cafe ish {surry hills}

when dext first told me about cafe ish, i felt a nice sense of familiarity because "...ish" by 1927 was the first album that i'd ever bought (back in primary school!). i thought to myself, if a cafe is named cafe ish it had to be good. and... just as i had anticipated, the food is innovative & absolutely scrumtilly-umptious, definitely "compulsory hero" material!

located in surry hills, on the corner of campbell & foster streets, the little cafe was already buzzing with people tucking into their sunday morning breakfast when we arrived just after 10am. shortly after arriving, we were served a little sunday morning "pick me up" by the owner josh. a few little cups of cold, crisp sake that had a soft subtle flavour of rockmelon infused into it. we were off to a good start! bring on the menu!!

after the sake, i moved onto cafe ish's signature coffee, the wattle macaccino made with wattle & macadamia & a photographer's delight!

mister & dext's breakfast - not just your standard beef patty + sesame seed bun hamburger.

ella's had this for breakfast and we just couldn't stop wondering how many emu eggs does it take to make one serve??!?

i really can't go past soft shell crab when its on offer, nor can i forgo a good eggs benedict, so you can imagine my excitement & the choice that cafe ish had already made for me just by having this on the menu, mercie & i went for the same.

dext (above right) & mercie (below left), showcase the selection of salt (chilli, hawaiian volcanic & citrus) we could choose to accompany our dishes (sake, below right).

a nice cosy atmosphere to hang out to eat the most important meal of the day with the most important people in your life.

if you are after some good wholesome breakfast with a modern australian japanese fused twist, cafe ish is your breakfast destination to head to.

date: sunday, 25 july 2010
location: cafe ish, 82 campbell street, surry hills, sydney