Decided to have a few days off after coming back from my two week New Zealand adventure to just relaxing in Perth and check out some of the local cafes without the busy weekend lunch crowds. It’s definitely a different vibe going to a cafe on a work day than it is on a weekend. I find the cafes are noisy and the staff are generally more stressed. On a weekday, the crowds are smaller and the shops are not as busy, which makes for friendlier staff who you can have a pleasant conversation with without holding anyone up.
The Little Banksia
My friend coincidentally had the Wednesday off during the week and we decided to check out a cafe in the local area, The Little Banksia in Kensington. It was a small cafe facing a local primary school. I ordered my staple flat white coffee to start while I waited for my friend to arrive and browsed the menu for a mouth watering dish.
After tossing up a few options, I decided to try quite possibly the unhealthiest option, the Buttermilk fried chicken burger, filled with spicy jalapeno slow, chipotle aioli on a brioche bun with a side of sweet potato crisps. It was delicious. The sweet potato crisps were crunchy and addictive, the burger tasted as good as it looked. It had the right balance of spicy, savoury and sweet. For $16.50 I thought it was pretty good value for money, my friend had to help me eat almost half my food!
The Little Matcha Girl
We decided to move on to our next foodie stop, the Little Matcha Girl in South Perth. It’s a lovely little tea house specialising in Japanese green tea (matcha) used in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. The interior design of the shop is modern, simple and clean. I love the modern and simple aesthetic that seems to be popping up all over Perth these days. Walking in gives you a certain facade of peace, especially when it wasn’t particularly busy at the time I visited with my friend. Given the higher end prices, I’ve resisted checking it out until now.
Seeing as I was there already, I decided to try one of the traditional tea ceremony teas. Gokou Matcha ($5/cup) was recommended by the barista as I’m not used to the taste of matcha, she said it would easier on the palette. And she was right, it was quite light and easy to drink tea.
I can’t say it’s something I would routinely drink given the price of it, but I’m certainly glad I tried it. They had a nice selection of pastries and cakes on display. I wouldn’t mind going back to try the other hot or cold matcha drinks which seems to have more of a punch to it given it’s one of my locals.
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