Red Spice Road 27 McKillop Street Melbourne CBD http://www.redspiceroad.com/ I credit Red Spice Road for turning me on to pork belly. Having never had it before, I went to a friend’s birthday party there some years ago now and couldn’t believe how delicious their famous crispy pork belly with apple slaw and chilli caramel was. I … Continue reading
Father’s Office 249 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne CBD http://www.fathersoffice.com.au/ Corporate lunches for $15 including soft drink, and an extra $2 for wine or beer? Like moths to a flame we work colleagues were drawn to Father’s Office, particularly as the American influenced menu looked interesting. This is a tale of two visits – one that … Continue reading
Worker’s Food Room 472 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne CBD http://www.theworkersfoodroom.com/ I don’t know much about the area at the back of the Courts in the CBD. I’ve never worked north of Collins Street, and ventured there only occasionally. This occasion was with a friend to check out the accurately-named Workers’ Food Room after reading a … Continue reading
Liaison Cafe 22 Ridgeway Place (Lane off Little Collins St, between Exhibition and Spring) Melbourne CBD Danielle and I had a quick lunch here a little while back, to catch up on work gossip and also tick Liaison off my wishlist (it had been sitting there for quite a while!). For a while we were a little … Continue reading
N.Lee Bakery Cafe 62 Little Collins Street (just up from the corner with Exhibition St) Melbourne CBD World’s quickest review here to say that I finally, finally got around to trying the Vietnamese pork meatball baguettes that N.Lee Bakery does near my work, and it was just as good as everyone says. And that, if you … Continue reading
Purple Peanuts Japanese Cafe 620 Collins Street (the Prague end) Melbourne CBD I’ve already reviewed Purple Peanuts once, when it won my 2011 “best Japanese places to eat in the city“, or some other oddly-specific category I made up at the time. But I went back for lunch again to try a couple of the other … Continue reading
The Old Chamber 395 Collins Street (Corner of Queen Street) Melbourne CBD Web: http://www.theoldchamber.com.au/ Catching up with my friend Danielle over lunch after she finished a particularly stressful time at work was fun. We decided to trek up to The Old Chamber, a reasonably new cafe (opening around October 2011) in the heritage Bank of New … Continue reading
Noodle Kingdom 175 Russell Street (near cnr Bourke) Melbourne CBD Web: Can’t find it BYO: It’s licensed Doggie bag: Didn’t ask, they’d probably let you though. Noodle Kingdom is one of a strip of Russell Street Asian joints just around the corner from Bourke Street. It is noteworthy for the guy trapped in a glass … Continue reading
Mr Tulk 328 Swanston Street Melbourne CBD Web: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/visit/eat-drink/about-mr-tulk BYO: not that kind of place, but it is licensed Doggie bags: again, not that kind of place. Also, no food allowed in the State Library! Libraries. Normally a hushed place, hallowed halls of learning, little green lamps and the sound of pens scratching (although these days, … Continue reading
Sparrows Nest 95 Queen Street Melbourne CBD Recently I caught up with one of my housemates over lunch. This may sound silly – after all we live together! – but we had gone through a period of several weeks like ships passing in the night. Saying how tired we were every evening/morning and heading to … Continue reading
Fresh Bread 