Farm-to-table isn’t just a tagline at Two Before Ten, Canberra’s most sustainable café empire. Over the last decade, their original Aranda café has evolved from an abandoned shopping village into a bustling community hub and urban garden, complete with an on-site roastery, beehives, fruit trees, expansive vegetable garden and industrial composter. TBT’s Urban Garden provides year-round produce to support its 13 cafés, with seasonality taking centre stage on the 70 per cent vegetarian menu.
Canberra’s café scene has levelled up big time in recent years. From north to south, you’ll find plenty of places to grab your morning cup of joe with a side of avo toast, eggs benny or French toast with all the fixings. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill cafés either. They’re brewing some of the nation’s best coffee while showcasing local producers and suppliers from the ACT region.
You could easily kick off the day with a kimchi jaffle from the sleek Southside café, Intra. Or maybe a cinnabon from Braddon’s longstanding vegan bakery, Sweet Bones, is more your vibe. If you’re after something nourishing, a Japanese salad bowl from whole foods café Eighty/Twenty will also do the trick. And that’s not even scratching the surface of what’s up north.
Our Time Out Australia Travel and News Editor, Melissa Woodley, lived in the capital for four years and has handpicked the top spots for this list. Where are you headed first?
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