The thing about going around Melbourne is that good coffee is as prevalent there as teh tarik is here. And it's cheap - enough. A good cup of coffee can be anything between AUD1.50 and AUD3.00 (that cup at Laurent was steep, but worth every single cent!). And what's so good about having coffee? The desserts that come with it.
While we were in Melbourne, Victoria, my friend Victoria had a list of streets to go to (as opposed to me, who had a list of things to eat). These were:
Chapel St
Swanston St
Smith St
Brunswick St
Ackland St
Ackland St is in close proximity to Luna Park and St Kilda Beach, and is renown for its pastries. We took a while to choose which shop to go to, and while Victoria was on the phone, I made the executive decision to go to the one with all of the following:
Florentines
Cannoli
Baklava (although, sad to say, I actually forgot to have any during my trip)
Eclairs
Vanilla Slices
Of course, these shops have at least 30 different other pastries, sweets and cakes, but this list constituted the craving for the day.
Suffice to say, we were stuffed after 4 plates of dessert, and had to walk it off. Lucky the beach was nearby.
Unfortunately, it didn't stop the cravings on another day though.
