A Morning In St. Kilda At Wedge Espresso

Wedge Espresso is a café nestled within the Acland Street Village in St. Kilda on the corner of Acland Street and Carlilse Street.

Formerly St. James, the rebranded café had a calm vibe during our visit.

Tomoyo opted for a chai latte and the Pork Belly Eggs Benedict, while I went with the big breakfast (long time, no big brekky) with my standard almond latte.

The location is very convenient — St. Kilda Beach is close by and we happened to go on a Sunday when the St. Kilda Esplanade Markets were open (naturally we went after our brunch).

There is surprisingly little media coverage and information on the change, so I cannot comment too much on the history of the café or the why behind the change! If you are the owner, feel free to reach out with the info and I will happily update.

For their socials, check out their Facebook page, TikTok and Instagram accounts for more information.

I found out there was a cafe with a Japanese owner, so I went to visit.

It’s an open, airy cafe in St Kilda.

The base colour is green, and plants welcomed us in.

This cafe used to be St. James St. Kilda, and it was relaunched as Wedge after a Japanese woman became the owner.

St James Richmond used to be its sister cafe, and apparently it was started by two people from England.

This time we ordered a chai latte, the pork belly and the big brekkie.

In Australia, breakfast is called brekkie.

On a big plate came three bold slices of pork belly, with poached eggs too.

The sauce is rich.

The big brekkie is big, just like the name says. It comes with brisket, sourdough and roast tomato, like a deluxe version of the original brekkie.

The chai latte came with latte art too.

This chai latte made me happy: “What a delicious chai latte!”

The staff were really friendly and came over to ask if the food was good and if we needed anything.

Knowing the cafe is run by a Japanese woman, I left feeling very curious about it.