HANAYA FUSION CAFÉ

WHERE: 1115 PRINCES HIGHWAY, MOUNT MORIAC

OPEN: 7 DAYS – HOURS DIFFER DEPENDING ON THE DAY

Æ Tucked away between Pakington St. and Shannon Ave, this little gem is one you’re going to want to keep coming back to. Hanaya is an Asian fusion café, open for breakfast and lunch every day and offering dinner on Thursdays to Sundays.

The breakfast and lunch menu are complete with Aussie favourites for breakfast, like a Hash Brown Brekkie Roll, a Double Bacon and Egg wrap or roll, and a big selection of toasties. However, it also features a vegetarian wrap with a Japanese twist and a Chicken Karaage wrap.

There is more of a Japanese-style menu for dinner, so we’re talking pork or vegetarian Gyoza, Japanese curry, roti taco sandwiches, Takoyaki or a Sando with a Hawaiian twist. It wouldn’t be a Japanese restaurant without mouth-watering ramen, and the menu features fried chicken ramen, among others. To make things even better, the staff at Hanaya encourage patrons not to be shy and to slurp away.

Not only are your standard tea, chai and coffee selections available to order, but they also have a range of Japanese soda drinks and a special drink menu that features a Cold Brew, Espresso Mojito, Matcha Mojitos and a Matcha Lemonade. We also have it on good authority that the café has its very own secret drink menu, however, we are only privy to one drink on the menu, and that is the ‘Mint My Heart’ three-layer drink, which features a green mint syrup, milk and coffee. Like a cocktail, but not frowned upon to drink in the morning…

There is something here for everyone, regardless of whether you want to stick to what you know or branch out and try something new.

Hanaya offers both dine-in and takeaway, so it really is the best of both worlds. They also stock a range of pantry items, Sweet by Nature slices, and Wallington’s own Ket Baker pastries.

WHERE: 64 ELIZABETH STREET, GEELONG WEST

OPEN: 9–3PM TUE–SUN / 5.30–9PM THU–SAT (DINNER SERVICE)