Let’s talk about porridge for a sec’.

It’s the breakfast equivalent of beige. But don’t let its unassuming appearance fool you. Porridge is actually a nutritional powerhouse that’s been unfairly maligned for far too long.

Now a Cork City café has given it the glow-up it needs and TBH, you might even start craving a bowl every morning.

Over at Bright Side’s sunny café on Washington Street, the new porridge menu is probably the most delicious and wholesome way to start your day. At €7 a bowl, their three new flavour combos will keep you going past lunch:

• Nutty Apple Crumble: Creamy oats topped with stewed apples, house nut butter, oat crumble and a drizzle of honey.
• Raspberry and Lemon Crumble: A warm bowl of porridge topped with raspberry compote and zingy lemon curd, sprinkled with oat crumble.
• Banana Biscoff: The star of the show, for sure, this one involves creamy oats topped with banana, a dollop of Biscoff, nutty granola and honey drizzle.

 

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With gluten-free and vegan options available, it’s dessert for breakfast, but make it healthy. Worth setting your alarm early for, that is.