A local favourite for eat-in, takeaway and delivery pizza, Chatty Vespa popped up in 2015 and has been serving loyal customers with their handmade pizzas ever since. The pizza dough at Chatty Vespa is made fresh every few hours, and is topped with free-range and chemical-free local ingredients....
Temperance Society first caught my eye last year, when I saw enticing images of sushi burgers floating around Instagram. Sadly, sushi burger is no more, but we still drop in on the way to DFO for some shopping sustenance. A small selection of treats sit by the counter, and some, like their wildly popular Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffin, are made on site....
Undertaking a career change from IT, Wings of Glory was opened last year by Steven Lo after a trip to the US, when he found his beloved combination of Buffalo wings and beer was nowhere to be found in Melbourne. Design your own combination by picking a flavour, dip and side at the front counter. There are vegan wings made from seitan, and gluten-free options as well. Chip seasonings sit by the drinks station for you to apply as liberally (or sparingly) as you please. Pull up a...
Sitting on River St and aptly named Stepping Stone, the name represents their food philosophy: STONE stands for Seasonal, Traceable, Organic, Natural, and Ethical. People who follow the lifestyle, they dotingly call ‘stoners’. It’s the latest venue from Clare Hu (Bluff Town, The Resident Cafe). The textures and flavours of the quality, locally-sourced ingredients are showcased by using simple cooking techniques; ingredients are kept to ‘al dente’ when possible, to preserve the flavour and texture of them in their natural state. ...
Sustainable pizza. Who would’ve thought? You may not know that greasy, sauce-slicked, cheesy pizza boxes aren’t usually recyclable. I certainly didn’t. Small Print Pizza is turning that around by using greaseproof paper at the bottom of their takeaway boxes to keep the cardboard clean. This eco-friendly pizza joint is the product of Phil Gijsbers (Hard Pressed Coffee and From On High), Adam Chapman and Neil Mills (From On High)....