Naughty girl on the corner: TOMBOY Red Brick Cafe in Melbourne

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Coffee shop chains are not common in Melbourne, Australia. Locals do not particularly like buy one get one free Starbucks, but prefer specialty cafes and dessert shops that show their own taste. Thinking of the famous Australian chef Curtis Stone, "the first thing to do when you get back to Melbourne is to drink coffee, which is better than drinking it anywhere else." I love it! " You can see the attraction of small cafes to the locals. A variety of unique style cafes project the local style of Melbourne. Walking around the corner, you can always inadvertently come across an open-air cafe, and every house is filled with the smell of coffee. Whether it's an afternoon alone or chatting with friends, the coffee-scented coffee break depicts the unique scenery of the city.

Tomboy, a small cafe on the corner of Smith Street, features healthy and delicious meals and a simple but designed space, making it a low-key and charming corner. As soon as you step into the store, you can see the whole red brick wall at the bottom, the retro dining table, and the slightly industrial seats. The rough texture has become a nostalgic makeup spot; there are many old objects collected in the store. The long tables that used to attract the most attention of the cinema's row of wooden chairs, old doorbells, antique toys and scales were transformed into carpenters' desks. An interesting mural with an old man's face and baby's figure in the corner, which looks like boredom, just like its name, the mischief of Tomboy Cafe is self-evident, quietly permeating the whole space.

This is a cafe opened by two girls, Pia Hambour and Georgina March, for their common ideal; it sells a variety of gluten-free desserts and vegetables, and the menu varies from season to season in addition to buying ingredients from local suppliers; they simply want each guest to taste the fresh flavor of the season-very different from the usual pastries and food in the cafe. The glass cabinets at the counter are filled with gluten-free bread, peanut butter brownies, cheesecake or cupcakes, and clerks bustle in and out of the work area, preparing fruit yogurt, lattes, or a brunch (mostly vegetarian vegetables, of course, bread is gluten-free). A few days ago, it was Easter, and the store also launched a special Benedict egg set to satisfy people's festive taste.

Melbourne has always been famous for its profound food culture. As one of the big coffee cities in the world, there are many cafes on the street. So Tomboy quietly on the street corner, guarding the local coffee gluttons, adhering to their belief that they are healthy and delicious. Do not expect an endless stream of people in the store, Tomboy hopes that every customer who is destined to stop here can make the body less burdensome; in the afternoon coffee break, the naughty girls in the neighborhood regain their vitality and feel the beauty of life again.

Tomboy

356 Smith St, Collingwood, Collingwood, Melbourne VIC, Australia

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri/ 08:00 am-04:00 pm

Sat/ 08:30 am-04:30 pm

T: + 61 422 061 554

All Images via Tomboy Facebook.