Julie's bacon. Please add comments: who does the best breakfast in Perth?

15 People Deny Nicole Richie Her Breakfast

Every wondered why Nicole Richie is so skinny? Well wonder no more. She has finally spilled the beans to OK Magazine...

I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet and I asked for a bowl of cereal, but when you’re on a big set it has to go through 15 people to even get to me.

That's right. There are 15 people standing between Nicole and her breakfast, and they are so slow at cereal preparation she's having dizzy spells. Who's a girl gotta shag to get a bowl of Corn Flakes around here?

QF804, Melbourne to Canberra

Aaaah, yes, the joys of travelling on a "full service" airline. You don't pay top dollar for no good reason. In addition to treating you like a terrorist and making you suffer through endless delays "due to the late arrival of the in-bound aircraft" (as if that were someone else's fault), they serve you breakfast: a plastic tub of Lite 'n' Tasty; a mini-muffin; a banana; and coffee. And it's all included in the price of your ticket. Can someone please explain to me why anyone gives a toss that Qantas is being sold off to a bunch of foreigners?

Aussielicious Breakfast

It's the last day to vote for the Breakfast Blog in the 2007 Bloggies awards. And so, in a final, desperate, shameless bid to steal a few votes from one of my fellow nominees, I give you the Aussielicious breakfast. Make no mistake. I am up against stiff competition. I need your support. Vote now.

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

Breakfast Blog BB100 Eggs & Bacon Price Index

Forget the FTSE. Ditch the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Say no to the Nikkei. Stock prices are, like, sooo 1987. There's a new index in town and it tracks the price of bacon and eggs. Actually, bacon, eggs and toast, if we're being picky.



The Breakfast Blog 100 index (BB100) is my new way of tracking changes to the price of a nice cooked breakfast, and also provides a benchmark against which to measure whether any particular venue is relatively expensive or cheap.

2006 is the benchmark year, and it turns out that the average price of eggs and bacon on toast was almost bang on ten bucks... $10.01 to be precise. This is based on my analysis of prices across about 70 venues, mostly in Melbourne, but also in Sydney.

From now on, every venue reviewed will be measured against the BB100 benchmark price for the previous year, so that you can see how much more/less they charge than the current average. So, for 2007, I will be recording variations above and below the 2006 average of $10.01.

This way, we all get to see where to go for a bargain, and where you'll be paying top dollar.

Looking back at 2006, two venues tied for most expensive plate of eggs and bacon on toast:

• Three One Two (Melbourne) $16
  
• Bills (Sydney) $16

Using the BB100, these venues are rated for price like this:

Eggs & Bacon $16.00 BB100 +60%

Whereas a bargain serve of eggs and bacon, like, say, Pronto, is rated for price like this:

Eggs & Bacon $7.00 BB100 -30%

In summary:

• What's the price of eggs & bacon on toast?
  
• Red means it costs more than the BB100 average
• Green means it costs less than the BB100 average
  
• By what percentage is it above/below the BB100 average?
  

So, you may not know the price of fish in China. But at least you'll know the price of eggs in Australia.

Corner Store Cafe, North Fitzroy

Part diner, part milk bar, part caff. That's the vibe of the Corner Store Cafe, 100 Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy, Tel +61 3 9489 8505. You can buy the morning paper, order yourself a Grinders cappucino, and settle down to a relaxing breakfast at one of several retro tables. The food's not quite as good as Dench or Green Grocer, but it's got a homely X factor that draws you in. Except on Sundays, when they're closed.



I was very happy with my serve of poached free range eggs with sides of bacon and beans. The home made beans were particularly good, with a thick tomato sauce and nice soft beans of various shapes and sizes. The weak link was the toast, which was some kind of thin-sliced, processed variety. With Dench Bakers just across the road, I can only assume the decision to serve low-grade toast is driven by economics. But if cutting costs is so important, why not serve caged eggs and beans from a can?

