Bohemia 01/04/2009
 

Bohemia. Oh how I love this place. If you're like me, and you have breakfast at 11am, you snack around one, don't really want lunch until 4ish, then this place will still have it's kitchen open for you. Today I ordered the Mexicana burger and an Iced Coffee, for around $19. The waiter looked surprised, and asked if I was hungry. The (huge) burger came with a generous serve of crisp, perfect, french fries. The beef pattie was grilled to crunchy on the outside, just the way I like it. The iced coffee included a layer of whipped cream and coffee gelato from the impressive gelato bar. I originally thought the Bohemia gelato bar was pointless - there are two other businesses in Byron that serve gelato already - but using it in their milky drinks is a stroke of genius, and they have heaps of flavours to choose from. They also have a wide selection of cakes, and while the view of Jonson St peak season traffic isn't so great, it is still a good venue for afternoon coffee/cake/people watching.

A lot of effort has been put into decorating Bohemia. From the red bedazzled walls, to the fans that remind me of French Cancan dancer's skirts, the attention to detail is faultless. The decor is certainly Bohemian and the music is Byron Bay: obscure dub and reggae covers of music by Sting and Radiohead were being played on this visit.

Bohemia is open late. Not so late they have to deal with trashbags leaving the nightclubs, but pretty damn late. Check it out, even if it's just to look at the decor.

Bohemia
95 Jonson Street
(near the pedestrian crossing opp. Woolworths)

 


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