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Organic cafe and market

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Yummy, organic, local and super nutritious foods and juices give me a night off without feeling guilty about what my girls are eating! Lovely staff and very child-friendly.

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Organic Cafe and Market

I heart Beet!!...

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The Beet, located in the Junction, pulses with goodness all around. An organic cafe and market, they offer both sit down service and take out as well as a smallish selection of wholesome, local and organic groceries. Brunch is excellent with some really yummy things on offer. I had the the farm fresh eggs (two baked eggs on homemade english muffins with spinach, tomato and melted raw Quebec cheddar) with a side of organic turkey sausage. The side of tangy homemade ketchup tied it together just right. Stealing looks at my neighbours plates (I admit it, I am a food voyeur) the huevos rancheros also looked great. In addition to brunch they have a juice and smoothie menu, amazing vegan banana chocolate chip muffins (and I usually shy away from pasty vegan muffins) and daily dinner specials. I am definitely going back to Beet for their BBQ chicken dinner... roasted Beretta Farm chicken, homemade BBQ sauce and your choice of potato wedges (both sweet and regular) or brown rice and salad or steamed greens. Yum!

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• organic local brunch
• vegan banana chocolate muffin
• farm fresh eggs
• Bright Atmosphere

Organic local brunch, Vegan banana chocolate muffin

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Sustainability and sustenance come together with style at this Junction cafe. The menu's been put together by a nutritionist and a naturopath, so you can be sure you're being nourished while you nosh on some very tasty, locally-produced and fair-trade fare. And everything from the tables (made from sunflower seed husks and bamboo) to the low-water toilets keep the light-and-healthy living theme going. Lots of yummy options from eggs to seed pate sammies.

This muffin is AMAZING. Fair trade bananas and chocolate chips baked into the lightest, fluffiest, most delicious spelt muffin batter I've ever had. Vegan baking is often delicious, but venture away from oh-so-elastic wheat and gluten and you often get muffins that pass for paperweights. Not this time. Addiction warning.

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• organic local brunch
• vegan banana chocolate muffin