By Dani Valent
JACK HORNER, 179 Weston Street, Brunswick East, 9388 1825. Daily breakfast and lunch, Mon-Fri dinner
The new cafe from the Pope Joan crew is a classy rethink of the canteen with roast chicken, braises and a checkbox breakfast menu (banoffee waffles are a specialty).
BANCROFT BREWERS, 480A Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick, 9523 1198. Daily breakfast and lunch
Taking over where the Moor's Head left off, this brewer does specialty coffee and easy-on-the-eye scrambled eggs, salads and burgers.
CHATO, 921 High Street, Thornbury, 9484 8554. Daily breakfast and lunch, Thurs-Sat dinner
Cafe breakfasts with a Spanish spin (cauliflower pancake and romesco sauce), ease into tapas (charred chorizo, black pudding with sherry vinegar) as the sun goes down.