French trained in Tokyo, Philip has brought a modern Japanese influence to traditional French baking, first at Melbourne’s Paul Bocuse bakery, now at Brioche by Philip, where he has won numerous awards (including best bakery and best sourdough in Melbourne). So where is Melbourne’s best French bakery and specialist coffee house? At St James.
Doughboys has become famous for their hand-crafted doughnuts and specialty coffee in cafés around Melbourne. They make everything themselves, even roasting and grinding their own nuts to make different nut pastes. And now you’ll find their alignment of quality doughnuts and great coffee in a permanent home. At St James.
Taylan Aksoy has brought Turkey’s famous gozleme flatbreads from the markets and street stalls of Istanbul to Melbourne’s CBD. At Goz City they roll and fill yufka pastry for the savoury flatbread in the front window before each gozleme is cooked to order. Where can you find this classic Turkish street food in Melbourne? At St James.
Pok Pok has brought the tastes of Thai street food from Bangkok to Melbourne (and the sounds – pok pok is the sound of a pestle gently thumping spices in a granite mortar). Their Thai is kaffir-infused, coriander-riddled, and Chinese/Persian/Malay-influenced. Where can you find them if you can’t get to Thailand? At St James.
Zuppa Soup Kitchen is bringing soup back to the table, but it’s better than you’ve ever imagined. Lovingly prepared from scratch with only the freshest and finest quality ingredients, our soups use a slow cooked broth base to create rich, flavoursome soups that are naturally full of hearty goodness.