Mama Manoush, Brunswick East
MELBOURNE | Mama Manoush a Lebanese restaurant in Brunswick East, occupying the site formerly home to modern Mexican restaurant Lady Carolina. It’s owned by Elizabeth Kairouz, who used to run Mama...
View ArticlePotenza Ristorante, Richmond
MELBOURNE | Potenza Ristorante is an Italian restaurant on Bridge Road owned and operated by Orlando Lobosco (head chef) and Bronwyn Paltoglou (front of house). We were invited for dinner one night,...
View ArticleAfternoon Tea At The Hotel Windsor
MELBOURNE | The Hotel Windsor has been serving afternoon tea since 1883, and the tradition is as popular today as it’s ever been. Held in the grand One Eleven lounge, Afternoon Tea is served on...
View ArticleFood, Wine & Relaxation At Marnong Estate
MELBOURNE | Marnong Estate is a historic homestead in Mickelham, located just a 15 minute drive from Tullamarine Airport. As part of a $35 million dollar plan, the 445 hectare property is set to...
View ArticleHalf Acre, South Melbourne
MELBOURNE | Half Acre is a restaurant, bar and event space in South Melbourne, located on a large half acre site in an industrial part of the suburb. Owners Adam Wright-Smith (ex-Fat Radish, Slikstone...
View ArticleBar Romantica, Brunswick East
MELBOURNE | When 24 hour pizza stalwart Cafe Romantica closed in 2017, it marked the end of an era that had provided a reliable food and drink option for those in Brunswick East that needed...
View ArticleEtta, Brunswick East
MELBOURNE | Etta has made quite the impression on Melbourne food lovers since opening in autumn 2017, with its vegetarian friendly, produce driven food attracting a lot of attention. The space looks...
View ArticleRocoMamas, Windsor
MELBOURNE | Popular South African burger chain RocoMamas have been expanding rapidly through Africa and the Middle East in recent years, and now they’ve opened their first Australian flagship on...
View ArticleTorissong, Carlton
MELBOURNE | Torissong is one of the new generation of restaurant’s that’s been rejuvenating Carlton’s dining scene in 2018, and brings chicken focused Japanese dining to the area. Owner and head chef...
View ArticleUnion Electric, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | Union Electric is one of those bars that really exemplifies all that’s good about Melbourne’s small bar scene. Owners Huw Griffiths and Shane Whiteley have transformed what used to be an...
View ArticleHard Rubbish, Preston
MELBOURNE | Hard Rubbish is a small bar in Preston in a space that used to house a fried chicken shop, a radio station, and most recently, a massage parlour (yes it was exactly what you’re thinking)....
View ArticleSouthside Central, Windsor
MELBOURNE | Southside Central is the Windsor outpost of popular Frankston bar Southside Social, and brings its famed range of burgers, craft beer and cocktails to the area. Downstairs the vibe is more...
View ArticlePho Hung, Preston
MELBOURNE | Pho Hung is located on a little sliver of High Street in Preston, just around the corner from Preston Market, that’s become somewhat of a hub for Vietnamese restaurants. There’s a lot of...
View ArticleMelbourne Cellar Door, South Wharf
MELBOURNE | Melbourne Cellar Door is the sister venue to one of our favourite suburban wine bars, Moonee Ponds’ The Valley Cellar Door, and brings a much appreciated boost to the quality of drinking...
View ArticleAngus & Bon, Prahran
MELBOURNE | Paying tribute to the 1970s rock and roll music theme of Prahran’s Greville Street, Angus & Bon is a spacious restaurant, bar and function venue named after the Angus and Malcolm Young...
View ArticleParkstone, Pascoe Vale
MELBOURNE | Parkstone has just opened its doors in Pascoe Vale and brings the inner-city cool café vibe to the burbs. We were invited to visit and whre keen to see what it was all about. When you walk...
View ArticleJuicy Bao, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | Juicy Bao is a Chinatown restaurant that, as the name suggests, sells an assortment of bao along with an assortment of other Chinese dishes. We’d walked past several times on the way to...
View ArticlePawn & Co, Prahran
MELBOURNE | Pawn & Co was one of our favourite bars on Chapel Street, and the site of many fun late night shenanigans over the years. When the original site closed in March 2017 due to the site...
View ArticleState Of Grace, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | State Of Grace was one of our favourite bars in Melbourne’s CBD, combining a great food and drink offering with a character filled ground level bar and a sultry hidden speakeasy-style bar,...
View ArticleBabajan, Carlton North
MELBOURNE | Babajan is a Carlton North cafe that offers a very simple proposition. Delicious contemporary Turkish and Middle Eastern food cooked with passion. Owner/chefs Kirsty Chiaplias and Ismail...
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