30 May

The area around Box Hill central is a competitive one for restaurants and cafes; there's no shortage of places to choose from. Umaido is one of the few Japanese eateries within Box Hill Central, and is the chosen location for a quick dinner pit stop....

20:52 / Box Hill / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Umaido
27 May

Started by Abla Amad back in 1979, her family recipes help ensure an experience of authenticity and warmth. Still strong after over 35 years, Abla’s has become a Melbourne institution for homely and traditional Lebanese food. We visit in a group and have to take the banquet menu. It kicks off with plates of mixed dips. All the favourites grace the table, and the labnee, hummous and baba ghannouj is greedily scooped up with torn pieces of pita. ...

22:12 / Ablas / Carlton / Food / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
27 May

Basketball fans would feel right at home at Dribbles Burgers. Silhouette decals, hoops set into the walls, netting and bright yellow lighting all add to the atmosphere. The tables look they've been made out of stadium court flooring, and there are even games played on the big screen to enjoy while scoffing down your meal....

14:38 / Burgers / Dribbles Burgers / Essendon / Food / Restaurants
26 May

Somewhat of a quiet achiever, Okra has actually been running for 15 years and is very popular with the locals, yet doesn't seem to be quite as well known as it should be. Things are set to change, with Okra recently being awarded a chef's hat in the 2016 Gault Millau guide. Menus encompassing more than one cuisine tend to have a harder time excelling at everything, but Okra has been successfully serving Thai, Malaysian, and Indonesian dishes side by side. Sunday nights are when Malaysian hawker dishes like...

22:29 / Food / Hawthorn / Indonesian / Malaysian / Okra / Restaurants / Thai
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