Bowery to Williamsburg
See all stories.This venue is one of Good Food’s 100 Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2026.A quiet hero of the CBD brunch scene, this slice of New York’s Lower East Side has consistently done its thing since 2013. Its eponymous subway sign directs laneway foot traffic to the grungy basement, where Reuben sangas are stacked high on Noisette rye and bagels are filled with cured salmon from Harris Smokehouse. Slow-roasted for 14 hours, the Black Angus brisket is loaded into saucy maple bacon burgers and served alongside fried eggs and toasted cornbread.
- ▪See all stories.This venue is one of Good Food’s 100 Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2026.A quiet hero of the CBD brunch scene, this slice of New York’s Lower East Side has consistently done its thing since 2013.
- ▪Its eponymous subway sign directs laneway foot traffic to the grungy basement, where Reuben sangas are stacked high on Noisette rye and bagels are filled with cured salmon from Harris Smokehouse.
- ▪Slow-roasted for 14 hours, the Black Angus brisket is loaded into saucy maple bacon burgers and served alongside fried eggs and toasted cornbread.
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