Shelter

You’ll know that Shelter Café & Bar is on-trend before you even see Organic Turmeric Kombucha ($8) on their menu. You’re served by a bevy of tanned, brown khaki apron-clad staff in a simple, Scandinavian inspired space full of exposed, repurposed wood, blonde wood tables and comfortable Scando-style chairs. Hanging macramé planters and glass jars holding bunches of native flowers soften the extreme minimalism of the beachfront space. It’s made more homely with a few shelves of branded products, and handwritten labels for the beer and water taps on the white tiled bar-back.

Shelter is run by a breakaway band of Three Blue Ducks – Andy Love, Troy Noonan and Grant La Brooy - who defected from their farm in Byron Bay. There ...read more