Popular for emanating a fun and vibrant atmosphere, Eltham locals can’t get enough of Eira Café Lounge Bar, located on Pryor Street. By day, Eira operates as a cheery café filled with early morning coffee drinkers and friends who meet for brunch, lingering awhile after devouring the likes of hot porridge with toasted almonds and honey or a crunchy breakfast bruschetta. At sundown this venue transforms with the help of soft lighting and a suave ambiance well-suited to intimate occasions. Diners are found grazing over tapas like grilled prawns tossed in Byron Bay chilli and coconut sauce and grilled Saganaki cheese with a sweet balsamic reduction before quelling hunger with a main such as pan-seared chicken in a creamy garlic, mushroom and bacon sauce.