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Botanica, Shop 9, 1 Enoggera Terrace, RED HILL QLD 4059

Yesterday after breakfast, I went and visited the other travel bunnie's parents. I've heard that a new bakery had opened up in Red Hill and thought that it would be a good idea to pick up a little something to bring over.

So, I went to Botanica and bought some cupcakes as well as a cherry muffin. I love the bakery's rich green wallpaper and the golden decorative ceiling against the white cabinets.

I only wish that Botanica was bigger and would provide dine-in breakfast options.

Total Bunnie Dollars Spent: $15.

Vege Rama, Myer Centre Food Court, BRISBANE CBD QLD

I stepped out of my comfort zone today and had some simple vegetarian food for lunch at Vege Rama in Myer Centre. I didn’t think that I would really enjoy it, because when it comes to food, I can never say no to meat. Surprisingly, the Thai pumpkin curry w’ brown rice ($7) was really delicious. The Thai curry was extremely creamy and tasty and the brown rice had a really good texture. What do you know, I discovered something new today.

Steamed, 95 Turbot Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000

We got Steamed!

It’s always a struggle for us to come up with fresh lunch options but somehow Steamed popped into to my mind today.

What’s better than having steamed pork buns on a rainy day like this?

Both of us had the 6 dumplings and a bun package, it’s a steal at $10 each. The highlight was the steamed pork bun. The dough was soft and fluffy with a hint of sweetness to it. The dumplings were pretty good too. I was initially worried about the taste of chives in the dumplings as I’m not a big fan, but they had just the right amount for flavouring.

The pork buns are $3 each, which is a great value and I think I have just added another eatery onto my lunch list.

Total Bunnie Dollars Spent: $23.

Sanitarium Kitchen, 145 Eagle Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000

On a recent lunch outing, my friend & I decided to check out Sanitarium Kitchen, located in the very busy central business district of Brisvegas.

As the name suggests, this healthy vegetarian cafe is owned by Australian Health and Nutrition Association Limited, trading as Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company (you know… the company that makes Weet-Bix).

This place gets extremely busy around lunch time as the white collars escape from their cubicles for some sunshine and fresh air, so food can take a little longer to be prepared and served.

We ordered pumpkin risotto and linguine w' olives, baby spinach & goat cheese, I also had a smoothie to drink.

My pumpkin risotto had a very creamy consistency and tasted really pleasant. The smoothie however, tasted way too healthy for me (a rather important point to note: I am a self-confessed Maccas lover). It just felt like I was drinking a bunch of freshly harvested carrots topped with soil.

I think Sanitarium Kitchen is the perfect place to go to when you had a crazy weekend of eating Maccas (or was simply being a carnivore) and it's an awesome idea to provide healthy lunch options for the inhabitants of the Brisbane CBD.

I noticed that their curries are also really popular and that's what I'll be having on Monday.