8 Antipodean Cafes and Restaurants
London has no shortage of Australian cafes, keen to bring a taste of the sweet life (mainly brunch and great coffee) to the UK. With tomorrow being Australia Day and a plane ticket Down Under a little out of the question, you’ll want to read on for our guide to the best Aussie-inspired and Antipodean venues London has to offer…
Lantana
The Best Corn Fritters
To those in-the-know, Lantana serve the best corn fritters in London. And pretty good coffee too… Split into ‘In’ and ‘Out’, the Fitzrovia cafe serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and cakes in-house and to takeaway. Vegemite? Tick. Toasted banana bread? Tick. Smashed avo? You get the idea. We love the selection of sides too, which include chorizo, black pudding, plum ketchup and chilli jam.
Where: Shoreditch, Fitzrovia and Camden
Website: www.lantanacafe.co.uk
Granger & Co
The Classic Aussie Brunch
It’s no surprise that Bill Granger, the the owner of Granger & Co – widely considered the ultimate brunch in London – is Australian. This is the epitome of easygoing-yet-sophisticated dining; poached eggs are runny every time, avocados are ripe and almond milk is made in house. The only downside? More often than not you’ll have to queue to get a table, but that’s all part of the excitement and now that there are three sites (Notting Hill, Clerkenwell and King’s Cross) you have three more chances…
Where: Notting Hill, King's Cross and Clerkenwell
Website: www.grangerandco.com
Brew
Southern Hemisphere via South London
If the Southern Hemisphere is a little too far, head south of the river instead (anyone else noticed Aussies swarm to Clapham?!) for nice local touches including Wimbledon honey and mint tea ‘from the garden’. Brew serve their Aussie-influenced menu morning, noon and night and menus vary in each venue but for the authentic experience enjoy a brunch of avo on toasted pide with a healthy spread of Vegemite or our favourite – sweetcorn fritters with avocado, tomato jam and lime aioli. Bonus points if you’re in activewear.
Where: Various
Website: www.brew-cafe.com
Farm Girl
For the Health-Conscious
Portobello’s Farm Girl is a bright, colourful cafe blending juices as colourful as the wall tiles – a ‘holistic and healthy Australian cafe’. Granola and muesli come with generous handfuls of blueberries, goji berries and pomegranate seeds and everything is fresh, nutritional and nurturing. Wondering about the name? Founder Rose Mann is the farm girl in question, having grown up milking cows on an Australian dairy farm.
Where: 59a Portobello Road, Notting Hill, W11 3DB
Website: www.thefarmgirl.co.uk
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