It’s easy to walk by Slate on Purvis Street thinking it’s yet another hipster joint serving antipodean coffee and avocado toast, but there's more to it than meets the eye. A café by day, and “Asian contemporary tapas-style Restaurant & Bar” by night, the 45-seater which opened on 4 February is an ambitious project led by three young F&B entrepreneurs. Just about everything here is made from scratch, which means some very tasty grub that's way more inspired than the usual café offerings.
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1/171/17Melbourne-inspired, but not Aussie -
2/172/17Not Aussie, but Asian-inspired food -
3/173/17Are you Winkee at me? -
4/174/17We are family -
5/175/17Good vibes only -
6/176/17But first, coffee -
7/177/17The “latte art” on our piccolo pulled by Adrian -
8/178/17Raise the bar -
9/179/17The menu -
10/1710/17Sideways Omelette, $25 (8 DAYS Pick!) -
11/1711/17Double-Fried Spring Chicken with Fries, $20 -
12/1712/17Kopa Grilled Baby Corn, $13 (8 DAYS Pick!) -
13/1713/17Baby Scallops, $13 -
14/1714/17Kopa Grilled Duroc Pork Belly, $22 -
15/1715/17Baked Milkfish, $28 (8 DAYS Pick!) -
16/1716/17Bottom line -
17/1717/17The details