The Corner Store menu is broad, but no frills. You can get eggs, bacon and extras, but nothing fancy like Benedict or Florentine. They also do "Lite" versions of the "Vegetarian Special" (which includes mushrooms, tomato and spinach) and the "Meatie Special" (the vegie extrs plus bacon and sausages). Lite seems to mean 1 egg and 1 toast, rather than 2. They also do omelettes, French toast, pancakes and porridge (the hot stuff), and muesli or fruit salad (the cold stuff).

For dog owners, smokers and lovers of fresh air, there's a couple of street-side tables. But with Melbourne cloaked in a brown haze of bushfire smoke, and the temperature heading for the high 30s (100+ in old-speak), this was not a day for fresh air.

15/20 "retro"



Eggs & Bacon $9.00 BB100 -10%

Walter's Wine Bar, Southbank

Southgate was getting dangerously close to breakfast bankruptcy. But along came Walter's and saved its bacon. Now open for breakfast, brunch and other less important meals, Walter's Wine Bar, Upper Level, Southgate, Tel +61 3 9690 9211, is well worth a visit. Grab a spot on the balcony, order some eggs, and soak up the city view.



The Walter's Big Breakfast was very impressive. A nice crunchy base of sourdough toast, topped with a generous serve of sauteed spinach, two poached eggs and a slurp of fresh hollandaise. Throw a few rashers of tasty grilled bacon, a couple of beef sausages, and some mushrooms on the side and you have a breakfast of champions.

The whole place is impressive, really. Great, friendly service. Excellent Lavazza coffee. Stylish venue. And, if you're in the mood, a Bloody Mary, a Mimosa or a glass of Pol Roger.

17/20 "Mimosa?"

Poached, Brunswick

As the Labor caucus tries to choose between Harry Potter and Blow-hard Beazley, this morning I faced a difficult choice of my own... where to go and what to have for breakfast? Not crumpets, that much was easy. Not after I read that "Rudd is the thinking woman's crumpet". No, I was in the mood for the old favorite: "Eggs benedict please, with a side of grilled potatoes." And what better place to order poached eggs than a cafe called "Poached", 169 Lygon Street, East Brunswick, Tel +61 3 9387 2396.



It really should come as no surprise to anyone that Kev's taken his Field Marshal's baton out of his backback and given it a good hard polish. Beazley may be a nice guy (Mark Latham would beg to differ), but he really is a total wind-bag and most people don't have a clue what he's mumbling about. Even when he's trying to say "I can keep it simple", he says things like "I have learnt over the course of the past 18 months that simplicity is one of the things I need to carry around with me as a talisman..." Huh? A talis-what? Need I say more?

Speaking of simplicity, I am coming to the view that "special" ingredients are best left out of breakfast classics like eggs benedict. Simple twists can work. But adding slow roasted tomatoes is not what I'd call a simple twist. It was not an improvement on the classic benedict. Otherwise, it was a reasonable effort, with eggs soft-poached, thin slices of grilled gypsy ham, acceptable hollandaise (albeit a tad bland and lacking in lemon) and some grilled slices of spud.

I get the impression that Ange was very happy with the Eggs Florentine at Poached. I can also report that the plate of French toast delivered to the table next to mine looked huge (a big heap with pears, marscapone, topped with crispy bacon, and swimming in maple syrup). Otherwise you can get all the usual stuff like croissants, bircher muesli, eggs and extras (including zucchini, which is rare).

The Lavazza coffee was good, but not great, and the service was swift. As a venue, Poached has a very average, standard, mainstream, cafe vibe, which is not really what you expect to find just a few doors down from Small Block and Sugardough. But it was a good mainstream vibe, if that makes any sense. And excellent value. My eggs benny with two coffees was just over $15.

13/20 "eggs with zucchini"

Reviews by Location

The story so far, sorted by location, with scores...

