Melbourne: City of Coffee Heaven
I don't think I could ever go live somewhere that didn't have great coffee shops. Not that I'm a coffee connoisseur or anything. In fact, my temptations are tea and hot chocolate. But cafes that make great coffee and pride themselves on that, also make my experience a joy as well!
When a barista knows how to make great coffee he/she also knows how to make lush chocolate as well. They wouldn't dream of delivering thin froth that loses it's oomph a few seconds after making it to the table! They listen to your order and deliver exactly what you want!
Anyway, I digress!
Today SweetP and I went to visit a coffee shop in Malvern in Melbourne's inner southeastern suburbs.
Right opposite Monash Uinversity Caulfield on Dandenong Rd is the start of Waverley Rd with a weird-coloured pub on the corner! Opposite the pub and at 49 Waverley Rd Malvern East is a little coffee shop called Shango Cafe.
My Melbourne Friends, I cannot encourage you ENOUGH to go taste the delights of good coffee there.
Buzzy feel, great mix of old shop with funky modern fittings, lots of light, magazines and newspapers, and an area out the back with plenty of room for prams and a sandbox to keep the kids happy! The slices and muffins were yummy. The panini looked delicious and the place is obviously popular with the locals!
SweetP tells me his coffee was thick luscious and great! My hot choc (and I'm fussy and find I rarely get what I've asked for)was tall luscious and heaped with dense well-developed froth and gorgeous coffee art as well!
Dom the owner tells me the customers vary according to the time of day. I saw mums and kids, business people tapping on laptops and working through agendas, as well as some of the retirees who like a good coffee!
My friends get thee to Spango asap! You deserve it!
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