One of the many reasons why I love Melbourne is the amazing brunch food this city offers. After a superbly long week of work and classes, I just walk ten minutes to the nearest tram stop, hop on the 109 and after 40 minutes, I arrive at Melbourne's famous indie-hangouts, Brunswick. Brunswick is such an amazing place to be - especially on Saturday mornings, around 11ish. Along the street are flea markets, cafes, florists, retro CD shops, vintage boutiques, pubs or even pub-turned-flea-markets! What makes the place even more attractive is its creative graffiti splashed over the walls and its quirky ornaments along Brunswick Street.
If you are ever up for an authentic affordable Melbourne brunch, hop on to Sydney Rd (which is probably a 7km drive away from Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North) and look for The Green Refectory! This cosy cafe is usually packed on weekends, so make sure you head there early in the morning to save you and you friend a table! It's so packed with people, my sister and I were squished next to a faux fireplace and had insufficient space to whip our cameras out to take more photos! BUT, you know when a place is good - when it's fully packed inside and there's a long queue outside!
I ordered the Breakfast Stack from the Green Refectory, $11. Best brunch meal ever! Compared to St. Ali's (which I also absolutely adore), this place is so much more worth it for its value. The Breakfast Stack is, a combination of solid seasoned mash potatoes stacked with lightly sauteed spinach, grilled tomatoes, crispy bacon, generous slices of haloumi and finally, crowned with a perfectly poached egg! To balance and finish off the dish, fresh tangy tomato relish is drizzled around the stack. If that ain't enough for you, you can always add sides like, chorizos and mushrooms. But seriously, $11 for all of that is AMAZING!
wholla! Breakfast Stack, I heart you!
