Thursday, June 12, 2014

chez dre

When I first started working in South Melbourne I resented the extra 15-30 minutes (trams, always so late! So cancelled! So angst! Sweaty!) I had to take to get from the train station to work. Unlike 1405 who breezed into his CBD office almost always half an hour early. Then, I discovered cafes like Chez Dre that surround the area.

Chez Dre is located off a small cobblestone street, a real patisserie boulangerie. The cakes at Chez Dre are famous. People actually come from far and wide to have a coffee and choose a treat from the big glass case at the register. This is why:


I live - I mean work - literally less than 100 steps away so on a few sunny days my colleagues organise group lunches.
Winter lamb and barley salad.
I think the draw card of the place is still the cakes. The rest of the menu is so-so, which is sad because the interiors and atmosphere is great, but many people I've spoken with who eat brunch here are disappointed by their high expectations. The cakes will never disappoint, I've eaten my way through all of them. All carefully made, subtle flavours, very fine.

Living - work! I mean working! - in South Melbourne has its perks. In the form of these places that I probably take for granted. Also, suddenly the trams weren't so annoying when I started leaving home earlier.

Chez Dre
Rear of 285-287 Coventry Street
South Melbourne
9690 2688

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