Tag: CBD

Fashion + AID Melbourne

When the media launch for Fashion + Aid comes around it marks the exciting beginning to the spring/summer event season. Bond Lounge in Melbourne’s CBD is the host of the annual warm-up event that holds the mantra ‘party with a…

Seouljaboy Korean restaurant Melbourne

Seouljaboy – get a Korean food fix in the CBD

Korean restaurant Seouljaboy is tucked away at the Parliament end of Bourke Street. Situated in a nondescript-looking building from the outside, you would be forgiven for walking straight past — but don’t. The restaurant has an industrial/factory style with cool, comfy booths. The Plus Ones…

Pastries, macaroons, and sweets at The Crux and Co.

You walk into a bakery and are instantly overwhelmed with the tantalising aroma of sweets and the vibrantly coloured cakes threatening to jump at you from behind the display case. Pistachio macaroons, salted caramel cheesecake, lemon tarts. With so many…

A culinary tour of Peru with Pastuso

What comes to mind when you say ‘Peru’? For me, it’s the Andes, llamas, and beautiful textiles. I certainly didn’t know much about their cuisine. Which is where Peruvian restaurant Pastuso come in. Hidden down a laneway like all the best Melbourne…

Nieuw Amsterdam’s new autumn menu launch

The leaves are starting to turn; Daylight Savings will soon be over. There are very few things that make up for the end of summer. One of them is the new autumnal menu at Nieuw Amsterdam. If summertime is all…

Pretty Mama brings Caribbean flavour to Melbourne

Pretty Mama is the latest eatery launching in Melbourne’s West End. The west side of Melbourne’s CBD is going through a culinary uprising of late with many of Melbourne’s famous chefs testing the waters in uncharted territory. The home of…

Royal Stacks: burgers fit for a king

Burgers. In the U.S., they run the gamut of eating options. In Australia, we have experienced mostly the regrettable low-end varieties. It has been great to see that in recent years a few chains have appeared which have been looking…

CBD Donut & Beer Pop-Up

There’s no better way to cool down in this sweltering heat than with ice cream or a beer… but what if you could get your hands on a soft, squidgy donut packed with ice cream between its doughy cheeks, and…

Schmucks Bagels, worth schlepping to the CBD for

Any bagel place that calls itself ‘Schmucks’ knows what’s up. The tongue-in-cheek use of Yiddish – the word means something akin to ‘jerk’ – made me smile before I even arrived at Schmucks Bagels. Schmucks is tucked down a laneway…