Benjamin B.
Yelp
It's hard not to get excited about a new foodie precinct that remasters a long-fallow area while retaining heritage elements to become more than the sum of its parts.
I cruised down to Harold Park on a sunny Tuesday afternoon and took my time exploring.
It only took 15mins to get to Harold Park from the north shore and I scored a 2hour park on Maxwell Road right out the front (although there's also an open air car park out the back, and an undercover one above the supermarket, so you're spoiled for choice if you're driving).
The whole place has that new car smell, everything is aesthetically appealing and well-laid out, the way-finding makes wandering around a pleasure. The Supamart (which I think is an IGA) is trendy as hell, with fresh fruit and veg sections, meat and poultry, fish, and oh yes, it's HUGE, with more space between aisles than any supermarket, ever. No more trolley battles down cramped bread aisles.
It's pretty much a foodies paradise with Flour Eggs Water, Butcher and Farmer, Fish & Co, Dust Bakery, Bekya, Sir Chapel, Naked Foods, Bodega, and Belle's Hot Chicken and a brand spankin' Mama's Buoi are opening up here, too. There's also a Boxing Works gym and a Depot Nail Bar for the lads and ladies respectively, although they're not mutually exclusive by any means *cough*. And the whole place is open from 7am until late every night.
My hot tip: go on a cruisy afternoon and start with a coffee in the sun at Garcon. Good for what ails ya.
PS: free wi-fi on the whole premises!