20 May

Chill Bro Paletas are branching out from their namesake and have started selling another Mexican sweet favourite - churros! Mexican churros use regular sugar rather than the castor sugar used in their Spanish cousins. The bite-sized churros come with dipping sauce and toppings, or drizzled over in dulce de leche caramel sauce. Alternatively, they can be found in basket form, holding scoops of ice cream for a simultaneously hot and cold treat. Don't take too long taking photos; you'll want to enjoy this one with its crispy churro...

19:17 / Chill Bro Paletas / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
10 May

It would be easy to be overshadowed if your stablemate is the ever-popular Red Spice Road. Burma Lane is headed up by Executive Chef John McLeay, who also looks after RSR, and the menu takes inspiration from both modern and traditional Burmese food, injected with a Modern Australian twist. The multi-level restaurant is dark and modern, and the contemporary feel is furthered by walls featuring local art and a colourful mural of now State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi. [caption id="attachment_12191" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pork Belly w Pickled Green Mango,...

20:09 / Burma Lane / Burmese / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
30 Apr

Mabrown, the venerable house of quail in Balwyn, expanded to the CBD a few years ago bringing their signature dish with them. Walk into Southern Cross lane using Australia Post as your landmark, and keep a look out for the red signage. Unlike its much older and well-established Balwyn cousin, whose white tablecloths, white napkins and high-backed chairs are more typical of Chinese restaurants, the CBD branch has a much more casual style, almost like a Chinese cafe. [caption id="attachment_12055" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Tea Tarik ($4)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12051" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Salt...

20:09 / Food / Mabrown / Malaysian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
02 Apr

Frances Food & Coffee has bagged a spot right next to Queen Vic Markets, which is particularly handy for those on the way to or from market shopping, or an outing at Flagstaff Gardens. Most of the fresh produce used here does in fact come from QVM, enabling the brother and sister duo, Sofia and Stefan Soltys, to support local businesses. [caption id="attachment_12006" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Sauteed balsamic mushrooms with Persian feta, confit garlic puree, wild rocket and multigrain toast ($16)[/caption] The crispy pork belly with beetroot relish, chilli scrambled eggs...

12:14 / Cafe / Food / Frances Food & Coffee / Melbourne CBD
01 Apr

Of course, New Shanghai is famous for their dumplings, but they also serve a wide range of dishes that don’t involve those special bites of goodness. As much as I love their New Shanghai pan-fried dumplings, we decided save some stomach space in order to explore the other options on the menu. [caption id="attachment_11835" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Steamed 'Lion's Head' meatball in broth, crab meat and Chinese chestnut ($7.50)[/caption] We started with the steamed Lions head meatball in broth with crab meat and Chinese chestnuts. The broth was beautifully light yet...

12:47 / Chinese / Food / Melbourne CBD / New Shanghai / Restaurants
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