Newly opened Coppa Spuntino builds on the success of its highly rated sibling establishments, Public and Red Hook, to bring a modern Italian cuisine in a casual yet elegant venue in the inner city.
Located on Creek Street, Coppa is designed in the form of a long, narrow space with the bar down one side and seating down the other … Read More
Opening in 2009, Sepia is no newcomer to the fine dining world and its growing list of awards, including Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year for 2012, 2014 and 2015, position it as one of the pinnacles of fine dining in Sydney. Oddly, there appears to be a distinct shortage of reviews and publicity, almost giving the feel of … Read More
Hailing from Melbourne, I always find myself comparing cafes in other cities to the calibre of what can be found in Melbourne’s unique and industry-leading speciality coffee scene. These can be largely categorised as “normal” cafes (in lieu of a better word) and food cafes. The rhythmically named Brewtown Newtown is the perfect example of a Melbourne food cafe, but … Read More
World-class and well awarded Tetsuya’s is a benchmark of the Australia fine dining culture. Once reaching number 4 on Restaurant magazine’s list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurant, Tetsuya’s has been on my list for some time and a conveniently timed work trip to Sydney allowed me to finally visit. Known to be difficult to get a reservation at, I … Read More
Popular and ever expanded Brunswick cafe and roastery Code Black has opened a shiny new cafe in North Melbourne, bringing yet even more quality coffee closer to the city.
Code Black North Melbourne is almost a mirror image of their Brunswick cafe, counteracting the jet black fitout with sleek white furnishings but still keeping the base open warehouse style. A … Read More
The interior design of Melbourne’s cafes are some of the most unique to be found but there are a few styles that are dominant. Hobba takes on the large open converted warehouse style and makes it fun and inviting for all.
Doubling as a private function space, the front entrance of Hobba opens up into a large open space with … Read More
There is certainly no shortage of Asian fusion restaurants in Melbourne and five year old Coda has been one of the most acclaimed. Hiding on a basement level on the corner of Flinders Lane and Oliver Lane, it offers a modern Vietnamese cuisine, with some French influences.
Coda has an industrial yet minimalist fit out with it’s dimmed lighting, from … Read More