Crooked Letters

crooked letters is the best cafe in the area for a quick bite and a good coffee. the staff are lovely, so friendly and always have a smile on their faces! there’s just something about their iced oat lattes I can’t get enough of. chorizo bagel for the win! they also have excellent pies and are super accomodating with finicky orders. love you guys!!!

Super cute neighbourhood cafe serving soft New York style bagels with a range of spreads and toppings. Coffee is excellent too!

Lovely little friendly cafe with great coffee and a range of quick eats, including a bagel menu with something for everyone and limited-time-only specials. They will happily customise your bagel if there's something you want substituted, added, or left out. The conversation is worth sticking around for too :)

Lovely place but bagel is not amazing, the coffee taste also flat.

Beautiful bagel! Just toasted enough to be warm and soft while not melting the generous fillings.

I’ve heard it so many times before… “I left the corporate world because I needed a change”… and it’s really amazing how many times I hear café owners say this, and rejoice in the new path they have taken. This is exactly how I found Adam Cruickshank, who came to Australia from the Long White Cloud over the ditch.He’s no stranger to hospitality, having managed gastro pubs while in New Zealand, before moving to Melbourne in his early 20’s. Being locked up in an office, and chained to a desk from 9 to 5 proved to be too much of a challenge for his rebellious personality. ‘Coffee came calling like a choir of schoolboys’. Now several years in, and 3 venues later; it’s safe to say Adam has found his place. “I was miserable in the corporate world, and needed to get out. The café keeps me busy, and gives me a chance to connect with people”. Following the success of his Mt Waverley site, and Notting Hill location; it was time to move closer to the city, and so Crooked Letters Prahran was born. The name Crooked Letters is a reference to Adam’s nickname, care of Outkast’s popular song which echoes his surname.The café is housed in a former milk bar, and Adam has kept vestiges of its former resident, whilst also keeping things simple so that regulars are afforded an opportunity to simply be, and relish the communal vibe. Head barista Hugo knows everyone’s order; regulars know each other’s names, as well as each other’s dog’s names. This is exactly why I love a local café, especially one set in the backstreets of an inner-city suburb. It’s shedding light on the one thing we humans crave- ‘connection’. In an age where social isolation is rife, it’s nice to know there’s a place for connection, and a sense of belonging.I’m happy to say, the coffee was as rich as the social value this place holds. Coffee of the day was the Kenya Nyakabugi, a beautifully balanced coffee, with notes of black tea, hints of dark berries, and citrus acidity.

3 of us on 3 different occasions have been in and all had the same experience of disgruntled staff.. the food and beverage might be good but the service is far from that. You definitely aren't made to feel welcome. Why work in a cafe if you are so miserable.