Adelaide
Citrus 12/20
Scenic Hotel 13/20

Albert Park
Albert Park Deli 13/20
Kamel 15/20
Otis 16/20
The Point Cafe 10/20

Alphington
Apte 20/20

Angaston
Blond Coffee 16/20

Auckland
Melba Cafe

Balmoral Beach
Bathers' Pavilion 16/20

Balaclava
Batch Espresso 14/20
Gattica 15/20
Las Chicas 18/20
Lava 15/20
Ugly Sister 12/20
Wall 280

Ballarat
L'Espresso 16/20

Bondi
Blue Orange 18/20
Three Eggs 16/20

Bright
Riverdeck Cafe 11/20

Brighton
Middle Brighton Baths Cafe 12/20
North Road Pavilion 15/20

Brunswick
A Minor Place 16/20
Cafe 3A 15/20
Gingerlee 16/20
Green Refectory 13/20
Poached 13/20
Ray
Red Box 14/20
Small Block 15/20
Sugardough Panifico & Patisserie
Tom Phat 17/20

Canberra
Gus' Cafe 15/20
Silo Bakery 15/20
Tosolini's 12/20

Carlton
Animal Orchestra 13/20
Balzari 18/20
Black Ruby 13/20
La Luna Bistro 15/20
Mrs Jones 14/20 (now Three One Two)
North 16/20
Rathdowne Street Food Store 15/20
Three One Two, 17/20
Trotters 12/20

Clifton Hill
Gold and Noone 12/20

Collingwood
Cafe Rosamond 11/20
Cavallero 16/20
Gluttony 16/20

Darlinghurst
Bills 15/20
Le Petit Creme

Docklands Melbourne
Vic Harbour 13/20

East Melbourne
Grocery Bar 12/20

Elsternwick
lb.2 13/20

Elwood
Babble on Babylon 15/20
Blue Tongue 17/20
Jerry's Milk Bar 14/20
Turtle Cafe 13/20
Zartowa 16/20

Flemington
Pepper 14/20

Fitzroy
Atomica 15/20
Arcadia 16/20
Babka 14/20
The Commoner 16/20
Corner Store Cafe 15/20
Dench Bakers 16/20
Don Vincenzo 9/20
Filter Cafe 17/20
The Fitz 11/20
Green Grocer 17/20
Ici 17/20
Joe's Garage 13/20
Julio
Madame SouSou 16/20
Mario's 17/20
Mitte 19/20
Tinpot Cafe 14/20
Wild Flour 16/20

Fulham
Joe's Brasserie 8/20

Geelong
Irrewarra Sourdough Cafe

Hawthorn
Replete Providore 17/20

Healesville
Healesville Harvest 15/20

Hong Kong
Cafe Deco, The Peak
Harbour Plaza

Kensington
Blush Foodroom 15/20
Fruits of Passion 15/20
Periapt Foods 16/20

Kyneton
Annie Smithers Bistrot 16/20

London
Birley Sandwiches
Canteen, Spitalfields 16/20
Corney & Barrow, Lloyd's of London
Fuzzy's Grub
The Gherkin 12/20
Jonathan's Sandwiches
Roast 12/20
Smiths of Smithfield 16/20
The Wolseley 14/20

Manuka
Charmers 12/20

Melbourne
Adelphish 12/20
Art Deco Cafe
Barista Espress
BearBrass 12/20
Beetroot 16/20
Benito's 16/20
Bistrot d'Orsay 18/20
Blue Train 12/20
Brown Sugar 11/20
Caffe e Torta 12/20
Cumulus, Inc. 20/20
Decoy
Degraves Espresso 15/20
Essoign Club 14/20
European 18/20
e Gusto 8/20
Hairy Canary 13/20
If Cafe 9/20
Illia Cafe 15/20
Langton's 16/20
Ludo 16/20
McDonalds 6/20
Mess Hall 16/20
Pushka 14/20
Nick's Coffee Bar 10/20
L'Osteria Scusami 7/20
Piadina Slow Food 12/20
Pronto
Cafe Segovia 14/20
Syracuse 15/20
Walter's Wine Bar 17/20
The Windsor 12/20

