Melbourne: Breaking promises at Brother Baba Budan

Come to a cafe with me and what beverage will you see me order? Maybe a glass of tap water or, on very rare occasions, perhaps a glass of juice. Most likely however, it'll be a cup of tea but NEVER a cup of coffee. Ever. 

But because I'm the kind of person who likes to spice things up, I'm about to surprise you with this post. Today, I went to one of Melbourne's most renowned coffee shops, Brother Baba Budan, located at Little Bourke Street. When I experiment, I'd much rather conquer things head on, so going to Brother Baba Budan - a coffee shop which strictly serves lattes, cappucinos and picollos - was my way of experimenting with the dark side... coffee.

I've been to Brother Baba Budan when I was 10 years old but I've never had a cup of their famous coffee. The shop is tiny and hardly accomodates for the traffic that comes through its doors. Nevertheless, my recollection of Brother Baba Budan was that I absolutely adored the interior (it was and still is insanely hipster - long before I even knew what hipster meant) so I figured, I might as well go to the dark side at a place where I truly felt comfortable. 

Now, I know that 'Fooshion and Trinkets' is, for the most part, a food blog, but may we please take a moment to appreciate the truly quirky interior?! I love the polished yet rustic, up-cycle, white and wooden interior design movement, so I truly felt at home here.

As I mentioned above, Brother Baba Budan serves nothing but coffee but what I forgot to mention is that they serve some of the best (supposedly) coffee beans you could ever purchase in Melbourne. Like the Don Campos cafe in Alexandria, Sydney, Brother Baba Budan offers you with the ability to purchase their blends and make it at home! It really isn't a novelty, but thought you should know.

Now, to an actual (slightly amateur review) of their coffee. I decided to order a cup of their Soy Cappuccino for takeaway. Why soy? I've recently discovered that I'm not that big of a fan of normal milk. I always feel a little sick when I have hot chocolate and a tall glass of milk - I'm not dairy intolerant but I just MUCH prefer almond and soy milk.

Oddly, I really enjoyed the Soy Cap. They use Bonsoy Soy Milk which is my favourite brand of Soy Milk so seeing that gives them a tick in my good books. I must say, although I'm not a big fan of coffee, I (ashamedly) must admit that I actually enjoyed my Soy Cap. Brother Baba Budan's coffee beans are very very strong which usually would leave me running to the hills but for some odd reason, I actually really enjoyed it. It was bitter and as mentioned before, very strong, but somehow it wasn't overly bitter. There was no odd after-taste which coffee usually leaves and overall I didn't mind the coffee. 

If you're a lover of coffee then this place is definitely for you. I mean, I've given pretty rave reviews, so that should say something...

Love always,

Nisa.