I then realised it was the same one Helen of Grab Your Fork reviewed earlier in the year. As you can imagine, I re-read her post and other food bloggers posts to have an idea of the dishes they tried.
For those of you unfamiliar with Cafe Shenkin, it is an Israeli cafe and all the food is reflective of the Israeli heritage. Having not been exposed to Israeli food before, I was fascinated at the similarities to other middle eastern food I have tried like Lebanese, and Turkish food.
Admittedly I am not too familiar with Enmore, having not frequented here before. I realised how hard it was to find parking that allowed for more than an hour. Impossible! Aargh! Why is it so hard to get decent timeline parking at these inner west suburbs? :(
Enough of the venting. Now to focus on Shenkin Kitchen. It was warm, welcoming and funky. The decor caught my eye. There was this quirky stairs decorated with plants right above where we were sitting. The black board was nicely written with their specials and there were some quirky artefacts around the cafe.
This is what we had for breakfast.
Ziva - a baked filo pastry filled with cheese and olives, a boiled egg, hummus, grated tomato, and spicy coriander. CM loved the pastry and commented on the delicious flavours of the cheese with the olives. The hummus went down a treat too.
Angelita Special - puff pastry filled with shakshuka sauce, fried eggs and spicy coriander topped with melted cheddar. It looked like a simple dish when plated but you can imagine the goodness between the pastry. I had a bite and can honestly say there was a nice combination of flavours. The shakshuka sauce was yum! JM could not stop saying how delicious it was!
The Bite - I had this dish and it was a plate of crumbed avocado, served with a poached egg, mixed lettuce, home made smokey hollandaise sauce, and pan fried mushrooms. All this with a couple of toasted bread. I could taste the garlic in the mushrooms which gave it a much needed oomph! I can honestly say I don't recall having crumbed avocado before and it was delicious! Crunchy, creamy and slightly salty. Yum!
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| The crumbed avocado hidden by the poached egg :) |
The coffee was pretty good too. If I had any space left in my tummy, I would have ordered another but it will have to wait for my next visit. :)
Here is a picture of the Grandfather Babka sitting oh so nicely at the counter. I noticed it as I was paying.
Shenkin Kitchen
129 Enmore Road
Enmore
NSW 2042
Website: cafeshenkin.com.au/
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4 comments:
It's a cute little spot isn't it? And yes parking in Enmore/Newtown is always painful. You have to hit the back streets and walk for about 5min.
Hi Helen, I sure liked the place! Hope to return and try their shakshuka! :)
that dip board looks amazing!!
Hi missklicious, I am glad we ordered it! Great assortment of dips! :)
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