st edmonds, prahran, australia

 st edmonds is a trendy cafe in trendy prahran.  unlike its south yarra cousin, prahran doesn't have the "sydney bling" and is, for me, a much more real place to visit.

the coffee's good and there's some interesting (in a good way) flavours to their menu.  brunch day consisted of poached eggs (a bit watery - i don't think they were drained properly), almost inedible potato gems due to their strange vinegary flavour, amazing mushrooms in a spicy salsa and equally beautiful chargrilled sausages and bacon.  the grilled tomatoes also came with melted cheese on top - i'm not a tomato fan, but i could see people who like tomato for breakfast loving it. it's a relatively pricey $24 for a big breakfast, one that i'm not sure many except the hungover could finish.  the mushrooms and sausages really made it for me - next time, i'll just get the poached eggs with them:

overall, a worthwhile visit to an established inner city brunch spot.

you can find reviews of st edmonds here:
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