News articles tagged with 'melbourne'
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The French experience at Le Triskel
If you’re a bit of a Francophile, Le Triskel will be right up your alley. They serve their café au lait French style, in “le bol” (that’s a bowl, for us Aussies), all of the waiters are French, and yes, even the menu is in French. Few people can resist a French accent, and we suspect that plenty of people return to Le Triskel just to hear the waiters’ lilting speech.
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Proud Mary rocks the streets of Collingwood
Roll back the clock to 2006 and Nolan Hirte was running a successful café and had won the WA Barista Championship. He had made a big impression at the national barista finals in Adelaide and any café he was involved with in Perth seemed assured of success. The logical thing would have been to open his own café and watch the money roll in.
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The coffee community at Collective Espresso
Collective Espresso opened recently in Camberwell, Melbourne. It’s the perfect combination of stellar coffee, hip fit-out and a savvy crowd. Owners Mark and Gerrick put everything together perfectly, and Mark’s enthusiasm for his craft really gives your espresso experience an extra buzz.
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Yes sir, Yes sir ... Three Bags Full!
A beautiful piece of Melbourne’s history and architecture is currently undergoing a loving mix of restoration and renovation in preparation for its grand re-opening this century. A spacious section of the old Denton Mills Hat Factory, established in Abbotsford in 1888, is the newest site for Nathan, Sarah, Diamond and Ben’s cafe — Three Bags Full.
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Voulez vous Miss Marmalade
You know you’re doing something right when you get a write up on the Melbourne Coffee Review website in your first week of opening. That’s exactly what happened for Melbourne’s new kid on the block, Miss Marmalade, which opened recently in Brunswick.
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The word's on the Synesso: Willim Espresso
Willim Espresso is one of the latest espresso bars to hit Melbourne’s ever-evolving coffee scene. Owner Gerrick Numan, formerly co-owner of Collective Espresso, has built a sleek, contemporary and stylish espresso bar in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern. Willim Espresso is situated on a side street off a busy main road, providing a bit of peace and a great spot to sit back, relax and taste some sweet espresso.
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Shop 7; coffee nirvana
Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s bustling corporate district on Little Lonsdale Street, Shop 7 has a simple, but effective, philosophy; use top quality produce and make it fresh every day!
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Below the ground with high standards
The word is spreading across Melbourne, murmured amongst passengers crammed together on trains, passed from commuter to commuter as they alight from trams: the secret espresso bar tucked into the Degraves subway, aptly named Cup Of Truth, is just beneath your feet.
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Making Sense at Balderdash
Look up Balderdash in the dictionary and you will find “nonsense, stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish.” Seek out Balderdash in Port Melbourne and what you’ll find is something rather the opposite — two young hospitality veterans on a mission to create a quality enterprise.
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Dropping In to Third Wave Cafe
Port Melbourne is one of those strange Melbourne suburbs which café owners seem to have over looked for many years when hunting for that perfect location to produce amazing coffee. However it now seems to be growing into one of Melbourne’s hotspots for your daily caffeine hit.
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City Soul at Harry Joy’s Kitchen
Deep in Melbourne’s city laneways, nestled between high rise buildings, delicious aromas rise from Harry Joy’s Soul Kitchen. For those who are searching for the real Melbourne experience of city café life, you need look no further.
While Harry Joy’s stakes a claim in our city’s vibrant café scene, it also has a new edge in both its food and design. Owner Francis Placentino is already a successful café operator, and has poured his passion into creating this stylish, vintage-influenced café space. -
Unexpected Eats at Gypsey & Musquito
Finally, a café in the heart of the Bridge Road shopping district, that offers more than just your standard Bridge Road dishes. Owners Kirrily Stewart and Anna Ingle want to showcase an all-Australian menu using all-Australian produce at their first café venture, Gypsey & Musquito. Using Australian ingredients as much as possible in most of her cooking, Anna wants to bring the concept of using only local produce back into minds and the hearts of the Melbourne public.
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Next Stop, 30 Mill
There are some cafes you visit that just make you want to stay there all day, reading a book, soaking up the winter sun and, of course, drinking great coffee. If this sounds like somewhere you need to be, then head over to 30 Mill Café in Malvern.
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Meet Miss Marie
You know those weekend mornings, when you’re trying to shake off the stupor that is induced by the realization that your mind doesn’t need to be used for the next 48 hours? When you know that all you need is a dose of rich coffee straight into the bloodstream? Does the mere thought of the 40 minute trek into town to do laps for a car parking space, only to have to wait for a table bring a slight trembling to your legs? Well, cease your pitiful whimpering and shuffle your needy body into the latest suburban haven offering delicious food, freshly prepared coffee and a cosy atmosphere: Miss Marie.
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A Bit of History with St. Kilda Grocery Bar
Around four years ago, when Five Senses started out in Victoria, Grocery Bar owner John Leever was one our first clients. His business has grown. Today he seats as many customers outside as in, but the café retains its charm, relaxed vibe and friendly welcome. John is rightfully proud of this achievement and aims to develop Grocery Bar’s reputation as the place to soak up the delights of Fitzroy Street.
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A Week at the Q
My initial expectations of what it would take to successfully complete the Q Grader course were entirely incorrect. As I embarked on my journey to become certified to grade coffee for quality, I was a bit nervous that I would be out of my element. I thought the Q Course would inevitably turn out to be like a summer camp for coffee kids, where everyone else exceeds athletically and with members of the opposite sex, while I was more likely to get picked last for dodge ball and other team sports. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was wrong.
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