El Mirage

RATING
2
REVIEWS

Directions

349 Lygon St
BRUNSWICK EAST, VIC, 3057
local (03) 9388 0... local (03) 9388 0966
Restaurants

El Mirage in Brunswick East offers locals a great minimalist cafe to enjoy a weekend breakfast or a catch up coffee. Situated in a refitted warehouse El Mirage is a welcomed change to the Italian eatery landscape that dominated Lygon Street. Like many other modern eateries, El Mirage focuses on bringing patrons breakfast with a difference, so for those who are breakfast experimentalists, El Mirage is the place to go.

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5 reviews
Gorgeous welcoming staff, delicious breakfast, what more do you want? Recommended highly.
8 months ago via TrueLocal for iPhone
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JuliaR 16 reviews
Not your run-of-the mill cafe, with a range of unsual and tasty menu options. I highly recommend the chocolate and sour cherry toast for a decedant start to the day. The portions could be a little larger for the price.
3 years ago
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Opening Hours
Services

Monday:

7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Tuesday:

7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Wednesday:

7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Thursday:

7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Friday:

7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday:

8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Sunday:

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Restaurants

Dining Options

Take-Away Coffee Alfresco Eat-in

Cuisine

Coffee Australian

Price Guide

Mains under $20

Licensing

Unlicensed

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Editorial Reviews

El Mirage

Matt Preston, Reviewer

Monday, January 22, 2007

A more-than-welcome sign that style is creeping north up Lygon Street.

WHEN Small Block cafe opened five years ago, it started the "Lygon Street in Brunswick is sooo trendy" thing. That initially seemed most unlikely given that the prevailing view of Lygon Street, albeit the Carlton end, was of spruiker-lured tourists sitting at pavement tables eating average pasta. Now, three years after selling their successful and pioneering cafe for a packet, Sarah and Martin Croston are back, after a bit of a world tour, little more than 700 metres up the road from Small Block. Here, where Lygon Street's streetscape turns more industrial, they've set up shop in an old factory. Converted into a minimalist space with polished concrete floors and whitewashed brick, it feels a lot bigger than the old place but isn't. The first impression is of neatness from the ranks of school chairs flanking wood tables topped with reclaimed Tasmanian messmate and a long padded banquette. But there's some interest too from the gentle curve of the wood-panel roof, a long expa...
Source: The Age

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