17 Mar

Newly minted Stop17 takes its name from the nearby stop number 17 of the 86 tram that trundles up Smith Street. It's been started up by co-owners Ryan and Tyler (also owner-operator of Platform 3 Cafe & Tapas Bar in Carnegie), and Stop17's chef, Piri, is ex-Huxtable. An all day breakfast and separate lunch and dinner menu features free range and organic produce where possible, and local products includes bread from Noisette, coffee from Phoenix Coffee Group and milk from Saint David Dairy. The Writers Room upstairs is envisioned to...

13:39 / Cafe / Fitzroy / Food / Modern Australian / Stop 17
04 Mar

Coming from the team behind Veggie Bar, Transformer sparked much interest with its upper-end vegetarian offerings. High ceilings carried over from its warehouse shell, spot lighting, splashes of greenery and projected images and videos on walls create a sense of grungy cool. The size of our Friday dinner group meas we have to take the banquet menu for $55pp, and after ordering the procession of dishes came quite quickly....

21:50 / Fitzroy / Food / Restaurants / Transformer / Vegetarian
16 Feb

Eastern European restaurants and bars are not too common in Melbourne at the moment, but Palinka is one of the few. Tucked on the corner of Brunswick St and Kerr St, they keep a large range (over 70) of its namesake spirit and European beers, serving up Eastern European-inspired tapas to go alongside them. The food menu is divided into 'Yummy' and 'Fancy'. The fancy plates are not only bigger, but also feature more complex flavours and techniques. As a separate menu item, the thrice cooked smoked pork hock...

21:33 / Eastern European / Fitzroy / Food / Palinka / Restaurants
19 Dec

I have to say I don't know of too many Indian restaurants where the vibe is casual and the fit-out is contemporary. As a new restaurant offering just that, Mukka piqued my interest. It's a family effort here, with Prateek and his brother the driving force behind the venture, and input into the menu from others in the family. In fact a number of the recipes are sourced from their own mother. The interior had been dreamt up, and much of the furniture was hand-crafted by themselves, right...

19:03 / Fitzroy / Food / Indian / Mukka / Restaurants
23 Oct

Full of 80s vibe, Pixel Alley brings the concept of barcades to Fitzroy. Iconic retro games are the inspiration for the pixel art paintwork, knick knacks and arcade games available for button bashing. Shot glasses look like lego and drink tumblers are adorned with life hearts. Donkey Kong, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat 2, Pac-man and Daytona are just a few of the machines on offer. I even tried my hand at pinball for the first time in real life (obviously very different from the Space Cadet and...

20:59 / Bar/Pub / Fitzroy / Food / Pixel Alley
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