Merricks
Merricks General Store 16/20

Middle Park
Mart 130 19/20

Moonee Ponds
Boathouse 16/20

Mornington
Boyz 4 Breakie 12/20

Mt Buller
Kooroora Kitchen 12/20

Mt Macedon
Braeside Cafe 19/20

Mt Martha
Southbeach Cafe 14/20

North Melbourne
Auction Rooms
Fandango 18/20
Grigons & Orr 13/20
Hot Poppy 14/20

Northcote
Palomino 15/20
Silly Yaks Bakery
Traffic Cafe

Notting Hill
Electric Brasserie 16/20
Tom's Deli 13/20

Penola
diVine Cafe 10/20

Port Melbourne
Cafe Zest 16/20
Dalmatino 10/20
Feedings at Readings 14/20
My Dog Cafe 12/20

Potts Point
Spring Espresso 11/20

Prahran
Amici Bakery Cafe 15/20
Babble Cafe 15/20
80 Spaces, Prahran
Globe Cafe 14/20
On The Corner Espresso 16/20
Palate 13/20
Spoonful 16/20

Putney Bridge
Nancy's
River Cafe 13/20

Queenscliff
Athelstane House 14/20

Richmond
Almost French
Cheeky Monkey 15/20
Demitri's Feast 17/20
Fenix 15/20
Ikea Cafe
NewYorkTomato Cafe 15/20
Pearl 18/20
Pearl Cafe 13/20
Richmond Hill Cafe and Larder 14/20
Saragossa 11/20

Sandringham
Continental Delicatessen 9/20

Sassafras
Ripe 14/20

Seddon
Pistachio 15/20
Le Chien 16/20

South Melbourne
Bunyip Cafe 12/20
Daley at Chimmy's 16/20
Gas Eatery 13/20
Montague Park Food Store 14/20
Panette 17/20
Q Eleven 15/20
St Ali 14/20
Sweethearts 15/20

South Yarra
Botanical 17/20
Cafe Domain 9/20
Caffe Sienna 12/20
Coffee Darling 14/20
Harveys 17/20
Kanteen 12/20
Observatory Cafe 10/20
Caffe Veloce 16/20

St Kilda
Baker D. Chirico
Banff 14/20
Big Mouth 13/20
Bluecorn 12/20
Brewhaha 14/20
Circa 19/20
Galleon Cafe 17/20
Greasy Joe's 17/20
Grocery Bar 15/20
Il Fornaio 12/20
Inkr7 16/20
Leroy Espresso 13/20

Surry Hills
Bills 2
Fifi Foveaux's 16/20
Lumiere 15/20

Sydney
Avenue on Chifley
Bacio
Bambini Trust Cafe 16/20
Glass at the Hilton 14/20

Thornbury
Enni 14/20

Williamstown
Lever & Kowalyk 10/20

Windsor
Orange 13/20
Tusk 13/20

Woodend
Sequoia 15/20

Yarraville
The Bank 12/20
Fidama 11/20
Gourmet on Gamon 15/20

Reviews by Name

The story so far, sorted by name, with scores...

A
A Minor Place, Brunswick 16/20
Adelphish, Melbourne 12/20
Albert Park Deli, Albert Park 13/20
Amici Bakery Cafe, Prahran 15/20
Animal Orchestra, Carlton 13/20
Annie Smithers Bistrot, Kyneton 16/20
Apte, Alphington 20/20
Arcadia, Fitzroy 16/20
Art Deco Cafe, Melbourne
Athelstane House, Queenscliff 14/20
Atomica, Fitzroy 15/20
Auction Rooms, North Melbourne
Avenue on Chifley, Sydney

