The Pickers Union

Best Known For

Korean Beef Tacos: Korean-style beef, served on corn tortillas, with coriander, spring onion, chilli and sesame.

Linger-worthy diner The Pickers Union on Mackey Street brings a touch of Palm Springs to Geelong. From humble beginnings at the Geelong Vintage Market, the café has expanded and revamped with a California-style fit-out of stacked stone counters, blond wood table settings and a cool pastel colour palette of pale pink and aqua blue. Trailing greenery adds a zen-like vibe as you ponder an ever-changing and dynamic menu, dishing up breakfast and lunch temptations like chilli scrambled eggs, feta, bacon, soft herbs and chilli crisp, served on thick-cut sourdough. The lunch crowd can delve into a Panko crumbed tonkatsu pork sandwich, with cabbage, Japanese mayo and fries; or a fried chicken bao bun, chilli, pickled vegetables, hoisin and Kewpie mayo, with a side of rustic cut chips and aioli.