Spanish Doughnuts

This probably isn’t somewhere I’d choose to go during the week or for a savory nibble but I’m thankful that Spanish Doughnuts was around to cater for our late night dessert cravings as we were walking back from the MCG.
$ 10 will get you a 6 piece sweet churros pack with melted chocolate and this was still probably too much between the 3 of us. And they don’t do a terrible hot chocolate either.

During my stay in Melbourne (@ the Citigate) I would always walk by this place and avoid temptation. Well, finally I gave in to it and gave it a try. Where I’m from they typically call these «Churros» but this place had a whole new twist on them. The typical Churro is just covered with cinnamon and sugar, these things are covered in dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, filled with custard/​whatever and countless other combinations. They were delicious, a very unique «treat» and I’ve yet to see anything like them near me back here in the US.

Earlier this year while staying in the suburb of Blackburn and after coming into the city to see an AFL game, I was waiting for my next Blackburn train to arrive at the Flinders Station. The sign said I had about a 30 minute wait. I was getting pretty hungry after a long day of sightseeing and catching the game. So with that thirty minutes to kill now I wanted to find something quick, right near the station.
I walked outside, crossed Flinders Street and there it was, exactly what I was looking for. This place, Spanish Doughnuts is a little hole in the wall for sure but with a truly unique food item that blew my mind. Churros!
Being from California, I have had many churros. They are everywhere. The movie theater, Disneyland, Sporting events, concerts, Costco! They are all delicious, a fried dough rolled in cinnamon. Pretty basic stuff, all the same everywhere.
However this place had a variety flavors! You can get them filled with jams, custard, chocolate, peanut butter. Truly awesome. Some even come dipped in chocolate shell, like a candy bar with a churro inside.
I chose the churro with peanut butter in the middle, rolled in a chocolate coat. It was fantastic. They also have a selection of coffee and sodas to choose from. You can make a little combo meal where you get a churro and a coffee and save a buck.
Unfortunately for me, I’m now thousands of miles away from this place. I have actually bought churros here and tried to fill them with heated peanut butter but I have to replicate the one I had that night in Melbourne…