International Eats

Melbourne Eats: San Churro / Roll’d Vietnamese

Published

3 years ago

March 10, 2021

lily

Just like the traditional chocolaterias of Spain, San Churro is a destination for friends to come together and share a sweet moment. Where every amigo is welcome to celebrate life, the Spanish way.

San Churro

CHURROS, MADE FRESH, ALWAYS

Their churros are made from scratch every day in the stores using a traditional (vegan friendly) dough recipe. They are cooked fresh to order and delivered straight from the Spanish churrera to your plate.

COUVERTURE CHOCOLATE

Their chocolate is sourced from only the best chocolatiers, and is all authentic couverture. Unlike the confectionary chocolate used by most brands, their couverture chocolate is made using a high percentage of cocoa solids and 100% pure cocoa butter.

SHARING IS CARING

At San Churro, it is all about sharing life’s moments with friends and family. They understand the important role this type of social connection plays in health and wellbeing. For this reason, in 2015 they launched ‘Share a Churros Week’, an annual initiative that encourages Australians to connect with friends and loved ones over churros.

Each year, 100% of ‘Share a Churros Week’ proceeds are donated to Beyond Blue’s support services and initiatives.

Roll’d Vietnamese

It started with Bao Hoang’s appetite for his mum’s rice paper rolls. It ends with the same recipe, but a new appetite: yours.

Roll’d food is inspired by Bao and Tin’s mothers, Mama Hoang and Mama Ly, who on top of working 18-hour days to create a better life for their families, found joy in creating simple, honest, memorable meals.

Their stores reflect the lively, fresh nature of Vietnamese street food. Customers know Roll’d food is fresh with high-quality ingredients as they watch it all come to life right before their eyes.

Roll’d have partnered with Blue Dragon, an Australian-run charity based in Vietnam that helps kids in crisis with this goal in mind. They recently raised over $200,000 for the charity, helping the Foundation to build a two boarding houses (third on the way) in Khen Pi and improve facilities, including new classrooms and a water filtration system for a local school in Nam Po.

Vietnamese food is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world, and their menu has been designed to provide variety and value-for-money, so customers can enjoy eating with Roll’d multiple times a week.

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International Eats

Melbourne Eats: Tipo 00 / Mamasita

Published

10 months ago

July 12, 2023

lily

Tipo 00

Tipo 00, named after the finely ground flour used to make pizza and pasta, is owned by chef Andreas Papadakis – last seen in the kitchen at Vue de Monde – as well as head chef Alberto Fava (ex-Merchant) and Luke Skidmore. Papadakis cooks with the same ingredients and techniques acquired from his time in fine diners, but takes an unfussy approach with clean, simple elements here.

Location: 361 Little Bourke Street Melbourne 3000

Website: tipo00.com.au

Mamasita

Designer Sarah Townson of Anthology has warmed up the exposed-brick interior with fresh moss, antique mirrors, gothic chandeliers and burgundy banquettes, which line the wall opposite the bar. It’s stocked with all the makings of a classic Parisian cocktail spot (think dirty Martinis and French 75s) and an extensive selection of French and local wine.

Location: Level 1 11 Collins Street Melbourne 3000

Phone: (03) 9650 3821

Website: mamasita.com.au

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International Eats

Melbourne Eats: Coda / Florentino

Published

12 months ago

May 31, 2023

katherine

Coda

The clever use of space and the menu of mostly small sharing dishes gives Coda an energy as people pop in for a glass of wine and a couple of scallops, with the comfort of knowing that they can book a table for a Friday night should the want to. Coda is one of Melbourne’s best.

Location: Basement 141 Flinders Lane (corner Oliver Lane) Melbourne

Phone: (03) 9650 3155

Website: codarestaurant.com.au

Florentino

This classic Italian dining institution takes pride of place on the top level, upstairs from Florentino Grill and Cellar Bar down on the street. The menu format means every diner eats three courses. If you’re there to really lash out, which of course you are, choose the Gran Tour menu, a lavish five-course set-menu matched with wines from Australia, Italy and France.

Location: 80 Bourke Street Melbourne 3000

Phone: (03) 9662 1811

Website: florentino.com.au

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International Eats

Melbourne Eats: Grill Americano / Smith St Bistrot

Published

1 year ago

February 17, 2023

katherine

Grill Americano

With Grill Americano, restaurateur Chris Lucas wasn’t looking to create another Italian restaurant. Melbourne had plenty of those already. Instead, his Italian steakhouse is a reimagining of the grills and brasseries prevalent in Melbourne throughout the ’60s and into the early ’80s. The menu’s centrepiece, though, is the grill section and its bistecca alla Fiorentina. A star of Tuscan cuisine, here it comes in the form of a 1.2-kilogram T-bone cooked over charcoal and doused in sea salt and rosemary.

Location: 101 Collins Street Melbourne 3000

Email: reservations@grillamericano.com

Phone: (03) 8616 8010

Website: grillamericano.com