International Eats

Melbourne Eats: YOI / SinJeon

Published

3 years ago

April 19, 2021

lily

YOI

No matter where you go in the world, no matter how disparate the cultures and communities, there’s one truth that is universal: no one can make that dish like your mum can. It’s comforting, filling, and so very yummy, and no matter what’s wrong with you, it can fix it. For brothers Dion and Michael Sanusi, that hug-in-a-bowl is noodles with salted egg sauce. The Indonesian fusion restaurant they’ve opened with their mum Lie Lie. Once you try it for yourself, you’ll understand why. The Sanusi brothers – with mum in tow – are here to change that by serving up their favourite Indonesian dishes, with a modern, Melbourne twist.

Address: 1/155 Franklin St Melbourne 3000

Website: yoirestaurant.com.au

Phone: (03) 9043 1530

Email: info@yoirestaurant.com.au

Price range: $$ ($35 for two people)

SinJeon

Sinjeon is a popular Korean street food chain offering soju, beer and Korean snacks. Their specialty is cheese tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) in a red pepper sauce. The menu also includes other famous Korean snacks like gimbap, dosirak, K-corn dog, sweet chilli chicken, fish cakes and kimchi fried rice with cheese. These sweetly spiced rice cakes pack a chilli-powered punch. Try dipping fried fish cakes into the spicy sauce. Or top with a pot of melted cheese. Of course there’s much more on the menu at Sinjeon, including kimbap (Korean sushi), fried chicken and bibimbap. Born in Korea, Sinjeon now has 700 stores across Korea, Canada, Vietnam and the USA.

Address: Shop C2 550 Lonsdale Street Melbourne 3000 & 6/33 Blackwood St North Melbourne 305

Phone: (03) 9942 6422

Email: shymelbournean@gmail.com

Price range: $$ ($20 pp)

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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

11 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