Seven places to level up your avo toast
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Let’s be honest, it may be basic but avo on toast is always a brilliant choice for brunch.
But sometimes—and this is hard to admit—getting the same combo of smashed avo and sourdough every Saturday or Sunday can get a little boring. That’s where we come in.
Whether you loved it smashed, on the side, or served with something a little different, we’ve found seven cafes where you can level up your avo toast. You’re welcome.
Moo & Chick
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With a Classic French-trained head chef cooking up a storm at the cosy and bonhomie Moo & Chick, you know to expect something special from even the most basic of brunch dishes. Serving a finely sliced full half of avocado on toasted sourdough bread, it’s the house-made hummus and chili oil that takes their avo on toast up a notch. Creamy, spicy and crunchy, say hello to your newest obsession.
Unit 1/28 Challis Street, Dickson | Open Tuesday-Friday 6.30-3 pm, Saturday-Sunday 8-3 pm, closed Mondays | mooandchick.com.au
Bloom Coffee
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Located in the growing foodie precinct of Furzer Street, Bloom Coffee is the perfect breakfast spot with all the menu classics—but for avo lovers, it’s their loaded toast can’t that be missed. Serving a thick layer of smashed avocado on crunchy Three Mills Sourdough, it’s the addition of house-dried tomatoes, pickled red onion and dukkah that makes for a simple but downright delicious combination. Amp it up by adding feta and/or smoked salmon and don’t forget your latte for the perfect morning.
Albemarle Building, 45 Furzer St, Phillip | Open Monday to Friday 7 am – 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 2 pm | @bloomcoffee.cbr
Wildflour Café
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Forget avo on toast, what about avo on corn fritters? Available at Wildflour Café in Fyshwick, order the frittas to enjoy the perfect combination of salmon, poached egg and smashed avo for a leveled-up alternative to your usual Sunday brunch. Sit back, savour a cup of award-winning ONA coffee, take a bite and thank us later.
8 Townsville St, Fyshwick | Open Monday – Friday 7.30 am – 2 pm, Saturday 8 am – 2.30 pm and Sunday 8 am – 2 pm | wildflour.com
54 Benjamin
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Known for their interesting and innovative food combinations (hello hot dog croissant with pickled onion, cucumber, cheddar custard, honey mustard mayo, smoked tomato relish and parmesan) you know brunch at 54 Benjamin is sure to be good. Order their smashed avo with pickled pineapple, tomatoes, beetroot hummus, feta, za’tar, and lime on soy linseed sourdough, and add bacon to start your weekend right.
54 Benjamin Way, Belconnen | Open Monday – Thursday 6.30 am – 3.30 pm, Friday 6.30 am – 7.30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 2 pm | 54benjamin.com
The Usual
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This quaint café in the corner of Gungahlin Marketplace is anything but (you guessed it) usual. Leveling up basic brekkie options, avo on toast lovers need to try their combination of beet hummus, smashed avocado, roasted tomato, spiced mushroom, toasted pepita seeds, fried onion and a lemon wedge. Load it up with two eggs and some feta or if you’re feeling something really unusual, why not skip the toast and try an avocado shake?
125 Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin | Open Monday – Friday 6.30 am – 3 pm, Saturday – Sunday 8 am – 2 pm | the-usual.square.site
Pollen Café
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Set amid the magnificent plant life that constitutes the Australian National Botanic Gardens, the menu at Pollen Café is simple but scrumptious. Think smashed avocado on toasted Three Mills Sourdough Foccacia served with beetroot hummus, seeds, nuts, balsamic glaze, and a lemon wedge. With the choice to add poached eggs or bacon, it’s sure to take your usual order up a notch while you enjoy the sunshine.
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross St | Open Monday – Sunday, 9 am – 3.30 pm | pollencafe.com
The Goods Wholefoods
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Serving food that bridges the gap between nourishment and convinced (and is guaranteed to make you feel good), The Goods Wholefoods has plenty of delicious and healthy menu options for the morning—including thickly sliced wholemeal sourdough topped with avocado. But that’s not the best part. Combined with peas, fetta and chilli flakes or sweet potato, zaatar and herbs, this avo on toast combo promises to be a (healthy) party in your mouth.
No Name Lane, Shop G9, 40 Marcus Clark St | Open Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 3 pm | itsthegoods.com
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