There can be something super nostalgic about cereal. It tends to be childhood memories in a bowl.
But it's a nostalgia that is usually experienced at home - until now.
Suny Cereal Bar opened in Fyshwick's Dairy Road precinct on Friday, offering up more than 45 different cereals from Australia and the United States. That's right - the time has come to finally try all of those cereals from your favourite films and television series, including Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Cap'n Crunch.
Cereal bars have been popping up around the world with other iterations in cities like London, Barcelona and New York, but Canberrans have owner Suny to thank for their own version of the idea.
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"I never really eat cereal for breakfast - I would eat it more in the afternoon, like two or three o'clock as kind of pick me up, afternoon tea," he says.
"This came about because by literally eating a lot of cereal and also spending time in America. There they just have some lovely cereals that are so special when you come to them later on in life.
"And I think there's an interesting element to cereal boxes and with food, I don't know if there's a sandwich, for example, that has that nostalgic value to it like Reese's Puffs, or something like that."
For those who may have grown out of the super sugary cereal options - or perhaps, you just can't handle the sugar high anymore - there are some healthier options as well, not to mention some Aussie favourites on the menu, including the breakfast staple, Weet-Bix.
Suny also has plans to create his own cereal.
"I really like the idea of having your classic, super loud American cereals, but then also have some really healthy versions as well," he says.
"Orgran's Cocoa Puffs is also one of my favourites. It has less than 4 per cent sugar, it's gluten free, soy free, nut free - that kind of thing - and it's also delicious and made in Australia.
"If we made our own, that's the route we would go down."
For some, Fyshwick's Dairy Road precinct might seem like an odd choice to open a cereal bar.
You can miss foot traffic at Dairy Road, and you need to rely on creating a destination to draw people to you.
But, there is a reason why Suny chose this location - inside a converted vehicle inspection station - aside from predictions that Dairy Road will be the new Braddon.
"I wanted to do it in here because I think this building is amazing," he says.
"In Canberra, everything is very planned out. If you go to a cafe and it's almost been purposely built for a cafe, which is fine, but I'm really excited about this space because it is one of those spaces that have been repurposed into something else. And this whole area is made up like that.
"It's something that developers don't usually do, let alone in Canberra - it's so much easier just to flatten everything can build something new. And I do believe it's going to be a really cool spot to be able to get just a little nestle in early on is like a dream."
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