I felt healthier just walking in the door. A delicious selection of salads, smoothies and brunch…read moreoptions here. Everything is freshly made.

Brunch is always better with a side of banter, and you can be guaranteed plenty when you visit Miss…read moreJackson. Steve and Matt (the faces you will see on most visits) are hilarious and encapsulate good service - they're friendly, accommodating, and take an interest in their regular customers. This alone is worth visiting Miss Jackson for, but throw in their great menu and you'd be crazy not to put this place on your list of regular brunch haunts. Breakfast covers a lot of the usual suspects - but the winner is the corn cakes with bacon, avo and chilli jam, accompanied by a strong Allpress coffee to wash it down. The corned beef sandwich with pickles makes for a sturdy lunch and the home made slices and muffins are a great afternoon pick me up. A rotating specials menu offers seasonal variety - recently; a panfried garfish with a panzanella salad got two out of two thumbs up. Sit outside if you fancy some sun, at the large communal tables if you want to read the papers, or in the back room if you're after discretion. Either way, you won't be sorry.

Being lactose intolerant and hating Soy milk is a bit of a pain but Bon Soy teamed with delicious…read morecoffee makes Miss Jackson a delicious go-to breakfast place! We ordered 4 meals and 6 coffees =$95. 2 Spanish eggs which had changed from the last time we came here, a serving of the pot set avocado and goat chèvre, pumpkin bread with cured salmon, and I had the lamb and quinoa salad + extra poached egg (the egg makes the meal a breakfast right?) which was a bit skimp with the lamb but still tasty. Definitely one of my fave places for a fab coffee in St Kilda!

Very friendly experience today. Good coffee and had a nice pomegranate salad. Great place for…read morewinter sunshine.

Fitzrovia is an all-day cafe-restaurant from chef Paul Jewson and his partner Marco Pugnaloni, a…read morewelcome new addition to the hit-and-miss strip that is Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. Their most recent collaboration was Outpost Cafe in South Yarra (reviewed here). The restaurant has installed itself in the neighbourhood of Golden Fields and Baker D. Chirico. Just having these couple of places open up along Fitzroy Street shows that the area is turning itself around from being a grungy backpacker hangout / tourist hotspot to an exciting home of new and upcoming restaurants. It is amazing what the team has been able to do with the space they have. As you enter and make you way through it seems like you arrive in the front garden, walk up the stairs to the balcony or front porch, move into the elevated dining room and from there you have a clear view of the very open kitchen. And by open I mean you could accidentally wander in, no fault of your own and start cooking yourself. I don't suggest doing this as they have everything pretty much down-pat as it is. The front room of Fitzrovia has all kinds of sweets, pastries and pretty much anything you need to accompany the coffee that is a prerequisite when visiting. On both occasions we visited there was a small throng of people gathered just inside the doorway, which you could initially interpret as a waiting line - but as this is still relatively secret spot you can usually find yourself seated in a jiffy. Fitzrovia's coffee offerings are single estate coffees handcrafted by those blokes down at St ALi in South Melbourne. Head barista Cian Evans is a master of the craft and every coffee that we and our friends have ordered has been consistent in its top quality. If you fancy yourself the home barista they have retail packs to takeaway as well. On our first visit we got there during the brunch/lunch crossover. I have slowly whittled down WordMonkey's aversion to pork by getting her to only try the best and tastiest morsels of pig flesh. And when she opts for the pulled-pork sandwich over any number of eggy choices, you know you have not just won the battle but also won the war. And to make matters worse, when discussing what is the best pork sandwich in Melbourne, she has no second place. So that first visit was simply a pigfest. The flavours were all on-song, the pork juicy and flavoursome, the tangy salad exhibiting just the right balance of Asian herbs and apple-fennel crunch. We returned last week as a precursor to one of the biggest race meets on Melbourne's calendar - the Cox Plate - in conjunction with WordMonkey's birthday celebrations. Her and our Bondi buddy got the fizz flowing and it was up to me to ensure the quality of the coffee was still up to scratch - which it was. Showing up much earlier than our previous visit we had less of a selection but this was a blessing in disguise and we were able to hit a few more dishes rather than reverting to the old pork favourite. WordMonkey decided on asparagus, poached eggs, Daylesford dry-cured bacon crumble and creamy goat's cheese, with a punchy fennel salad. While visiting friend had house-smoked Tasmanian ocean trout and toasted quinoa with poached eggs and salad. Rave reviews on all fronts - the only complaint being that the portions were a little small for the price and that we had to order toast to bulk up the brunch. It would have been nice to get toast included. In the end, the toast we did order didn't turn up until right at the end of the meal. But no dramas, removed from the bill, life goes on. I opted for the Istra Daylesford dry-cured bacon, smoked mozzarella and pear relish toasted doorstop sandwich. If anything in that last sentence is not deemed heaven on a plate then I don't want to know you. It is the equivalent pork belly sandwich served at St ALi - same dreamy bread and all. But the bomb was the addition of that gorgeous chewy cheese and the added element of the pear relish. Fitzrovia is a special little place in a part of the city most people only head to if the weather entices them. The hook that will have people returning to this neck of the woods is that Fitzrovia is also open for dinner. In addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner being catered for, the team has acknowledged that with spring here and summer around the corner you may not want to be cooped up inside. So taking advantage of the proximity of both St Kilda beach and Albert Park on their doorstep they are offering 'the ultimate picnic lunch...made fresh on the day using the finest in Victorian produce'. They will even arrange chilled wine or champagne to be waiting for you to pick up at Prince Wine Cellars just down the road.

