Busy Bridge Road has a new kid on the block and if their opening week was anything to go by, Reunion and Co. has indeed reunited the area with great food and coffee.
The creation of two business partners, Reunion and Co. is a complete rejuvenation of what was previously a print and graphics on a prime street corner location. … Read More
Every neighbourhood had its local fish and chip shop but the North Melbourne area has been a bit lacking for good options, until now. From the team behind the popular local Town Hall Hotel, Salt brings quality seafood to bustling Errol Street.
Previously another fish and chip shop, Salt has completely renovated the interior with a sweeping tiled counter and … Read More
The latest addition to relaxing but lively North Melbourne neighbourhood comes in the form of what might appear to be a cafe but takes the bold step of not offering coffee. Mörk Chocolate Brew House is exactly as the name describes, a brew house for chocolate. Just chocolate.
Found in many cafes around Melbourne and beyond, Mörk has become synonymous … Read More
The Sahely siblings have no shortage of popular cafes under their belt and are behind Barry and Pillar of Salt. Touchwood completes their powerhouse trio in Richmond on the busy Bridge Road dining strip. Having visited all three establishments now, there is a clear theme that runs through all of them – good food, good coffee and catering for everyone.… Read More
Asian fusion, coffee and cocktails – what more could you want?
Seamstress is a gorgeous four level venue housed in a former textile factory.
The street level houses the Drystore Espresso weekday-only cafe with a handful seats and sandwiches, catering for the corporate crowd.
Down in the basement is the Sweatshop bar. Almost a polar opposite of the top level … Read More
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