Whether you are Jewish Islam, Chinese, African, Irish or Barbadian, Melbourne has a joint that accommodates you. If you like to keep it safe, eating what you are familiar with, you will find it here. Similarly if you want to try out new menus, you will be lost for choice in Melbourne. The restaurants cut across from the sophisticated elegant five-stars, to modern cafes, trattorias, to hip bars. Melbourne has it all.

Lets have a look at some of the best that Melbourne has to offer:

The Three, Two, One

This is located in the fine neighborhood of Carlton, and owned by a man who goes by the name Andrew McConnell. He has mastered the art of fineness in his plates, and this magic is one that you cannot afford to miss.

‘The architects’ Bar’

The formal name for this is Meyers Place Bar. For a great night out with friends, this is the place to be. It has a very unique inside-outside design and the interesting crowd will just make your experience here unforgettable.

Yu-u

This is a hidden treasure. Its very unique for the following reasons. It has no signage, very little English spoken, if any, and no choice if dishes, just a Japanese menu set. Funny thing that doesn’t sound exciting, but wait until you taste the food. That’s where the real treasure is. This is a great place to bring your friends and experience authenticity and quality firsthand.

Rathdowne Street Food Store.

Think culture, style and freshness, think Rathdowne Street Food store. Food is made hourly from breakfast to supper and every mood is taken into account. Whether you just want to try out something new, or want to talk business, chit chat with a friend, the place to do this is at Rathdowne Street Food Store.

Church Street Enoteca

This is an award winning restaurant that offers modern Italian Cuisine and a wide range of wines from Australia. They were recently awarded their first “chef’s hat” at the 2009 Age Good Food Guide Awards, and two “wine goblets” from the Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year. The décor elements of the hotel are stunning and classic. Some floor boards date back to the 1800’s.

Corporate dining and social events have a home in Church Street Enoteca. . Two function rooms are available and can cater for up to 12 guests in the Private Dining Room, and up to 60 guests in the Gallery. Church St Enoteca also welcomes group bookings of 10 to 20 guests in the restaurant matched with a limited a la carte menu and bookings are essential.

The food is unpretentiously modern, mostly Italian, and generous. The variety of wine found here tells you they take special interest in it. To top everything up is excellent service and their attention to details.

Madame Brussels

This is a place with kitsch décor making it very unique. Feeling like a little offbeat hedonism, Madame Brussels in the city centre is just the place. You will experience adult whimsy with just a little undercurrent of deviance.

These are just a few of the best that Melbourne has to offer. Indulge yourself in any of these places and you will live to tell the story for a very long time to come.

We stayed in Melbourne for couple of weeks, watched the Footy, frequented some of the best and simplest Restaurants in the World. 

Also checked out the suburbs, with what I regard as the best transport system I’ve experience.

Some of the great suburbs and towns,  I’ve created links to for you convenience.  They could all be a individual holiday experience themselves.

Check these places out  Southbank”great casino”, Docklands”love that stadium”,  Richmond”shop all day”, Port Melbourne, Carllton”fine restaurants”, St Kilda”just for fun”, South Yarra, Footscray”cosmopolitan plus”, Flemington”best racetrack bar none”.

We also venture out a little further Malvern, Caulfield, Sandringham, Doncaster, Altona, Pascoe Vale, “mighty Bomberland”Essendon, Dandenong, Frankston, Geelong, Bacchus Marsh, Dromana.

We finally spent a couple of weeks out in these fabulous towns Ballarat, Cowes”love that Island”, Apollo Bay”what a coastline”, Wangaratta, Bairnsdale, Warrnambool”the Bool”, Horsham”this is the bush”, Mildura to Wodonga”mighty Murray”.

Look there is a hell of a lot to see and do, we didn’t meet a bad person along the way, the hospitality was tremendous.

I’ve missed many other unbelievable towns and some of these country towns are as big as cities.

Seriously with your family or friends, a people mover and a positive attitude,

“A Truly Life Changing Experience”