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Melbourne Eats: Bar Holiday / The Cricketers Bar / Pinchy’s / Greta

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Bar Holiday

Carlton’s new hidden bar has flourished into a bottle-o/florist hybrid this lockdown. During the week you’ll find the usual suspects like baguettes and coffee. But swing by Bar Holiday’s takeaway window on Fridays and Saturdays and you can treat yourself to a cheerful bunch of sunflowers. Be sure to grab a bevvy to go from the tap. If you BYO bottle, they’ll fill it with Stomping Ground beers or fine Aussie wines. Open 10am to 3pm.

 

Locations: 19 Lincoln Square S Carlton 3053

Email: info@barholiday.com.au

Website: www.barholiday.com.au

 

The Cricketers Bar

 

Another Indian pop-up that’s hard to say no to. Sidle up to The Cricketers Bar window at The Hotel Windsor and be bowled over by an array of street treats. Take home ready-to-eat vada pavs, chicken tikka rolls, smoked lamb naan and mango lassi soft serves. There’s also cakes, caneles and coffee. Or refreshing spritzes and cocktails from Aru, if the mood strikes. Get in quick, the window is only open Fridays and Saturdays until 25 September. 

 

Locations: 111 Spring St Melbourne 3000

Email: info@thw.com.au

Website: www.thehotelwindsor.com.au/dining/the-cricketers-bar

Tel: (03) 9633 6000

 

Pinchy’s

Our favourite champagne and lobster bar is going on tour. The lockdown cocktail tour hits different suburbs each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Choose from a premium seafood or vegan menu and enjoy classic Pinchy’s dishes like lobster or mushroom rolls, tacos and truffle fries. Don’t forget the drinks. Grab a negroni, spicy margarita or a bottle of Dom if you’re feeling bougie. Pick-up from a suburb in your 15km.

 

Locations: Level 1/200 Bourke St Melbourne 3000

Email: hello@pinchys.co

Website: www.pinchys.co

Tel: 0420 783 719

 

Greta

Craving Greta’s moorish Euro-style fare? Get all your faves plus never-before-tasted specials at the wine bar’s sandwich shop takeover. You’ll find the limited edition Greta pop-up at Mayday in Richmond every weekend and Monday of lockdown from 8am to 3pm. Take your lockdown lunch up a notch with an aperitivo. There’s negronis, spritzes, bellinis and more. With a fresh menu every week, you’ll just have to keep coming back.

 

Locations: 450 Flinders Ln Melbourne 3000

Email: adam@gretamelbourne.com.au

Website: www.gretamelbourne.com.au

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Melbourne Eats: Tipo 00 / Mamasita

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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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Melbourne Eats: Coda / Florentino

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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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Melbourne Eats: Grill Americano / Smith St Bistrot

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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

Smith St Bistrot

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: 300 Smith Street Collingwood 3066

Email: info@smithstbistrot.com.au

Phone: (03) 9419 2202

Website: smithstbistrot.com.au

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