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ReviewGood Food Guide (Vic)Pascoe Vale South

Emil’s Cafe

Lebanese-inspired cafe fare in a corner milk bar.

Mahalbia (milk pudding) at Emil’s Cafe.
1 / 9Mahalbia (milk pudding) at Emil’s Cafe.Supplied
Emil’s cafe blends vintage milk bar touches and contemporary design.
2 / 9Emil’s cafe blends vintage milk bar touches and contemporary design.Supplied
Grilled spatchock.
3 / 9Grilled spatchock.Supplied
Emil’s signature Turkish eggs.
4 / 9Emil’s signature Turkish eggs.Supplied
The El-Khoury family ran the corner milk bar, now known as Emil’s, for 34 years.
5 / 9The El-Khoury family ran the corner milk bar, now known as Emil’s, for 34 years.Supplied
There are plenty of sandwiches and salads to choose from.
6 / 9There are plenty of sandwiches and salads to choose from.Supplied
Crispy chicken burger.
7 / 9Crispy chicken burger.Supplied
Inside the renovated milk bar.
8 / 9Inside the renovated milk bar.Supplied
Emil’s eggs benny with slow-cooked beef ribs and tahini hollandaise.
9 / 9Emil’s eggs benny with slow-cooked beef ribs and tahini hollandaise.Supplied

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Emil and Houda El-Khoury brought up six kids in the house behind their milk bar; now the next generation has turned the whole place into a cafe. There’s heartwarming memorabilia on the walls, and food nods to the family’s Lebanese heritage with hummus shakshuka and chargrilled spatchcock with toum.

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