Choice Coastal Cafes #8: Banjo's Sunshine Plaza

 

It's part of the Banjo's Bakery chain, which originated in Tasmania, but since spread to other states with good taste.

This one's special claim to fame is that it's almost underneath the Next Level High Ropes Adventure Park ropery, so you get to watch the amazing adrenalin adventures being had up there. (Not today though - I think all the staff were off doing the Sunshine Coast Marathon - more about this later.)

 

 

It also serves a very nice coffee in takeaway cups, and about the best pies I've encountered. Pride of place goes to the Tasmanian scallop pie. Quite an institution.

Choice Coastal Cafes #4: Medinah Lebanese Street Food

 

 

This was quite a surprise. It's in the (surprisingly pleasant) shopping strip of Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba, ie the non-touristy part of Mooloolaba. As well as very drinkable coffee, they were serving, as advertised, delicious Lebanese ...... street food!

Jungle Juice

 

 

Otherwise known as coffee art. I came across my first world class coffee art contenders this week, courtesy of the barista at Raw Energy, in Maroochydore's Wises Road shopping centre.

It's quite a thing, apparently. Take a look here too: Coffee Art search