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Hangover-curing brekkies
That last margarita on top of a night drinking cheap white wine seemed like a good idea at the time. As did that tequila shot some generous soul handed you just before home time. Hindsight is always 20:20, but sadly we all suffer from beer-fueled myopia when it counts. Damage done, the most pressing task is to subdue your pounding head and churning gut enough to get you through that day's painful tasks - whether it's a family lunch or (God forbid) a day at the office.
The experts can say what they will; nothing beats a murderous hangover like a big greasy breakfast. Cafes make a living off fragile early-morning diners shakily spooning up scrambled eggs, and few of them do it badly. But if you don't want to take any chances, here are a few places that really do it well.
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About Life
Rozelle
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Nothing cures a nasty hangover like a big plate of grease, but sometimes the guilt over that fatty breakfast can be almost as bad as the complaints from your abused liver. About Life tackles this dilemma with an almost guilt-free menu of organic and preservative-free meals. There are lots of naughty goodies on the menu, but it's all done with a hippie spin to make it okay.
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Fatboy's Cafe
Fortitude Valley
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Fatboy's alter ego is Ric's, one of Fortitude Valley's most lively music venues. But if you don't mind revisiting the venue that was most likely your undoing the night before, Fatboy's does a mean hangover breakfast. The best cure when you're feeling delicate has got to be a big, big, big brekkie of bacon, eggs, chips, sausage, tomato, mushrooms and more.
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Caffe Salina
Bronte
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There's no such thing as a small serve at Salina, which in itself makes it a top pick for hard-partying Bronte residents. Collapse gratefully into a sunlit seat and treat yourself to corn fritters, a rich eggs Benedict or a massive plate of bacon and eggs. Send that hangover packing once and for all with another Single Origin coffee, a bracing swim at Bronte Beach or ask owner Paul Nelson nicely and he'll whip you up a hair-of-the-dog cocktail.
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Pepper
Flemington
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If you've been partying at the track the night before, you might be a little reluctant to return to the scene of the crime. It's worth putting on your dark-glasses disguise and sneaking back to Flemington, however, for a restorative brekkie at Pepper. There's French toast, sweet corn hotcakes and homemade muesli on the menu, but for a prize-winning hangover go straight for the 'breakfast of champions' - a massive plate of eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms and baked beans.
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Il Fornaio
St Kilda
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Does the thought of piling eggs on a queasy stomach make you heave? Do you just want to nibble quietly on a piece of bread till the room stops spinning? At least at Il Fornaio, your dry toast can be organic sourdough, biodynamic dark rye or perhaps a delicate pastry. At this luxe bakery/cafe, brekkie gets a gourmet spin with their impressive range of house-baked breads supplemented by breakfasts such as tomato and taleggio cheese on toasted olive bread.
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