This ramen bar down bligh street is one of my faves. Mensousai Mugen do noodles the way I remember them in Japan. They are fresh and handmade and have a good chew to them. These bad boys are perfect for slurping. You can get the small serve of 200g or for an extra $2 get …
Fratellino is one of my faves when it comes to a casual night of pizza and pasta. It’s a family owned restaurant that has a comforting vibe that makes you feel at home. Their pizza dough is wood-fired and I can only describe it as heaven. It’s unassuming and super tasty. None of that fancy, …
Bahari is a Greek restaurant in Richmond created by Philip Vakos who was an ex contestant on masterchef. The food is humble, honest and absolutely delicious. I love when you can go out to a restaurant and feel like you’re eating a real home cooked meal. The trio of dips with warm pita bread was …
Roco Mamas originally started their restaurant in South Africa, they’ve opened stores all around the world and now they’re here in Melbourne. They’re famous for their racks of ribs, smash burgers and MOFO wings. Hot tip: using your hands to eat is the best way to devour this meal. We started with some cheese bombs …
Calling all pork lovers. This is seriously delicious stuff. Mr Crackles has opened in Melbourne and it’s what pork dreams are made of. They have slabs of juicy pork topped with crispy crackling. They’re serving up pork rolls, pork loaded fries, pork salads, you get the idea. If I had to choose one word to …
Messer opened recently in Fitzroy and are dishing up European inspired meals using fine seasonal produce. There’s a lot of seafood dishes, comfort food and good wine available. It’s all in the detail here, the ingredients are prepared with care and presented beautifully. The decor was stylish and sophisticated. These pickled cucumbers were a good …
Guy Grossi is renowned for exceptional Italian food and Grossi Grill ‘downstairs’ is a good reflection of his work with flavoursome and down to earth food. Grossi’s food has a level of honesty where he keeps true to the produce while enhancing the flavours with the right simple ingredients to compliment. It was a delicious …
Rock sugar isn’t your typical Thai restaurant. They’re more hip than traditional but the flavours still pack a punch. They have your well-known curries like green and massaman and also have a range of interesting starters like Sriracha butter corn, red nam jim chicken ribs and massaman lamb spring rolls. Sharing is the way to …
Kisume is Lucas group’s newest venture and it’s another favourite to add to the already popular foodie land of Flinders lane. This venue has a different feel to the other Lucas Group restaurants like Chin Chin, Baby, Kong and Hawker Hall, it has more of a fine dining appeal with a relaxed vibe instead of …
Souk is the hottest new middle-eastern restaurant to hit the CBD with a stylish interior and exciting menu with traditional flavours from North Africa, Anatolia and the middle east. They have familiar things on the menu like hummus, falafels, kofta etc but when the food is presented it makes you go wow. It looks spectacular …
