The Crowded Hour Cafe & Bar

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Closed nowOpens 8amSunday: 8am - 2pm
264 Nepean Hwy, Edithvale VIC 3196

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Cosy Edithvale beachside cafe famous for its crispy, generously filled toasties and top-notch coffee.

Small, characterful cafe with genuine personality and cosy charm - reviewers contrast it favourably with sterile, minimalist modern cafes.

Hand-made sausage rolls, a loyal local family-run team, and plans underway for a bar licence, building on its existing bar service.

Not cuisine-specific - the appeal is a genuinely personal, family-run cafe rather than a heritage or regional food story.

Most reviewers call the toasties reasonably and fairly priced for the quality, though one visitor felt an $18 coffee-and-toastie order fell short on a bad day.

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264 Nepean Hwy, Edithvale VIC 3196

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Edithvale

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