Tricycle Cafe & Bar

Sometimes you come across a place on Unilocal and realise you haven’t written a review for it and it astounds you a bit. Having said that, I frequently forget about the existence of Tricycle, despite it being absolutely flipping delightful every time I visit. My most recent visit was yesterday so I’m banging this review out before I forget about reviewing and/​or the existence of Tricycle yet again.
There are two places worthy of breakfasting in Salamanca, and Tricycle is one of them. The regular menu is tops, the specials menu is even better. Their bloody marys are the second best in town (though I’m well and truly biased on this). The staff are all A+ people. And as far as coffee goes, second best in Salamanca, and first best as far as seating while drinking goes.
You’re nice and hidden up the back of SalArts, away from the ugly crowds (particularly on weekends) – but if you do desperately need your vitamin D fix you can sit out the front of the building and soak up the sun.

This is a review is of just the coffee. I didn’t try any of the food.
The coffee here is good. It is a blend of beans. The only weird thing is they sprinkled a lot of nutmeg on my friend’s cappuccino. That it over powered the coffee. However, my coffee was fine.
The place is in a little nock and is quite intimate. The staff is friendly and vibe is cool. I would suggest this place over the other cafés in the same area.

Tricycle reminded me of Melbourne. Unpretentious style, a brief menu of eggs, feta and sourdough, Five Senses coffee and a turntable all hidden away from the main street.
I had their scrambled eggs which were exemplary. Pale yellow and white, cooked with sparing heat and coloured only by stems of coriander. Great bread too.
Their drinks menu was twice as long as their food menu which is how I like it. Their fresh juice of the day was bright and their Bloody Mary came with a wedge of lemon and a bottle of Tobasco on the side.

Oh my god. Corned wagyu sandwich with Tasmanian pickle? Or a flour tortilla with avocado and potato filling? Delicious coffee and gorgeous pastries, snug location, friendly staff. Do not miss.

This café offers great breakfasts; not huge in size but unique, it changes according to what ingredients are in season too. It is generally very packed on Sat morning due to the nearby Salamanca markets but if you get in early you might get a table. Because it is so popular the service is nearly always slow, but worth the wait! Coffee is super good too if you like caffeine to accompany your meal. The staff are generally pretty friendly, but yeah maybe a bit off putting too sometimes… the kitch-​cool setting, great food and coffee win hands down for us though!