Spade 9 Cafe & Bar

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Closed nowOpens 9amSunday: 9am - 2pm
436 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South VIC 3152

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Community café opposite Knox SC where staff know your name and your order by heart.

Warm and lived-in community café with a loyal regular crowd, indoor and outdoor seating, and an unhurried pace suited to morning catch-ups. Evening hours on Wednesday through Saturday shift the mood slightly. quieter on midweek nights, livelier on Friday. The team's knowledge of regulars by name gives the space an unusually personal quality for a suburban café.

Extended evening hours Wednesday through Saturday; located directly opposite Knox Shopping Centre with easy free parking; outdoor undercover seating; small Sri Lankan-inspired dishes available on the menu, adjustable for spice; a long-standing neighbourhood institution formerly trading as Code 9 Cafe.

A small selection of Sri Lankan dishes with adjustable spice levels provides an unexpected multicultural dimension to an otherwise Modern Australian menu.

Mid-range suburban café pricing. the generous portions and extended hours represent solid value, though a minority of reviewers note inconsistency in coffee strength and food temperature on some visits.

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436 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South VIC 3152

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Wantirna South

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