If it's one thing that I simply CANNOT resist it's cheesecake. I've rambled on for my love of cheesecakes endlessly in previous blog posts so when #lockdown started and home baked cheesecakes, basque cheesecakes, brownie cheesecakes etc. started popping up I couldn't be happier with all of these gracing my Instagram feed. Cheesecake Collective is … Continue reading Cheesecake Collective
Category: Southern suburbs
Urban Provedore
Urban Provedore is a spacious, suburban cafe along the busy Toorak Road, located easily next to South Yarra Station and Chapel Street, making it a fun weekend spot. With a clean, timber panelled interior, and food that hit all the right spots for me on a day of Sunday brunching, I was happy with Urban … Continue reading Urban Provedore
Bent-Oh South Yarra
A new Japanese casual dining spot right across South Yarra Station, Bent-Oh South Yarra is definitely a convenient place for a quick lunch break or dinner takeaway for those too lazy to whip up a meal themselves. A step up from the simple takeaway sushi place, Bent-Oh does offer a small array of seasonal sushi … Continue reading Bent-Oh South Yarra
Abacus Bar and Kitchen
After being a highly successful brunch cafe for many years, Abacus Bar and Kitchen has successfully expanded its culinary expertise in Modern Australian cuisine to offer up a similarly popular dinner menu. Sipping on happy hour cocktails in the beautiful alfresco dining terrace, with an interior decorated by green bushes, floor to ceiling open spaces … Continue reading Abacus Bar and Kitchen
Golden Gai
A few weeks out from our Japan trip, we decided get a quick Melbourne preview at the Chapel Street based, newly opened Japanese fusion restaurant, Golden Gai, inspired, of course, by the real Golden Gai strip in Shinjuku (Tokyo) famous for its night life and bar vibes. The good fat: We started our trip down the … Continue reading Golden Gai
Lukumades
Lukumades - the late night dessert store popping up all around Melbourne, is home to one of the world's MOST unique doughnuts, specialising in these handcrafted Greek desserts, otherwise known as, "lukumades." The good fat: The goal of the franchise, Lukumades was to create a perfect balance of the golden crunch and light fluffy dough by … Continue reading Lukumades
Manhattan Toorak
Manhattan Toorak has been transformed into an casual, but classy modern Indian restaurant in the heart of Toorak Village, that offers both great deals for lunch, along with a beautiful degustation-styled course for dinner of 7 courses. Their menu encompasses a wide variety of high quality, flavoursome dishes that takes the taste buds on a … Continue reading Manhattan Toorak
Mister Margherita
Mister Margherita in South Melbourne is a deliciously authentic, Italian spot with a wide variety of tasty offerings, ranging from breakfast offerings, gourmet pizzas, calzones, focaccias, crispy fresh salads and dessert pizzas, all with freshly made dough and homemade sauces. With plenty of meal deals and easy online ordering, Mister Margherita is both an affordable … Continue reading Mister Margherita
The Guilty Moose
The Guilty Moose is a beautiful beachside brunch spot in the lovely suburb of Albert Park, a stone's away from the lapping waters of St Kilda beach. With an open, green outdoors area that is guaranteed to be a hit in summer, The Guilty Moose also features some of the most unique brunch dishes drawing … Continue reading The Guilty Moose
Crave Pizza and Fresh Pasta Bar
Ticking off Crave Pizza and Fresh Pasta Bar in South Yarra has been one of my bucket list places for this year and it was definitely worth it! A tiny store front, decked out with hipster and funky decor, making it the perfect late night pit stop, or an affordable takeaway for those in this … Continue reading Crave Pizza and Fresh Pasta Bar