B
Babble Cafe, Prahran 15/20
Babble on Babylon, Elwood 15/20
Babka, Fitzroy 14/20
Baker D. Chirico, St Kilda
Balzari, Carlton 18/20
Bambini Trust Cafe, Sydney 16/20
Banff, St Kilda 14/20
The Bank, Yarraville 12/20
Barista Espress, Melbourne
Batch Espresso, Balaclava 14/20
Bathers' Pavilion, Balmoral Beach 16/20
BearBrass, Southbank 12/20
Beetroot, Melbourne 16/20
Benito's, Melbourne 16/20
Big Mouth, St Kilda 13/20
Bills, Darlinghurst 15/20
Birley Sandwiches, London
Bistro Vite, Melbourne
Bistrot d'Orsay, Melbourne 18/20
Black Ruby, Carlton 13/20
Blond Coffee, Angaston, 16/20
Bluecorn, St Kilda 12/20
Blue Orange, Bondi 18/20
Blue Tongue, Elwood 17/20
Blue Train, Melbourne 12/20
Blush Foodroom, Kensington 15/20
Boathouse, Moonee Ponds 16/20
Botanical, South Yarra 17/20
Boyz 4 Breakie, Mornington 12/20
Braeside Cafe, Mt Macedon 19/20
Brewhaha, St Kilda 14/20
Brown Sugar, Melbourne 11/20
Bunyip Cafe, South Melbourne 12/20

C
Cafe 3A, Brunswick 15/20
Caffe e Torta, Melbourne 12/20
Canteen, Spitalfields 16/20
Cavallero, Collingwood 16/20
Charmers, Manuka 12/20
Le Chien, Seddon 16/20
Circa, St Kilda 19/20
Citrus, Adelaide 12/20
Coffee Darling, South Yarra 14/20
The Commoner, Fitzroy 16/20
Continental Delicatessen, Sandringham 9/20
Corner Store Cafe, North Fitzroy 15/20
Corney & Barrow, Lloyd's of London
Cumulus, Inc, Melbourne 20/20

D
Daley at Chimmy's, South Melbourne 16/20
Dalmatino, Port Melbourne 10/20
Cafe Deco, The Peak, Hong Kong
Decoy, Melbourne
Degraves Espresso, Melbourne 15/20
Demitri's Feast, Richmond 17/20
Dench Bakers, North Fitzroy 16/20
diVine Cafe, Penola 10/20
Cafe Domain, South Yarra 9/20
Don Vincenzo, Fitzroy 9/20

E
80 Spaces, Prahran
Electric Brasserie, Notting Hill 16/20
Enni, Thornbury 14/20
L'Espresso, Ballarat 16/20
Essoign Club, Melbourne 14/20
European, Melbourne 18/20

F
Fandango, North Melbourne 18/20
Feedings at Readings, Port Melbourne 14/20
Fenix, Richmond 15/20
Fidama, Yarraville 11/20
Fifi Foveaux's, Surry Hills 16/20
Filter Cafe, Fitzroy 17/20
The Fitz, Fitzroy 11/20
Fruits of Passion, Kensington 15/20
Fuzzy's Grub, London

G
Galleon Cafe, St Kilda 17/20
Gas Eatery, South Melbourne 13/20
Gattica, Balaclava 15/20
The Gherkin, London 12/20
Gingerlee, Brunswick East 16/20
Glass at the Hilton, Sydney 14/20
Globe Cafe, Prahran 14/20
Gluttony, Collingwood 16/20
Gold and Noone, Clifton Hill 12/20
Gourmet on Gamon, Yarraville 15/20
Greasy Joe's, St Kilda 17/20
Green Grocer, North Fitzroy 17/20
Green Refectory, Brunswick 13/20
Grigons & Orr, North Melbourne 13/20
Grocery Bar, East Melbourne 12/20
Grocery Bar, St Kilda 15/20
Gus' Cafe, Canberra 15/20
e Gusto, Southbank 8/20

H
Hairy Canary, Melbourne 13/20
Harbour Plaza, Hong Kong
Harveys, South Yarra 17/20
Healesville Harvest, Healesville 15/20
Hot Poppy, North Melbourne 14/20

I
Ici, Fitzroy, 17/20
If Cafe, Melbourne 9/20
Ikea Cafe, Richmond
Il Fornaio, St Kilda 12/20
Illia Cafe, Melbourne 15/20
Inkr7, St Kilda 16/20
Irrewarra Sourdough Cafe, Geelong

J
Jerry's Milk Bar, Elwood 14/20
Joe's Brasserie, Fulham 8/20
Joe's Garage, Fitzroy 13/20
Jonathan's Sandwiches, London
Julio, North Fitzroy

