Spend a morning in the light-filled suburban haven of Abode Cafe and not only will you bless the belly with some delightful nosh, but you’re also likely to walk out with a few new friendly chums. Abode began its life as a coffee cart parked out the front of the historic Hillsdon Road Centre, with owners Bronwyn and Peter Jukes getting to know the locals as the renovations kicked on inside. The beautiful old building has been serving the surrounding community for the past eight decades, and the current incarnation is a calm oasis begging for lazy coffee dates and leisurely daytime feasting – certainly the kind of local you’d move suburbs for.