café: Canteen Trigg
No man buns, no visible tatts. Still, Canteen is hipster. Cheerful, crowded, loud. Semi-repurposed: really a revamped part of an older restaurant. Was it an outdoor verandah ? With a well-worn bare concrete floor but an apparently new ceiling.
This is another subcategory of hipster: family / beach hipster. There's a distinct atmosphere to a beachside almost-kiosk café. Including the family -- with kids -- clientele. Not the community feel of some cafes but the family feel of a beachside kiosk. Pleasantly cheerful, very informal. (I almost entered the other café which shares this building, a far more formal affair.)
Pushing the modern hipster feel -- and well suited to a beachside snackery -- all plates, cups & cutlery are disposable, organic, compostable. The diner picks up the meal from the counter -- and clears their own table, directly to the nearby rubbish bins.
Coffee was fast and good, choc éclair was delicious. A limited choice of "cake" but plenty of meal options.
We enjoyed our coffee & cake. Had trouble squeezing out from behind the bolted-to-the-floor table. Stepped outside -- and were immediately relieved to be clear of the loud chatter and barely audible background music.
Two out of three: worth a visit but it's not on our must-go-again list.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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