So much yum. All of the yum. Cherry Ripe smoothie bowl was amazing What a beautiful store! Wishing…read moreyou every success.

An excellent addition to the sometimes bland end of Elwood Village…read more A nice, open space with a wide variety of clean eating options (including breakfast salads) and a wide variety of drinks including the increasingly hip almond matcha latte. I alternate between the pancakes with bacon (delicious!) and a breakfast salad if I have been going too hard. Always the almond matcha latte. They also have a range of tasty treats for take away like spurilina balls and sugar-free slices. Well worth a visit.

In a town where breakfast is everywhere, this place has a clean atmosphere, great service,…read morefantastic coffee and one of the best breakfasts going. Very relaxed on a Saturday morning

Felt like Cambridge Mass in Melbourne, more specifically Central Square on a good day, lots of…read morefriendly hipsters, plenty of ink but not aggressive amounts, very chill attitudes. I ordered the sweet potato/feta hash with basil, spinach, poached egg, more like two fritters and very good. Wife had the muesli, a bit dry, she asked for some oat milk which improved it. The coffee was diabolically good. Fresh squeezed OJ rounded out this ample breakie. We'll be back for more!

Galleon has been on my to - do list for a very long time. Today however, feeling a bit under the…read moreweather, I decided to go somewhere I didn't have too travel to far to and Galleon popped into my mind in an instant. Pretty popular spot amongst the locals and I love that feel of it. I wanted breakfast a good breakfast so chose 'eggs any way I wanted' scrambled and just one, with a side of mushrooms avocado and smoked salmon. The good thing is that you get what you pay for so $6 for scrambled egg on multi grain toast and $3 for extras. Great deal. I found their coffee to be delicious too. I like how the interior is decorated with posters of perfomers playing and I like how you can grab a random business card - I grabbed a few yoga/meditation ones. I enjoyed my Galleon experience, glad I finally got to tick it off my list Its So St Kilda.

Holy smokes The…read moremanager of the Ovolo South Yarra hotel sent us here Earl grey excellent, I'm a bit of a snob about my tea and this please knocks it out of the park. Super flat white Prompt service and outstanding food My husband ordered the pork belly and I ordered the eggs Benedict. Love the have GF options and the GF toast excellent We are here for class reunion and I can see us coming back to this place several times before we go home.

Came here with my family, 4 of us in total on a weekend for brunch and was able to be seated very…read morequickly. Everything was fantastic, staff was very pleasant and food was amazing!!! Description from restaurant: Two Birds One Stone is one of the best canteen cafes in South Yarra, VIC. It's where you can have a delicious vegan breakfast with your favorite items. Whether you want to just have a cup of coffee or enjoy a delicious brunch, this French café has everything you would need to enjoy your café time. Moi: Everything they said is accurate! I had the ricotta pancakes and it was soft, flavorful with fresh fruit. Also had the braised pork belly, bacon and a poached egg. The pork belly had the perfect mixture of crispy and fatty bits, delish!!! Definitely worth a try! -ODL Follow my IG: @AOEAT

My wife and I showed up for dinner at 7 pm on a Monday night and we were seated inside after a very…read moreshort wait. We probably could have sat outside after a few more minutes, but the interior is beautiful, stylish, and airy, so we were happy to experience that space. We ordered two mains: --Ricotta gnocchi, one of their specialties. It came out piping hot in a cast iron casserole dish, and was delicious, the gnocchi delicate and creamy, the tomato sauce with lots of basil, and plenty of melted parmesan. --Spaghettini Prawns, only average, the prawns were tender and a bit too salty, the tomato sauce sparse and underflavored, topped with lots of fresh dill (actually an interesting flavor variation) and basil. The ambience is urban, sleek, social, very fun date night restaurant.

This place was always busy when we walked by and the food looked incredible so we had to stop!…read more We got the Salumi Due pizza, which had light, crispy crust, and was a good size to split between two! The burata on top was delicious. Also tried the Tagliatelle Carbonara, which was phenomenal! Pasta was slightly al dente, creamy, and lots of pieces of pancetta. Would come back again just for that!! Drinks were ok -- G&T and a Limone Spritz. Nice, but nothing special. Service was a bit slow, but overall the atmosphere was nice and the food was good.

We came at lunch on Friday and it took one full hour for us to get our meal…read more It was not a very busy place, but apparently there was only one person working the grill. Regardless, after an hour it's hard to be positive about anything. Then, the salmon came nearly raw and needed to be returned. Add another 10 or 15 minutes to the time we had to wait from sitting down until we got our food. The service was polite, but with I delay like that you would expect a complimentary dessert or coffee or perhaps a discount, but none with forthcoming. And, when you get that hungry and that frustrated, the next few hours are not much fun. I expected lunch to be a pleasant experience instead of something that messed up the middle of our day.

Great lunch today, thanks Pelican! Gorgeous sunny afternoon lunch consisting of a BLT each and…read morepatatas bravas, "fiery potatoes" with aioli. The BLT had very thinly sliced bread which was nice, the whole thing was really flavourful. Top that off with a Kelly Brothers cider and a Red Duck Pale Ale (my partner said it was a nice, dark beer) and you have a winner :) Two meals came in at $46.50, and left a tip, 'cause I'm Canadian and that's what we do.