Olie & Ari

Best Known For

Zucchini fritters with corn and tomato salsa, jalapeño mayo, relish and an egg.

Coffee and café fare to entice all taste buds is what Brighton diners find at Olie & Ari on Were Street. An industrial-style fit-out with exposed brick walls, caged pendent lighting and a cosy courtyard combine to have locals coming back time and again for creative brunch and lunch dishes. Stop in early for a brew of choice paired with breaky plates like chilli scrambled eggs with fried shallots and mixed herbs on sourdough, or shakshuka baked eggs with tomato, capsicum and feta, on toast; while the lunch crowd chows down on toasted sandwiches like roasted chicken, cheddar cheese, mustard mayo and rocket. Perhaps a fried calamari salad tempts with rocket, fresh chilli, coriander, fennel, apple and aioli, washed down with a cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc.