The rise of the Asian breakfast as Aussies move away from avo on toast

From poached eggs and avo with a side of crispy bacon, to acai bowls paired with fresh pressed juices, Australia’s love for breakfast food is undeniable.

And the great "Aussie brunch" is currently the go to in LA, London and New York, with several cafes popping-up serving sourdough stacks.

But it looks like we're leaving it all behind, with the rise of the Asian breakfast now the option de jour in Australia.

In the last few months, poached eggs are being firmly replaced with breakfast rice bowls, with fried eggs and spicy noodles across the country.  

And now hotels are picking-up on the trend, with The Hotel Windsor in Melbourne now offering an Asian rice dish on their new breakfast menu.

So, if the extent of your endeavour into Asian inspired breakfast is cold takeaway the morning after a night out, why not go out and try the real deal?

SYDNEY

Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet, located in Sydney's Chinatown is one of the more popular breakfast locations in the area.

Open as early as 8.30am, the restaurant is famous for its hearty, carb-filled foods making it the perfect breakfast destination.

Options include congee (Asian broth made from rice), egg pancake, fried bread sticks, soymilk and more.

Fried breadsticks dunked in soymilk is a cheap and fun breakfast option.

The menu is fairly extensive, offering a variety of sweet and savoury dishes and drinks.

Our breakfast pick is the savoury soybean milk for just $4. The Taiwanese dish is a custard-like curd, which floats in a clean soup stock.

Hunks of fried bread are added along with a tasty splash of sweet vinegar.

MELBOURNE

Melbourne is home to beautiful art, food and atmosphere and the is no exception to the rule.

The quirky colonial-style eating-house inspired by 1950s Malaya is attached to the Seasons Botanic Gardens Hotel on St Kilda Road, opposite the Shrine of Remembrance.

It is easy to get to by tram from the city and serves breakfast from 6.30 am. While the eatery offers a westernised breakfast for less inclined guests, the modern Malaysian 'Shop House' breakfast menu is jam-packed with Asian delicacies.

Our pick is their take on the traditional Chinese pancake. A Jian Bing crepe loaded with sunny side up eggs, pork floss, slices of Chinese doughnut and fresh red chilli, all drizzled with hoi sin sauce and finished with fresh sprigs of coriander.

All washed down with a spot of Muscat oolong tea, scented with Muscat grapes. Orient East is a Melbourne breakfast must.

PERTH

Lepak Kopitiam is a Malaysian-Chinese eatery known for its hawker food, particularly in the Ipoh style.

Located in the beautiful suburb of Melville, south of Perth, the eatery dishes up breakfast from 8am.

While its menu isn't the biggest, it makes up for it with authentic delicious dishes that will leave you craving more.

Our pick is to begin with the Chee Chong Fun with chicken and mushrooms. These rice paper rolls pack an intense and irresistible array of flavour.

Topped with siu mei (spit roasted meat) drippings this dish is difficult to pass up.

A delicious follow up is the Roti with butter and sugar. The flaky, buttery, insanely delicious flatbread dusted with light sugar is in a rich buttery sauce.

Perfect for those with an incisive sweet tooth. Paired with Malaysian honey-lemon tea, the Roti is definitely a winner.