Food is life/love/bae/often fucking weird.
So, as the year comes to a close, we thought it wise to reflect (occasionally in memoriam to those pop-up spots that no longer pop #Pray4PopUps) on the wackiest/greatest eateries to have surfaced around Australia surfaced in 2015, with a little help from our m8s at Broadsheet.
Anyway, like sands through the hourglass, so too are the days where eating out is one-venue-fits-all.
The Corner by McCafé – January
8b Missenden Road, Camperdown NSW.
Photo: Mitch Liu / Broadsheet.
Hello? Is this the McCafe you’re looking for? Probs not, ay darl. Carnt find a fahkin Big Mac here even if ya threatened to shank the staff with ya dope switch-blade, cunt.
McDonald’s went full cooker when they opened The Corner – a McCafe charading as a hipster one – in January. Trust us, Maccas, no amount of corn fritters, chorizo or Moroccan salads will ever make you ~a little bit fancy~. NEXT.
Cereal Anytime – February
Closed.
Photo: Alan Dimou / Broadsheet.
February saw the opening of pop-up restaurant Cereal Anytime which, as a title, really didn’t leave much to the imagination. Glaringly obvious names aside, the cereal-exclusive venue operated on a pay it forward system – (much like that pizza dude in Philadelphia) you could purchase your breakfast-fave using a post-it note that had been paid for by someone else for $4.
Crompton Coffee – March
380 Victoria St, Richmond VIC.
Photo: @cromptoncoffee.
What is this? A centre for toast?
Well yeah, lol. Believe it or not we’re not taking the piss. Crompton Coffee serves top-tier bread with magnifique toppings which surprisingly sounds fucking decent.
Easey’s – April
48 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC.
Photo: Simon Shiff.
Feel like a feed that’s more indie-express than Orient? Then fang over to Easey’s. Co-owned by Jimmy Hurlston (the baron of burgers), dining at this venue takes place on the 5th storey rooftop in (low and behold) a goddamn train carriage.
Beach Burrito Company – April
232 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC.
Photo: Brook James / Broadsheet.
He was a skater boy, she said ‘see you later boy – imma go to town on a burrito, hun’. Beach Burrito Company is all about good Mexican grub and comes outfitted with an indoor skate-bowl.
Serotonin Eatery – May
52 Madden Grove, Burnley VIC.
Photo: Carmen Zammit / Broadsheet.
We imagine that Serotonin Eatery sought the inspo to open its doors from tried and tested methods (i.e. eating bulk p!Ng@hZ). The venue makes food that it believes will increases a customer’s serotonin levels. Insider tip: swing past before heading to Stereos (*slowly winks).
Bloody Mary’s – July
332 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW.
Photo: Shirley Cai / Broadsheet.
Any place that encourages drinking before noon gets our tick of approval. Bloody Mary’s is all about several rounds of Bloody Marys, with brunch slotted in there at some point.
Leonard’s House of Love – July
3 Wilson Street, South Yarra VIC.
Photo: Eugene Hyland / Broadsheet.
In today’s episode of That 70’s Restaurant: a log-cabin inspired venue outfitted with trimmings signature to the decade, dishing up no-frills (but superb) food.
Menya Sandaime – July
225 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC.
Photo: Harvard Wang / Broadsheet.
24/7 ramen. ‘Nuff said.
Catmosphere – August
66 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW.
Photo: Alan Dimou / Broadsheet.
BY THE BEARD OF ZEUS – A SPACE-THEMED CAT CAFE? What *WILL* they think of next?!
Foodcraft Espresso – September
33 Bridge Street, Erskineville NSW.
Photo: Alan Dimou / Broadsheet.
Hey, could I please have one clogged artery with a side of heart attack? ‘Cause dem shakes look to die for. These sugar-filled monstrosities caused a bloody riot in Sydney, with lines around the block and more than a dozen copycats who took to stuffing any fucking thing in a milkshake to replicate Foodcraft’s success.
Two Wrongs – October
637 Chapel St, South Yarra NSW.
Photo: Gareth Sobey / Broadsheet.
In this instance, two wrongs seemed to have made a right – albeit a ‘da fuq, what the hell’s goin’ own in here’ kinda right. Two Wongs is a restaurant-meets-dive bar or, as its owners call the experience, “fine diving”; think sipping tinnies as you eat mac n’ cheese with truffled popcorn. Extra points for the option to play Nintendo while you wait for your table.
Shucked Oyster Bar – November
?245 Gerrale Street, Cronulla NSW.
Photo: Leigh Griffiths / Broadsheet.
A chic-as-shit oyster bar inspired by Biggie-era bangers? What a time to be alive.
Broth Bar & Larder – December
49 Belgrave Street, Bronte NSW.
Photo: Kimberley Low / Broadsheet.
Broth Bar & Larder in Bronte is bringing more than just alliteration to the table. Soft-sand runners and wankers alike are flocking here to get amongst, what is essentially, hot water that a chicken’s caracas has bathed in.
Photos: Supplied.
