filed in Cafes, European food, Food, Hotels/pubs, Melbourne, St Kilda, Tram Route 67 on Jul.19, 2011
The Grosvenor Hotel was lit up on a cold rainy night and on a whim we went in for an early meal.
Grosvenor Hotel
We arrived shortly after 6pm and for a good three quarters of an hour we had the Bistro to ourselves and the waiter’s full attention. We needed this attention. The Bistro has an [...]
filed in Cafes, Chapel Street, European food, Food, Markets, Melbourne, Prahran, South Yarra, Tram 72, Tram Route 78, Windsor on Mar.20, 2011
I’m in Chapel Street South Yarra at 1.30pm on a sunny Sunday afternoon when I remember that I have to meet a friend in a city bar for ‘catch up’ drinks at 3.00pm. Trams are easy but the last time I ate was a slice toast at 6.30am. I need food or I will become [...]
filed in Beaches, European food, Food, Markets, Melbourne, St Kilda, St Kilda Beach, Tram 16, Tram Route 96 on Mar.08, 2011
St Kilda Night Market up-date.
This popular market was put on hold at the end of last year because of problems with the organizers’ negotiations with the Port Phillip City Council. Things have changed and I found on my return to Melbourne from holiday that this wonderful market was again operating. If you don’t know the [...]
filed in Asian, CBD, City circle tram, European food, Food, Hamburgers, Melbourne on Feb.03, 2011
The smell of food cooking leads you to the Suzuki Night Market. The smell is delicious with the main ingredient being the aroma of barbecuing. This is strange because when you get into the market there is an incredible selection foods – a chance to eat your way around the world with food from many [...]
filed in Carlton, European food, Food, Melbourne, Tram Route 96 on Jan.30, 2011
Zum Zum is the middle of the cafes in the interesting North Carlton shopping area. This means that on a nice day you can sit outside and be part of the atmosphere. I find this atmosphere unique to Carlton North. It is one of Melbourne’s places that I never tire of visiting. The food at [...]
filed in Armadale, Cafes, European food, Food, Melbourne, Tram Route 6 on Nov.15, 2010
Georgios has been there forever. That is probably too grand a statement but I can’t remember a time when it wasn’t there. During the years I have known it, it has remained the same and become an Armadale icon if not a Melbourne icon. The decor is rather like a sophisticated cafe and doesn’t appear [...]
filed in European food, Food, Markets, Melbourne, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Tram Route 96 on Oct.04, 2010
One of my favourite breads in Melbourne is Noisette’s Sourdough Fruit Bread and my favourite Melbourne place to buy it is at the Pickadeli in the South Melbourne Market.
In fact now I think about I only buy it at the Market. I still pop into Noisette’s on Bay Street, Port Melbourne for coffee and cake [...]
filed in Cafes, European food, Food, Melbourne on Apr.10, 2010
The Antalya Restaurant serving Turkish food at 233 Sydney Road Coburg is the genuine article The Turkish food is as good as you would get it in Turkey. I have this on the authority of a fellow diner who had recently returned from Turkey. The place felt authentic. It felt comfortable and had an edge [...]
filed in Cafes, Chapel Street, European food, Food, Melbourne, Prahran, Tram Route 6, Tram Route 78 on Apr.07, 2010
The Special Cake Shop at 207 Chapel Street, Prahran is an institution in the area.
Over the years Prahran cafes and food outlets have come and gone but not the Special Cake Shop. It just keeps on keeping on. It was opened in the mid 1950s by a Greek Immigrant and then bought in 1976 by [...]
filed in Arcades, Cafes, Chapel Street, European food, Food, Markets, Melbourne, Prahran, Tram Route 72 on Mar.29, 2010
The Prahran Market is a foodies market. It is all about food, preparing it, cooking it and eating it. If that sounds like you The Prahran Market is the place to explore. Take your recipes and search out those unusual ingredients.
I think it is best on Saturday. The produce seems to be fresher as if [...]