You can't help but smile right? Just Falafs! Jokes aside, this little joint in Fitzroy North serves up damn fine Israeli eats. Inspired by falafel bars in New York, the mother and son duo saw that the area is crying out for good takeaway and casual eateries. Turning Middle Eastern staples into pretty plates. Go for the Haloumi served with crispy falafel, cauliflower, pickled cabbage and tahini. If the suns out, grab a Picnic Pack for two and head over the road to Edinburgh Gardens to feast in the fresh air.
EAT 🍗🍗 | BELLES HOT CHICKEN | Fitzroy, Melbourne
Belles Hot Chicken is a celebration of Chef Morgan McGlone's two great loves; natural wine and Nashville Hot Chicken. The drinks list is slick, think skin contact wines, beers and Southern-style cocktails. The chicken gives a nod to proper US Kentucky style and it's real good. Select your cut (dark meat, wing or tenders) and then your spice (mild to really fking hot), three sauce and sides and tuck in. Heaven!
EAT | TWO:BOB (Fitzroy, VIC)
High ceilings and white walls with a pared back Scandi-style feel to it. Two:Bob is housed in a former bank building -- now the name makes sense, right?
Friendly staff and seriously good coffee, they're using Brunswick roastery Code Black's 3056 blend. A great spot for all-day breakfast with heroes like the Brekkie Bowl or hearty serve of bacon n eggs, plus the lot.
Brekkie Bowl | braised cauliflower and spiced chickpeas, roast mushrooms, avocado, sauteed kale, quinoa, two poached eggs and sauerkraut
Boy's Breakfast (not real name) | thick cut bacon, sauteed kale, hash brown, sausage, two poached eggs and toast
Chilli peas and fetta with two poached eggs, avo and thick cut bacon
Legit egg porn...
EAT | INDUSTRY BEANS (Fitzroy, Melbourne)
From simple bacon and eggs to the cured salmon or kale and kimchi bowl, you can't go wrong with Industry Beans. Each season, Chef Jess Allen takes the latest produce for a spin to uncover a new menu and the Summer iteration did not disappoint.
Cured Salmon: fennel avocado mousse, kaffir lime jelly, tea-marbled egg and crispy quinoa.
Kale & Kimchi Bowl: broccoflower, activated charcoal puree, pickled beetroot, avocado, cashew butter, puffed grains, pea dusted poached egg and cured salmon.
EAT | INDUSTRY BEANS (Fitzroy, Melbourne)
Set on the corner of Rose Street in Fitzroy, Industry Beans is fast becoming one of my go-tos.
Apparently bacon and eggs is the 'world's best breakfast' (cough *boring). I beg to differ.
Crispy Beans and Quinoa served with chilli pickle, avocado. tomato, poached egg and cured salmon.
That egg porn.
EAT | GRACE (Fitzroy, Melbourne)
You'd never know it was once a brothel. Despite its seedy past, Grace on Rose Street in Fitzroy shines with cosy decor, staff with smiles and a no-fuss wholesome brunch offering.
EAT | ADDICT FOOD & COFFEE (Fitzroy, VIC)
This corner cafe in Fitzroy is always buzzing. Creative plates, great coffee and a line that moves pretty quick if you have a flat white in hand. Addict Food & Coffee I'll see you again soon.
The Everleigh
'Bartending is an old and honourable trade. It is not a profession and I have no sympathy with those who try to make it anything but what it was. The idea of calling a bartender a professor or a mixologist is nonsense.'
Official Mixers Manual Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1934
A postcard from The Everleigh