K
Kamel, Albert Park 15/20
Kanteen, South Yarra 12/20
Kooroora Kitchen, Mt Buller 12/20

L
La Luna Bistro, Carlton North 15/20
Langton's, Melbourne 16/20
Las Chicas, Balaclava 18/20
Lava, St Kilda East 15/20
lb.2, Elsternwick 13/20
Le Petit Creme, Darlinghust
Leroy Espresso, St Kilda 13/20
Lever & Kowalyk, Williamstown 10/20
Ludo, Melbourne 16/20
Lumiere, Surry Hills 15/20

M
Madame SouSou, Fitzroy 16/20
Mario's, Fitzroy 17/20
Mart 130, Middle Park 19/20
McDonalds, Melbourne 6/20
Melba, Auckland
Merricks General Store, Merricks 16/20
Mess Hall, Melbourne 16/20
Middle Brighton Baths Cafe, Brighton 12/20
Mitte, North Fitzroy 19/20
Montague Park Food Store, South Melbourne 14/20
Mrs Jones, Carlton 14/20
My Dog Cafe, Port Melbourne 12/20

N
Nancy's, Putney Bridge
Nick's Coffee Bar, Melbourne 10/20
NewYorkTomato Cafe, Richmond 15/20
North, Carlton North 16/20
North Road Pavilion, Brighton 15/20

O
Observatory Cafe, South Yarra 10/20
On The Corner Espresso, Prahran 16/20
Orange, Windsor 13/20
L'Osteria Scusami, Southgate 7/20
Otis, Albert Park 16/20

P
Palate, Prahran 13/20
Palomino, Northcote 15/20
Panette, South Melbourne 17/20
Pearl, Richmond 18/20
Pepper, Flemington 14/20
Periapt Foods, Kensington 16/20
Piadina Slow Food, Melbourne 12/20
Pistachio, Seddon 15/20
Poached, Brunswick 13/20
The Point Cafe, Albert Park 10/20
Pronto, Melbourne
Pushka, Melbourne 14/20

Q
Q Eleven, South Melbourne 15/20

R
Rathdowne Street Food Store, Carlton North 15/20
Ray, Brunswick
Red Box, Brunswick 14/20
Replete Providore, Hawthorn 17/20
Richmond Hill Cafe and Larder, Richmond 14/20
Ripe, Sassafras 14/20
River Cafe, Putney Bridge 13/20
Riverdeck Cafe, Bright 11/20
Roast, London 12/20
Cafe Rosamond, Collingwood 11/20

S
Saragossa, Richmond 11/20
Scenic Hotel, Adelaide Hills 13/20
Cafe Segovia, Melbourne 14/20
Sequoia, Woodend 15/20
Caffe Sienna, South Yarra, 12/20
Silo Bakery, Kingston 15/20
Small Block, Brunswick East 15/20
Smiths of Smithfield, London 16/20
Southbeach Cafe, Mt Martha 14/20
Spoonful, Prahran 16/20
Spring Espresso, Potts Point 11/20
St Ali, South Melbourne 14/20
Sugardough Panifico & Patisserie, Brunswick
Sweethearts, South Melbourne 15/20
Syracuse, Melbourne 15/20

T
Three Eggs, Bondi Beach 16/20
Three One Two, Carlton 17/20
Tinpot Cafe, North Fitzroy 14/20
Tom Phat, Brunswick 17/20
Tosolini's, Canberra 12/20
Traffic Cafe, Northcote
Trotters, Carlton 12/20
Turtle Cafe, Elwood 13/20
Tusk, Windsor 13/20

U
Ugly Sister, Balaclava 12/20

V
Caffe Veloce, South Yarra 16/20
Vic Harbour, Melbourne Docklands 13/20

W
Wall 280, Balaclava
Walter's Wine Bar, Southbank 17/20
Wild Flour, Fitzroy 16/20
The Windsor, Melbourne 12/20
The Wolseley, London 14/20

Z
Zartowa, Elwood 16/20
Cafe Zest, Port Melbourne 16/20