A1 Bakery Essendon: 18 Napier Street Essendon

I feel the need to start off this blog by saying it should be a crime that A1 Bakery in Essendon is not in the GFG! I love this place. The food is fresh, flavoursome and satisfying every single time. Plus the service is good and it's really cheap. Take this plate for example: $20 for three kibbeh, two dolmades, tabouli, zaatar bread and hummus. The zaatar bread was warm and full of seedy goodness, the tabouli was fresh and citrusy without being overly tart, the kibbeh was exactly what I look for – lean and mildly spiced, and the dolmades weren’t that gluggy flavourless rice you get in most places but tasty and satisfying with a hint of tomato. To top it off they have great coffee (provided the girls make it). I never leave feeling unsatisfied.