New Day Rising
Stumbling across a new cafe is always a good thing. Stumbling across a cool new cafe after getting lost cycling on a hot day is even better.
And this is exactly how we discovered New Day Rising. It can’t be more that 3 metres square, including the ‘kitchen’, but it has all you could want from a local cafe. I felt like I’d stepped into Brunswick East’s version of the secret garden - with an ‘outside comes inside’ feel, exposed brick, wood furnishings and lotsa flowers, and of course the compulsory record player.
We ordered the novel sounding ‘CLT’ - a bagel with marinated smoked coconut, avo, tomato and rocket - and it was A-mazing. One of those meals when the whole is so much greater and more delicious than the sum of its parts. These are people who have put some real effort into their vegie menu, and with nothing on it costing more than $10 I will be working my way through it. Mmmm, maybe next I’ll have the grilled cheese with provolone, fontinia, garlic and basil, or the the cassoulet-style beans with fennel seeds, garlic and tomato …. ah hell, why not go crazy and add the persian feta!
I’ve heard all good things about the coffee but it wasn’t really what I was in need of after my ‘not to plan’ bike ride. I can say though that at $3 it might well be the cheapest coffee in the area. So fingers crossed it’s good.
I’ll definitely be looking for a feed and coffee in this tiny space again.
Rating: Worthy of many repeat visits
Alex
New Day Rising - 221D Blyth St, Brunswick East
