Latte @ Berkelouw Books
We think we've found our new favourite cafe. It's a big call for Mr FBC and I, but we're gonna to make it. It's...the Berkelouw Book Cafe in Newtown!
The cafe is located on the 2nd floor of the relatively new Berkelouw Books store in O'Connell Street, Newtown (look for T2 Tea shop off the main drag of King Street).
Sometimes you need a small cafe where you can get away from it all and unwind with a nice coffee and I think you really get this at Berkelouw. Mr FBC and I are not fans of the busy noisy cafes you find along King Street and are always on the look out for cafes that are quiet but quirky.
This place has three key things to make it a success:
1. Good Coffee - very important
2. Good food - also important
3. Great relaxing atmosphere - the place is rustic (being a refurbishment of a old warehouse) and the walls are lined with lots of old second hand books. Mr FBC and my favourite table is by the window.
Berkelouw Book Cafe - our favourite table is by the window
I've been to this place on many occasions, but only now had the chance to blog about it. This is a foodblog... so onto the important FOOD. I've collated a few photos from the numerous times that Mr FBC and I frequented the place. We've been there mostly on the weekends either for breakfast, lunch or afternoon snack. We've yet to try the place for dinner.
Coffee - I think they use Fairtrade coffee... and it's good.
If you're after something light for breakfast then I'd recommend the simple multigrain toast.
Multigrain Toast with Jam and Butter
For lunch on another visit, Mr FBC and I tried the 'Antipasto Plate for Two' which is a generous serving filled with many tidbits and comes with a large plate of toasted sourdough bread with lashings of butter. The antipasto plate had some proscuitto, salami, smoked salmon, a wedge of camembert cheese, roasted vegetables and a berry compote.
Antipasto Plate for Two $18.50
The toasted sourdough bread was crunchy and there was plenty of it to go with the cheese, salmon and proscuitto.
Toasted Sourdough bread
We even dipped the bread in the Berry Compote - and it worked nicely! The compote was a nice sweet contrast to the rest of the savoury items on the plate.
Berry Compote
Lovely Proscuitto
On other occasions , I've tried the BLT Focaccia. It's simple, but it hits the spot.
BLT
So, this is our new favourite cafe in our inner west stomping ground. Hope you like it too!
Berkelouw Book Cafe (Lvl 2 of Berkelouw Books)
6-8 O'Connell Street
Newtown
95571777
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