Coffee in Lygon Street

I had another Sunday with little to do, so I jumped in the car and drove without much idea where to go. I turned the radio to Triple M and heard that Carlton were playing footy away to Sydney so I decided to head to Lygon Street. Lygon Street is the centrepiece of the predominantly Italian suburb of Carlton just North of Melbourne CBD. It is a fantastic eating strip with loads of great Italian restaurants, as well as a mix of pubs, cafes, gelateria's and other types of cuisine.

After a bit of a walk up and down the street to check out where was busy and where was not (it was Father's Day after all) I found a place I had never noticed before so decided to give it a try. Seasons Provedore is a cafe full of sweet things on display, mouth watering cakes and chocolates as well as a big sign on the front inviting you to try their pancakes. It is situated on the West side of Lygon Street just south of Grattan Street, tucked neatly between the ultra popular Gelatissimo ice cream parlour, and the ultra expensive Borsari Restaurant. You have your choice of breakfast's and lunches but it's the sweets that are most tempting and I couldn't resist the apple crumble with my long black.

The crumble was generously spiced with cinnamon and interestingly finished with oats and pistacchio's, and the whole thing worked beautifully. The long black had a beautiful flavour, sort of caramel and without a bitterness to it. At moments I was unsure of the consistency of the coffee, as it seemed a bit thin, but it must have been my imagination as it held it's body to the end.

Like many people, I love going to Lygon Street to dine, talk, watch the people and cars and I would happily go back to Seasons Provedore :)