Edition Coffee Roasters

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First of all, the décor and serving ware at Edition Coffee Roasters are the wabisabi style of my dreams. Moody yet calming, simple yet elegant, they certainly elevate the dining experience. 


Best known for their coffee (as the name suggests), the food served at Edition Coffee Roasters is best described as Japanese-Scandi-fusion, and will be reason for my numerous return trips. It is unsurprising that it won best café at the Time Out Food Awards 2018.

Wagyu meatball don, $23.10 

Most of the savoury options on the small but curated menu are sandwich-like options, therefore the wagyu meatball don (rice bowl) immediately caught my attention. Served with crunchy, marinated cucumber, crispy nori, and a soy-cured egg yolk, the konbu rice was a real highlight. Umami, gently savoury and utterly moreish, this is a rice bowl I couldn't imagine easily replicating anywhere else. Each component is so skillfully created (particularly the soy-cured yolk: truly inspired), its simplicity is deceptive. 

Soufflé pancake, $24.20

Fluffy, jiggly Japanese-style pancakes have been hot property in the foodie-world, and I usually see them stove-cooked. The version at Edition Coffee Roasters is oven-baked like a real soufflé, and the resulting dish is an airy, yet still satisfying pancake with salted caramel whip and stewed blood orange pieces so juicy it gave the impression of an oozy lava cake. The sweetness is well-controlled, with the caramel slightly salty and slightly burnt (in a good way, of course), so that even to the very last bite, one is not left feely icky and sickly. 

Latte, $4.40

The coffee is, as one would expect, superb. Rich, smooth, with the coffee very much starring - no hiding of the bitterness with milk here. If you are a coffee lover, you will definitely appreciate it.

Score: 5/5
Cost: approx $30-$40pp. Please note that the prices listed above includes a 10% weekend surcharge. 
Address: 60 Darling Drive, Haymarket
Website: https://editionroasters.com/



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