Housed in a heritage-listed building that was once the State Savings Bank of Victoria, Vault Cafe Bar Restaurant has recently gained a new chef and a new menu. The red-brick Edwardian building is part of Yarraville Village, and sits diagonally opposite the busy Sun Theatre...
Adam Pruckner, a Brunswick local and ex-Code black chef, has struck out on his own to open up his own place. Small Axe is co-owned with Jas Singh, and partner Kirstyn Tate. Previously a furniture store, there’s now an espresso bar, a courtyard on the side, and an open-air dining room towards the back. It’s homely inside the long and narrow building, much bigger than expected. Coffee is by Code Black of course....
Fish and chips can bring back many fond memories, whether that's of weekends away, warm summer days, or takeaway at home enjoyed with friends or family. What most people may not know is that the seafood served at most fish and chipperies are frozen. Hoping to turn that trend around is Bill Makris, owner of Tank Fish and Chippery...
Disappointed that I didn't order the Son In Law eggs previously, there was no way I was missing out again. The sweet tamarind sauce was fresh-tasting, and though the yolks were slightly over done, we loved the crispiness of both the outsides of the eggs and the fried shallots on top....
Discreetly opening up earlier this year, Tu has been a quiet achiever. Owner TJ has lived and worked in France for a long time, setting up food and hospitality businesses before coming back to Melbourne for good. His vision for Tu is to do French like the French do. French food is not all about expensive menus, heavy dishes and stuffy atmospheres like some of us might imagine, and he saw that Melbourne is missing the more typical, casual style of French dining that is more commonplace there...