cafe: Tropico, North Beach
Hipster wall decorations showing signs of mass production. High chairs and tables, good for the views. Crowded inside, difficult to find parking outside. All signs of "hipster".
I've decided that there are two styles of hipster: repurposed shops with decorations of whatever is available, and the same look -- but done as a deliberate marketing technique. This café looks deliberate.
Service is good, coffee is good, we share a "Malteser" cake. It's gooey caramel on a slice of cake, solid sugar. Luckily the cake is also solid -- in a good way -- otherwise the sugar topping would have been unbearable. But, it's very nice. A shared slice is plenty.
Oh, there is also a shelf of "healthy" cakes and slices. Some look interesting. If that's what you want.
We were here once before, on a holiday, when other cafes were closed. We had a quick coffee as this shop was also closing. We enjoyed both visits but only returned because we wanted to see it in normal opening hours. So: two out of three, good but will not become a regular place for us.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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