Breakfast at Louis Baxter

On my routine Sunday walk/cafe search with my friend when we discovered Louis Baxters.

The creation of this beautiful modern cafe was amazing! You can read about the owners here:

http://www.louisbaxters.com.au/sample-page/

My crappy iphone photos really don't do the place justice. The place was modern, cosy and very inviting. It is also situated right beside Subiaco Train station so it is very convenient!

I had my Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon - $15.50 and a cup of Soy Flat White.

The coffee was velvety smooth and the breakfast was very delicious.

Now there is somewhere to go before I go to the markets to buy fruits and veg

Venn Cafe

This is one of my favourite place in Perth CBD for lunch time coffee or after work drinks

The cafe is beside their cool shop which sells all sorts of funky modern home accessories

had some italian pastry (forgot the name -arango..?) which was HEAVENLY 

and the usual cup of coffee. they make really good coffee 

The cafe is quietly hidden on Queens St, Perth CBD. Definitely worth a trip!

La Galette de France - Subiaco Market

let the pictures do the talking

typical day in vibrant and cosy subiaco market

flowers to brighten the house

waiting for the legendary croissant

the legendary almond croissant

the turn over rate is so high they don't even display it, they just serve it fresh and hot from the over rack! they will be gone within a few minutes

definitely a warm, crispy but moist inside croissant each time u buy!

filled with yummy custard and dusted with icing sugar, yet it tastes so light and fluffy

their other wonderful sweets

check out their other branches : http://www.lagalettedefrance.com.au/

subi markets: http://www.subiacomarkets.com/

OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND FRIDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

General Merchants From 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Fruit and Vegetables Merchants From 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Toast - East Perth

stopped by Toast for lunch one day

I've heard of this place so many times and I was very excited to give it a try!

it was a weekday so it was very quiet, my friends told me it is usually very crowded on weekends

beside the serene and peaceful cove

i loved this area of east perth, full of townhouse style houses, sometimes you can even see dolphins in the cove!

i had my eggs benedict, it was really good! I also had a soy latte, which was pretty good too

my colleague had the crepe

really good food, average price, AWESOME view

what a good place for a quiet lunch, definitely took a bit of stress off work!

Lemon Lane - Claremont

Went to claremont quarter one weekend and bf was hungry. what to do when your bf is hungry and you cant focus on shopping? 

had to find a place to eat first so you can shop in peace lol

we wandered outside claremont quarter to look for some cafes for breakfast, was running out of hope until we made a random turn and wind up at an alley. this reminds me so much of those hidden alleys in melbourne

nice cosy cafe with friendly people… we went in immediately

everything is also more interesting and rewarding when they are unexpencted! what a hidden gem that we stumbled upon

eggs on toast and my eggs benedict. my usual soy latte was very good too

the cafe is very spacious and i will definitely return! i really think perth has a lot of nice cafes and restaurants i just need to find them!! now i dont need to envy melbourne too much :)

For more information visit their website at: http://www.lemoncafes.com.au/aboutlemon.html

America Diner - IHop

One of my 'must-try' in America is an American Diner, preferably with waitress in rollerblades. Unfortunately you can only find that in american movies.

my partner's auntie brought us to IHOP which is a diner and serves diner food. yay!

heart stopping 1000+ calories breakfast, bring it on!

When i asked for coffee with my breakfast, they gave me a big flask filled of it! :) 

My calories filled breakfast of hashbrown, bacon, eggs, ham, sausage with a side of pancakes and a flask of coffee. Before this i was on a strict 1200 calories a day diet, so i guess thats all down the drain.

it was really yummy but made me feel a bit guilty after eating… 

buttery fluffy pancakes, YUMMY.

there were a lot of different flavoured maple syrup to go with the pancakes.

This was an amazing experience and i was really happy to have eaten at an all american diner

http://www.ihop.com/

Velvet cafe

i've found the best coffee in Perth!!

As a coffee lover/addict i heed my friend's advice and brought a fellow coffee addict to this place which was well-known for serving the best coffee in Perth.

Very cosy, warm and welcoming place. So unpretentious, just that way i like it. Charming and friendly barista took our order 

The cafe is quite small with a few tables outside, as it is in the CBD area most people are in office attire. 

These people are so lucky to have such an awesome cafe near where they work!

We had the mocha and latte. No bitter after taste, velvet cafe served coffee that was 'velvety' smooth

It tastes so good, one cup was not enough!
Coffee was of good quality, and reasonably price approx $4 a cup.

stop by for a coffee when you in the city!

Location:

172 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
(08) 9322 5209

Along King St, it is just 1 block down the Prada/Gucci store.

Open for breakfast and lunch Mon - Fri.

Swan Valley - House of Honey

This is a continuation of my swan valley weekend trip. Went to House of Honey there which was on the Food and Wine trail guide. We bought this AMAZING honey sparkling drink and it was so good we went back to buy a dozen, good drink to share among your friends during dinner parties! (bringing 2 bottles to my friend's house for hotpot tomorrow)

my friends tried this and all wanted to buy a few bottles off me. it was seriously good. Sparkling drink with real honey in it. Only $8.95 a bottle, refreshing and yummy drink!

House of Honey is a beautifully decorated shop with a cafe, and sells WA honey.

All the honey i saw were sourced from WA. Bought blackbutt, jarrah (apparently one of the best honey with medicinal properties) and karri honey. There is free honey tasting available so you can taste them before you buy. The honey is cheap as well compared to the supermarkets. If you buy your honey here, you can rest assured that it is full of natural goodness! 

When i notice some crystallisation on top of the honey, the shop assistant patiently explained to me that that only occurs when the honey is natural and not chemically processed. Lots of honey in the supermarket are processed so they dont crystallise. So if your honey crystallises, it means it is natural and of good quality, you just have to heat it up slightly.

Purchase of the day. bought some natural honeycomb too. I love the cute and tiny honey pot i bought as well.

A small bottle of honey 250ml is about $3-5 which I find more than reasonable.

This is a good place for honey lovers. They serve honey tea and scones too in their cafe (The Sticky Spoon Cafe). They also have free sampling of their honey candy which was absolutely fantastic!!

Website: http://www.thehouseofhoney.com.au/index.html

Location: 867 Great Northern Highway, Herne Hill

Opening Hours - 10am to 5pm Tues - Sun

Hush Espresso

I wanted a quiet relaxing Sunday afternoon so I decided to check out Hush Espresso. This was my first time there and I've always walked past it but never went in as i felt this place looked a bit 'too cool' 

 with its very contemporary and modern design. Behind that modern exterior (unlike the cosy cafes in freo) this place is really very HUSH! Very quiet and peaceful place, i totally fell in love with this cafe 

Looked into our combined wallets and realised we only had $4 in cash. Cant be bothered to ask if eftpos was available, maybe they do accept, but too l.a.z.y. (i hate it when places dont accept eftpos!) so we just ordered one cup of latte. my partner doesnt drink coffee anyways, yay for me.

Latte - $3.80

very very nice presentation! heart designed frothing served by the barista. So pretty i didnt want to stir my sugar in and ruined it. 

 Just like the reviews online, the coffee here was indeed good. No bitter aftertaste, they use a synesso machine, perfect combination of coffee and milk without comprising on the aroma/taste of the coffee. 

I think this is a great place for a caffeine fix and to hang out with friends and family. It is spacious and is in the heart of fremantle. Hush espresso serves breakfast all day as well. I will return next time for their coffee and breakfast

Location: 32 Market Street, Fremantle