One of my favourite of South Melbourne Market’s eateries has always been Koy. Whether I'm in for a sit-down meal, or just want something on the go, Koy has it covered. They have range of menus that include a mid-week express menu, breakfast on weekends, and of course, their gozleme from the stand outside. ...
Maker of the famous South Melbourne Market gozleme, and parent of Göz City in the CBD, Koy has a prime location from which to serve its Turkish fare. The setting was warm and inviting, with dimmed lights and homely decor. It was actually smaller inside than I had expected; the bar taking up much of the floorspace and smaller tables arranged around it. There were quite a number of covered tables outside, but it was too cold and dreary today for them to be enticing. We took a seat...
Branching off from Koy in South Melbourne, Goz City serves up tasty Turkish pastries, baked goods and salads in the CBD. It's a small space, with only a handful of counter seats and coveted tables inside, but most of its trade is takeaway. There's a variety of gozleme made fresh to order and on Tuesdays there's a special gozleme up for grabs. Despite its name, Goz City also offers borek ($4), pitas ($6), salads ($6 for small, $10 for large), a few sweet treats like turkish delight and baklava and...
Still going strong, the borek stall in Queen Vic Market (simply named 'Boreks') has been cooking up a variety of boreks, gozleme and wraps for many years. They offer quite a number of fillings with their borek now including spicy potato and veggie, chicken and veggie, cheese and spinach, and even a sweet option (today it was cherry and apple). [caption id="attachment_6440" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Spicy Lamb Borek ($3)[/caption] I couldn't go past one of their best sellers: the spicy lamb borek. The tasty lamb and onion was encased in a...