Treadlie Magazine

FRENCH FLAVOUR

Amir Shayan was looking at a panoramic photo of Melbourne in a pub one day when he spotted something very familiar – an orange speck near the Southbank boat sheds. He knew immediately what it was: the Citroën H Van he had imported from Europe and fitted out as a pop-up cafe for cycling events.

“I was a little apprehensive at first about whether the colour was too bold,

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