Espresso Cafe, Oamaru
July 16, 2012
The kind of neighbourhood cafe I would love near me…
Pretty on the outside with some chairs in case of sunshine.
With so many tasty treats inside and a handy tap in reach of customers.
I really want to make something like this, how cool does that look?
Great coffee, and proper cappuccino’s.
I had a savoury scone. Again I really want to make these, I have made cheese scones tons of times but I’ve never gone further than that. I really need to do this.
This one had a little cream cheese surprise. Love that.
My husband got the tortilla stack… it was served with some smoky chilli jam and was delicious. Such a colourful meal, this would be great to bring to a BBQ and see everyone got ahhhh when you cut through it.
Espresso is in Omaru, a town we drove through you can read more about this crazy steampunk place at You Make Me Swoon
The Top Shop – Byron Bay
June 12, 2012
Topshop was a spot mentioned in Sarah Wilson’s guide to Byron Bay again and again and I was determined that we would visit for a burger one day… so on a very sunny day nearer the end of our trip (having briefly looked for it once and not found it) we finally hunted it down…
And actually it was around the corner from our B&B and it is where most of our tasty breakfast snacks, those that were not homemade, came from!
It definitely worth seeking out as it’s tucked away in amongst houses, not in the centre. It was so busy when we were there with people spilling out all over the grass outside, a proper neighbourhood favourite.
It’s a kind of rustic diner, and I loved everything about it. Inside it was all vintage signs and communal seating as well as lots of blackboards for the menus.
They make their own sourdough, love that.
The menu… I so wished this was my local cafe. I wanted to try all of it.
A big table and a huge stack of magazines. I love that.
I was all about having a burger, fries and a milkshake this day. My fresh strawberry ice cream milkshake was so great.
The burgers… so amazing. Proper good beef with all the good stuff on top.
Good fries…
My husband tried the chicken burger, which was actually chicken breast in a bun with avocado and cheese. A good choice if you’re pretending to be healthy.
One of my favourite spots from the whole of Australia… seek it out but tell anyone I told you!
They also make cakes, breakfasts, roll and sandwiches, desserts… so much amazing food.
Topshop – Byron Bay
Bayleaf – Byron Bay
June 7, 2012
One of my favourite things about Australia was how serious they take their coffee. I mean I don’t think I had a bad cup of coffee the whole time I was there… I think I have told you this already… but Bayleaf is a great example of an Ozzie coffee shop.
It really seemed like it was the place to be and even though it is teeny it was always packed.
They used coffee ground a couple of streets away.
I love the communal space and the food looked amazing, go pay them a visit if you’re in town and get an iced coffee – it has ICE CREAM in it!