Taiyo Sun — Restaurant in Melbourne

Such a cute little find recommended by Code Black on their social media. I guess they had a former employee open this little Japanese cafe! Some of staff are super accomodating and lovely and some of The staff could have been a bit friendlier but appreciated my purchases of the tote bag and Fresko cup which have adorable designs so I couldn’t resist! The matchapuccino, a blend of matcha and espresso, I couldn’t pass up with a side of hot oat milk and they were more than happy to make it on water rather than on milk. The shop is small but cute and full of plants! The food looked delicious but being vegan I couldn’t have most of it! Really would have loved to try the peanut butter spread and black sesame paste or a Japanese sandwich. This last visit the staff was nice enough to give me little samples of their homemade and beautiful tasting black sesame paste and kinako peanut butter! Cutest merchandise ! I purchased the fresko cups with their logo and now they carry tee shirts too! I also have tried the matchapuccino on almond milk which is very good! Have yet to try the strawberry matcha and...

Finally found some time to visit this place that has very limited hours. We got the Azuki toast, Curry toast, Strawberry matcha latte, and Yuzu soda. Including the weekend and card surcharge, the total for 2 tiny toasts and 2 drinks was almost $45. This is low key daylight robbery. Curry toast was probably the only one worth trying. Azuki was just bread with some red bean on top, and the drinks were mid. Yuzu soda basically just ice. I would have rated 4 stars at least, but the prices are just ridiculously insane. 6 months ago the curry toast was $11, now its $14. With the Japanese staff there, they seem "fake nice" - sort of annoyed that customers don't speak their language? I really like the coziness of the place but sadly it's not dog friendly although it very much look like it could be at least for smaller dogs. They only have 3 tables inside, and because we brought our pup, we had to find seating at a nearby park. It was drizzling, and they gave ONE spork. A wooden utensil that can't be used to eat the food they serve. Am keen on the other food available, but not sure if I want to...

Let’s discover the matcha 🍵 heaven of Melbourne. Matcha has been on the rise for several years, looking at the specialty coffee scene, matcha lattes started to take off back around 2015. Since then, they became more and more popular around the world 🌎.

Last weekend I went to visit Taiyo Sun, a little treasure that can be hard to find as it is well hidden. Once you are in, you will enjoy yourself to the fullest.

I loved the architecture of the building and the interior design: exposed concrete, raw wood 🪵 and many tiny little plants 🪴 as a decoration. They paid great attention to details and you can also find books 📚 about Japan 🇯🇵.

The baristas were very friendly, as you would experience it in Japan. I went for a strawberry 🍓 matcha 🍵 latte 🥛 and a matcha 🍵 donut 🍩! Well, the full matcha treat.

I truly enjoyed my sweet matcha 🍵 brunch and to round it up, I also had a flat white, just to make it a true Aussie experience,...