Butter

Small, bright and contained, Butter is a favourite cafe among locals. The 30-seat space is somewhat limited in size, but co-owners Daniel Bowels (Sister in Hawthorne) and Chih-Wei “Tiger” Hsu make up for that with a straightforward menu of glossy, carb-based dishes.

There’s banana bread served with espresso butter. Crumpets from Ashgrove’s Wholly Crumpets, served with cinnamon butter. And a sausage-and-egg muffin made with a pork-and-fennel sausage patty. There are also four cheesy toasties: one with pastrami, American cheese, sauerkraut, and bread-and-butter pickles; a chicken melt with chicken breast, house-made Japanese mayo, mozzarella, pecorino and caramelised onion; a thyme-roasted mushroom number with basil pesto, truffle mayo and pecorino; and a gooey four-cheese toastie.

For coffee, Butter runs Single O’s Killerbee as the house blend and rotates through single origins for batch brew. There’s an iced cappuccino made with espresso, milk, cold foam and shaved chocolate.

The outdoor courtyard is adorned with vibrant yellow umbrellas, white besser blocks and a touch of greenery. Bowles encourages patrons to bring their furry friends – there are complimentary dog treats.