Birdman Eating

Birdman Eating
238 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
Genovese coffee


From the ancient myth of Icarus, whose wings got burnt by the sun, to crazy people jumping in the Yarra for the Birdman rally, part of the annual Moomba festival to this small, cosy cafe with padded fabric panels and miniature vases dangling on fishing wire from the ceiling...

Genovese coffee hardly goes wrong and this is no exception. But compared to other cafes in Fitzroy, they need to up their game. Food-wise, the diverse breakfast menu goes beyond the norm of muesli, big breakfasts and pancakes.

The Coconut quinoa porridge with palm sugar and banana ($11.50) has a massive following. Other simple dishes include House made crumpets with leatherwood honey ($7.50) and Toasted Banana Bread with Coverture Chocolate, Hazelnut & Olive oil Spread ($9.50) which was slightly disappointing. Dry bread and oily, not very rich flavours from the spread. But then again, I do make the best banana chocolate bread myself... and I'm not one to be proud =P


More fancy dishes include Grilled kippers with fried potato and horseradish butter ($17), Cheese kranksky with bubble 'n' squeak and poached eggs ($18) and Black pudding with braised tomato, potato hash & fried egg ($17.50). The last one was delicious (so said the boy) - tangy, rich, tasty and hearty.

What Birdman is most famous for though, is probably their baked eggs. A choice from 4 combinations, they come in black metal skillets mixed with an ever-changing selection of accompaniments like braised beans and fetta or chorizo, dill, braised fennel and flaked trout and spiced tomato, broccoli and kaiserfleisch.

Oh there's Coco pops on the menu too.