Like its sister cafés Ronin and The Plain, PUNCH appeals to your senses even before the food arrives. Its interiors of mostly white furniture with dashes of marble and wood are built for Instagram, while the open courtyard at the back of house offers a boost of Vitamin D, wooden benches, greenery and a glimpse into the kitchen. That is, if you can even find the opaque glass door of this signboard-less café.
The breakfast menu is a punchy line-up of fruits and grains, pancakes, and egg-based dishes, from comforting bowls of banana porridge ($15) – brûléed slices with creamy oatmeal to the hearty Dean’s Breakfast ($18) for lovers of Vegemite on toast. Everyone orders the Earl Grey pancakes here ($21), where the tea-infused fluffy stacks come topped with poached pear, white chocolate macadamia crumble, and kuromitsu. Visiting a little later? Good for you, as you’ll get to try some of our lunch menu favourites, including the tiger prawns and scallop aglio olio ($25).