Winter Days in Melbourne CBD

Winter days in Melbourne CBD - a series of photograph.

Study (and) Snacks

Today is the last day of Ramadan. So much and (equally) so little had happened. I made some Ramadan desserts that I am very proud of for the very first time and lots (truly lots) of pasta. On the other hand, a brownies never happened. Neither did a consistent Ramadan iftar meal update that I did so diligently much earlier here.

The promise of blog updates consistently sorta went neglected too, I concur. But today I have the time.

Study snacks! Studying and snacks are an inseparable pair based on my experience. I love studying and I love snacks. I retaliate at my own past self when I don't get me any or enough study snacks from the store on my grocery errands.

When it comes to studying, and this is during my master's, I like to take my laptop with me wherever I go so I jot down ideas that I came across for my work. And you do get a lot of school works throughout. I love spending the rest of my day outside (by outside I mean the cbd lmao) when I finish uni, not necessarily for fun or shopping fix or catching up with friends, sometimes I just find somewhere to sit and read -- or ge some work done. State library and parks are among my most favourite spots to do this.

So I thought today's post is gonna be about that. I pulled up some photos to sum up what my work desk, wherever it is, looks like.

It'll be my laptop, books, my water bottle I got from Typo, and whatever snack I have to keep me company. Sometimes it's healthy (strawberry and granola in honey for the dip) or a little filling (literally a human fist sized sushi rolls), and sometimes a cup of coffee is all I need.

Delicious Cakes at The Old Paper Shop Deli in Clarendon Street

Today's theme seems to be bakery goods, or in that category: cakes and breads. I'd like to make a tribute post for this lovely place in Clarendon St, South Melbourne next to a Chemist Warehouse called The Old Paper Shop Deli.

I came by this place by accident. It was right on the side of the road and super easy to find. My partner and I were in South Melbourne to get our Indonesian food craving fix from Sambel Ijo just a stone throw away from this place. We always had to have desserts in any form after our main meals and that's also the time where we explore the local cafes or dessert places around. The Old Paper Shop Deli was just in the same strip and block as Sambel Ijo, so we just had to walk a few meters to find this.

They had a big variety of delicious cakes on display where it was just so alluring and impossible for us to pass. So of course we had to give this a go. Below are some photos that I managed to pull up in no particular order manner.

As you see here, the portions are generous. And the cakes are delicious. Delicious delicious delicious! They have so many options for you to choose that you'd just want to try everything at once.

Their coffee is great as well and the staffs are lovely.

For some reasons we only went here during winter times. But a nice cuppa and cake feel best during the colder season really so I'm not mad about that at all.

I hope this place stays open for a long long time in the future. I miss their cakes. I miss taking minutes to make up my mind on what I want to order since everything they have makes my mouth water and eyes tingle. Surely would love to be back once this is all over to try more of their cakes.

I Went to Lune Croissants and Coffee in Fitzroy

Melbourne is full of delicious eateries in all its hearts and corners. One bakery that people couldn't stop talking about to me back then was Lune. It's a coffee and croissant place and people seem to swear by its tastiness.

Lune itself is located in the suburb of Fitzroy. And this girl has a little weird thing with Fitzroy where I'm just not very fond of it. It's just not the subub for me (Melburnians will understand that each suburbs all across melbourne has their own characteristics and stereotypes). So mainly because it being there itself, I had to have an aries friend to make me go there.

It was in an easy to find location, very reachable by tram and a little walk. Building itself is huge, for melbourne cafe standard. I immediately saw an array of crowds lining up for their goodies.

This... is their cashier. Don't freak out about pastries just sitting openly on a counter top like this. This is how you order your stuff, the same system like most coffee shops. Soooo, menu book? What's a menu book if you can just choose your own pastry pretty much right at the cashier (counter).

As pictured, I got myself two croissants, one with almond and the other one is chocolate.

 I couldn't finish both obvi, so I asked for a takeaway bag and bagged the almond one for my then partner in Melbourne Uni.

The pastries are delicious, without a doubt. Crisp and not bland. Very well made, you can tell. But it's also one that I think I can live without, lmfao. I mean, nothing against Lune I love what they put out but I think I just don't understand the hype at the time. Proven, I haven't gone back to Lune ever since this first visit. I don't know why either.

But it was a good experience. I had a good experience here. I love the large industrial-finished building, very posh and comfortable. I love the interior too (they have their types of croissants laid out on the cashier table where you order so you can see your options, posh!). I love their open kitchen so visitors can look at their croissants' in the making. I mainly like a lot of things about this place. I think if it was available also in CBD, I would've been grabbing it more frequently.