Carport Cafe

Carport Cafe is Cannon Hill’s best kept secret, a gem of a café set in a gorgeous garden oasis, open daily for breakfast and lunch.  

Perched on Pickwick Street, a short stroll from Cannon Hill Plaza, Carport has plenty of eclectic seating available. Customers can sit in the shade of the carport, in the beautifully landscaped courtyard or inside the café.

Dog-friendly and child-friendly, kids can sit in the shaded space behind the café with little tables and chairs provided.  

Breakfast includes standard fare such as Bircher Museli, Eggs Benedict and Breaky Burger as well as the recommended Green Breakfast – poached eggs, avocado, spinach and pesto on artisan sourdough) and Spicy Mince with free range poached eggs and a handful of vegan dishes including zucchini, corn & onion fritters; pan fried mushroom on Turkish and Vegetable Roti.

Lunch options include delicious salads (such as honey roasted pumpkin, feta, walnuts and figs) and Green Salad with watermelon to burgers like chicken, steak, Mediterranean lentil or haloumi (with sun-dried tomatoes, avocado, lettuce and hummus).

There's also a decent kids menu including free range scrambled egg on toast, cheesey omelette; vegemite or ham and cheese toasties; or pancakes with ice-cream.

As for drinks, the house-blend coffee is top-notch; there's a range of teas by Tea Drops as well as house brewed, turmeric or dirty chai latte. Cold drinks include thick shakes, iced mocha, long black, latte or chocolate and juice or soft drinks.

By Deb Lidster