July 10, 2011: Cibi

Cibi has been on our listing of places to see for ages - who wouldn't hold upwards keen on the thought of Japanese agency breakfast inward the backstreets of Collingwood? It's non far off Smith Street but it nevertheless managed to hold upwards good hidden - the residual of Keele St is a pretty serenity mix of warehouses in addition to homes, in addition to all the human foot traffic nosotros saw was heading conduct towards Cibi. Inside it's a cute mix of trendy Japanese blueprint store in addition to slightly ramshackle cafe. We didn't pass whatever fourth dimension wandering through the expensive kitchenware displays, instead focussing our attending conduct onto the breakfast menu.

There are a mix of options, from fairly measure dishes similar bircher muesli ($8.5) in addition to avocado on toast ($7) to their to a greater extent than renowned Japanese-style dishes. Inspired past times Jess' positive review, Cindy went for the tofu burger (Cibi home-made tofu pate alongside calorie-free teriyaki sauce, shiso leaves, cucumber in addition to light-green leaves, $9.5)

I snuck a quick sense of savor in addition to was very, really impressed - the tofu patty was superb, the sauce sweetness in addition to salty in addition to the bun (despite its imposing size) was fresh in addition to light. Cindy institute it a picayune challenging to swallow - the patty was pretty squishy in addition to saucy in addition to the bun was dusted alongside mess-making flour.

I went for the obvious selection - the vegetarian Japanese breakfast (Pumpkin ninimo, gratis make egg tamagoyaki, seasonal light-green vegetables in addition to spud salad, served alongside organic brownish rice in addition to heartful miso soup, $16.5). It's worth noting that these are exclusively available on the weekends.

The miso soup (sneaking inward the corner of the picture) was outstanding, rich alongside vegetables in addition to tofu in addition to loaded alongside flavour. H5N1 adept warming start. The tamagoyaki (rolled omelette) was calorie-free in addition to delicate, the pumpkin sweetness in addition to tender in addition to the spud salad creamy in addition to delicious. My favourite gene of the dish though was the picayune plate of gloriously seasoned light-green beans - I could convey eaten a whole plateful. I postulate to a greater extent than Japanese breakfasts! The exclusively downside was the weather condition - Miso aside, this is a brekkie improve suited to a warm summer's day.

We couldn't resist ending the repast alongside but about sweets - a moist in addition to tangy raspberry frangipane tart in addition to a duet of cute picayune rum'n'raisin white chocolates were a cracking halt to a fantastic meal.

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Cibi is uniformly pop - cheque out reviews at: Happiness is a Warm Gut, Ryan on Coffee, Happiness is a Warm Gut, Sarah Cooks, Happiness is a Warm Gut, Melbourne Gastronome, Happiness is a Warm Gut, My Delicious Blog, Happiness is a Warm Gut, Tummy Rumbles.

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Cibi
45 Keele Street, Collingwood
9077 3941
Vegie meals: $6-$16.50
http://www.cibi.com.au/

Accessibility: The entry is apartment in addition to the tables are spread out plenty for tardily manoeuvrability. Ordering happens at the tabular array in addition to payment happens at a depression counter. There's a small-scale pace on the agency to the unisex bathroom.