Wow I have just realised I am not yet done with blogging about Melbourne! I am so sorry, dear readers, for the snail pace in which I am distributing my Melbourne adventures :( It's good to look back on this trip and realise that it was actually Melbourne that converted me into a little bit of a coffee fanatic. All those wanderings through the alleyways to discover a lot of cute cafes with quirky names really couldn't scream hipster at me any louder.
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| Skim latte, $4.00? |
Gingerbreadmanne and I wanted to go to eat buns at Wonderbao but they weren't open yet so we sat down inside a cafe just around the corner called
A Little Bird Told Me. How adorable are the ceramics here? That pretty shade of aqua that is reminiscent of Tiffany's and the little blue flowers that held the brown sugar were too pretty for words. The latte was definitely a good one. Sigh, I miss you Melbourne coffee.
A Little Bird Told Me
29 Little La Trobe St
Melbourne,
VIC, 3000
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am - 4:00pm
Wonderbao's menu is short, concise and straight to the point of what they sell best. Buns. You can get open buns, closed buns, meat buns, vegetable buns, even sweet custard buns for those feeling like a little bit of dessert afterwards.
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| L to R: roast pork belly gua bao / braised pork belly gua bao, $4.20 each |
Check out the glorious pieces of fatty pork belly and that generous lashing of sauce on top. Whilst the braised pork belly was already really yum with its pickled mustard, coriander and crushed peanut topping, it was the roast pork belly that really made my tastebuds sing with happiness. It was as though the Vietnamese pork roll secretly had a love child with the Chinese man tou. Definitely Vietnamese inspired with its pickled carrots, daikon and cucumber but also Chinese with the hoisin sauce.
Why oh why do you not exist in Sydney, Wonderbao?
Wonderbao
Shop 4/19-37 A'Beckett St
Melbourne,
VIC, 3000
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday: 11:000am - 4:00pm
Ooh I've been keen to try Wonderbao on my next visit to Melbs! The roast pork belly one looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe roast pork one was so delicious! These buns were gone way too quickly in a couple of bites :(
DeleteWonderbao looks like so much fun! Love the generous amount of sauce and the thick pork belly! :D
ReplyDeleteGenerous sauce is the best!
Deletewonderbao is definitely one of the places i will be visiting when i head to melbourne soon. friends and i were drooling over the baos!
ReplyDeleteMy friends and I definitely went out of our way to make sure we got to try wonderbao!
DeleteI REALLY wish there was a WonderBao in Sydney as I am DESPERATE to try them...I love open buns SO MUCH...esp with pork.
ReplyDeleteIf only we had a genie to grant us that wish! Buns with pork belly is even better, no? ;)
Deletehow i'd travel to melbourne just for them baos. they are incredibleeeeeeeeeeeee
ReplyDeleteIt really does make me want to go back to Melbourne very soon!
DeleteI really have to go check this place out! There buns look so dame tasty!
ReplyDeleteI thought you would've gone when you made a trip to Melbourne just last year! Oh well, there's always next time - it just means you have another excuse to go back to Melbourne :P
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