The Thousands

It’s kind of odd to start an article about a cafe by pointing out the bathroom set up, but I’m going to do it anyway. If there is one reason to visit A Mothers Milk (apart from the excellent coffee and enticing breakfast and lunch menu), it’s to enjoy the simple pleasures of Aesop handwash and the repurposed trough-as-handbasin. Crazy, huh?

This attention to detail and quality is indicative of something that carries throughout Unley Road’s newest cafe; a sense of thoughtfulness seeps through the worn floorboards, exposed brick wall, customised IKEA stools (actually quite comfortable!), trestle tables, brown apothecary-style glassware and idiosyncratic graffiti art on the walls, a nod to neighbour Cold Krush. Cakes, teas and preserves line the walls and counter, while a turntable sits expectantly in one corner. In some ways it’s almost a little too put together, but it’s hard not to appreciate the fact that A Mothers Milk does ‘independent coffee shop’ well. So well that you’d almost expect to see Ross and Rachel lounging around in the corner.

If the front room looks full, don’t turn away! There are two smaller rooms at the back; one, a tiny three-stool-by-the-window affair, perfect for whiling away a day of reading, writing, or whatever it is that you do best while knocking back flat white after flat white.