The FoodStore

A fixture on Carpenter Street in Maffra, open from six most mornings, this is the town's all-day cafe: espresso pulled from Commonfolk beans out of the Mornington Peninsula, homemade muffins, cakes and cookies under the counter, and breakfast and lunch that draw a steady local following. On Friday and Saturday nights the room shifts gear, firing wood-oven pizzas until late. Reviews run consistently high, with the breakfast burrito, nachos and pizzas singled out by regulars. It is the sort of unpretentious, independently run kitchen that anchors a country main street rather than chasing a trend, and it keeps the doors open seven days.