Westmere is the heart of cafe culture. If the number of cafes in the area is any indication, we like very much to go out and drink coffee. There are a few changes happening in the local West Lynn village.
The newbie, Richmond Rd Cafe is fantastic. Love the service. The attentive staff, bring you a paper as you arrive, find a table, wait on you pleasantly and then don’t mind if you linger. The tables though are so close that if you didn’t know the person next to you, you soon will – or at least all about their life. It can get very crowded in the weekends.
Luckily, change is afoot. Toucan has been bought by the owners of Ponsonby Rd cafe Dizengoff. This is very good as Toucan was fine for a retro experience but very tired. Presently the place is gutted and I have heard about 4 weeks from being finished.
At the top of Richmond Road, what was Craft is now also going to be a day cafe. The previous owners of Benediction in Newton (which is another favourite), have brought the Craft space and it is also being renovated now.
Westmere has its own new espresso bar, Garnet Station. It has only just opened and its premises are fittingly, a character bungalow. Excellent Russian samovar tea and hot chocolate as well are the usual coffee are served.
One more change, is in the shopping centre where Fruit World is, the Blockbuster has gone and we are about to get a noodle/sushi bar.
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