“What was previously a tyre-fitting garage and has been transformed into an industrial-chic café haunt.” Hobba coffee+kitchen is understated, uncomplicated and unassuming. Their philosophy is simple ‘to under promise and over deliver’. The newly converted space on Malvern Road Prahran, from the team behind Willim Espresso, opened its doors on 18 July and hasn’t stopped for breath since, dishing up top-notch coffee, breakfast and lunch. What was previously a tyre-fitting garage and has been transformed into an industrial-chic café haunt.
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Owner Gerrick Numan places great emphasis on coffee. They use beans from Five Senses roasters and offer a choice of two espressos, a seasonal blend comprising Colombian, Costa Rican and Papua New Guinean beans, a weekly rotating single-origin (currently the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe), and a featured coffee of the day, which was recently the Panama Geisha. There’s also four rotating filter coffees, currently; Tanzanian Mshikamano, Kenyan Karatina and Brazil Sertaozinho and Panama Geisha. The team uses the Synesso Hydra, Uber Boiler for filter coffee and Aeropress equipment. Chef, Josh Powell has developed the menu - his own interpretation of fine dining that offers great wholesome food made with seasonal-driven produce. Breakfast sees options like ‘Bubble and Squeak’, ‘Grilled Pear Brioche French Toast’ and for lunch the ever-popular ‘Warilda Belted Galloway Beef Burger’. Just as the natural sunlight pours into Hobba throughout the day, so too are the locals, who are quickly making it their own.
428 Malvern Road, Prahran Open every day 7am-5pm T: (03) 9510 8336 www.hobba.com.au
Perfect for friends, families, business types – actually pretty much anything goes...
you didn’t know
1. A liquor license is coming soon! 2. An in-house roastery is planned for the new year 3. Hobba is aiming to be open for dinner in summer 4. Chef Josh Powell has worked with Matt Wilkinson (Circa), Shannon Bennett (Vue De Monde), Cath Claringbold (Mecca) and Heston Blumenthal (Fat Duck - UK) 5. There’s a huge space at the back that will be utilised for summer (stay tuned)
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