Provisions Foodstore
250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, 9804 0036. Café/foodstore. Breakfast dishes $3-$8.50; sandwiches $6; salads $7; hot dishes $8.50; take-home meals $10-$15. Open mon-sat 7.30am-6.30pm; sun 10am-5.30pm
Elegant decor, rows of gourmet provisions, take home dishes, and lunches that leave the salad sanger for dead – owner-chef David Gilligan’s latest venture has the Camberwell demographic covered. Brisk business folk come for quick lunches (zingy Thai beef salad; roasted vegetable ciabatta), while local ladies check the board for tonight’s take-home specials – maybe sweet potato, spinach and zucchini tagine, or fluffy cous cous fritters with dates, almonds and raisins. Breakfast is good enough to stop you yawning; try eggs oven-baked with spinach, cream and parmesan, or paprika-shot baked beans.