Wednesday 21 September 2011

Food story: Little Bean Blue

I'm sorry for my long absence from this blog. I've been sick. You know, fighting the flu, fever and insomnia. So... I haven't been out for brunch or coffee lately :( I am also poor as a result of saving up for expensive, expensive Europe. But don't worry, I haven't been cut off from the cafe world completely. Before I got sick, I did happen to visit a tiny cafe on Little Collins St known as Little Bean Blue.  

Little Bean Blue

What a cute logo and shop front!

The unique interior :)

Blackboard with graphs and diagrams :)

And more blackboard!


Drip coffee, drip.


Caged lights

A pretty chai latte

A very sweet coffee-caramel pretzel

Poster board outside the cafe was pretty cool

Cafe: This is a cute little space, ideal for meeting up with friends for coffee. It probably only seats about 10 people inside, but you can sit outside the cafe on bigger tables that seat 3 or 4 people together. The theme of this cafe, as you've probably guessed, is centred around the colour in its name :D - they've placed a few interesting blue furnishings here and there. But my favourite part of this little hangout is the blackboard menu, complete with diagrams and graphs. It's a preeetty cool, original idea that differentiates this joint from the next.

Customer Service: Every time I venture into this cafe, the people who serve me are attentive and polite. Not particularly smiley or conversational, but definitely effective in getting you food, drink or coffee. (It should be noted that my visits have generally been at quiet periods during the day.)

Food/Drink: They have really good coffee with their own specialty blends, beans and methods of production. I can't remember the name of the one I tried last time, but it was an aromatic Brazilian drink :) (You can probably find it in my pic of the blackboard menu) Aside from coffee, I've had a Chai latte here before. I usually prefer Chai lattes over coffees (funnily enough), but this one was a bit subtle in flavour. It looked nice, but would have been nicer if there had been a bit more Chai in my drink. They did give me a lot of honey, though :D The cafe has very little in terms of food, and what they do have is best served with coffee as its all very sweet :) 

Price range: $5-$10

Address: 15 Little Collins St, Melbourne 3000

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