CHEAP EATS 2010 ***  TOP OF OUR CATEGORY

You may have to queue for this pocket-sized cafe overlooking South Melbourne market, but once at a table, you’ll understand why. Creative combinations abound, like a potato omelette with capsicum, feta and gremolata, or rhubarb and apple compote with citrus curd yoghurt and pistachio French toast. The “Mexican Extravaganza” is a spectacular combination of beans wrapped in a tortilla with fried eggs, pumpkin and coriander roesti, tomato-corn salsa and chipotle mayo.If the food and (expert coffee) isn’t proof enough, the menus glossary verifies the care taken in selecting the best produce: organic and free-range wherever possible. Get in line.