The Loose Caboose

That striking, distinctly shaped building off First Street? Housing one of Hindmarsh’s most inventive daytime rosters. Inside—a lush, plant-drenched room. Outside—a breezy covered patio primed for lazy weekend mornings. The morning brunch crowd makes a beeline for the sticky hoisin pork—a masterful collision of rich meat, crunchy potatoes, and lush miso hollandaise cut by a sharp apple chili gel. Plant-based diners and carnivores alike gravitate toward the fluffy jalapeño cornbread stacked with hyper-local Barossa chorizo, or the punchy eggplant kasundi paired with thick-cut Turkish loaf and squeaky haloumi. Add impeccably pulled espresso—boasting sweet microfoam art precise enough to impress visiting Melburnians—and a genuinely warm crew. A top-tier morning ritual.