DOC Espresso @ Melbourne, Australia.

Another round of Italian dinner at Lygon St and this time we checked out DOC. As usual it was packed, thankfully we managed to get a table within few minutes.

My friend ordered this, I'm not sure what the pasta dish was called, think it's Pappardelle.

We ordered a Caprese to share, love the colours on this dish. Some cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella with greens topped with olive oil. Good stuff.

Spaghetti al pomodoro for me, I just went nuts with tomatoes on this trip. The pastas were good, the breads with the olive oil was another delight. Can't stop munching on those.

DOC Espresso,
326 Lygon St,
Melbourne, Australia.

Tiamo @ Melbourne, Australia.

Lygon Street is well known for its Italian eateries, and this round we went to check out Tiamo. The queue was long for a weekend night, but you have the option of dining at both the outlets Tiamo Bistro or Tiamo Cucina. Although the menu differs, but you can order from both sides.

We ordered a few dishes to share and sample the food. The pizza was good, loved the dough crust.

The pastas were both equally on par. Typical comfort food I don't mind coming back everyday for dinner.

The food is good, ambience is one of those family run restaurants, noisy cheeky and friendly staff. You'll feel just like at eating at home if you know what I mean.

Tiamo,
303-307 Lygon St,
Carlton 3053,
Melbourne,
VIC, Australia.

The Mussel Pot @ Melbourne, Australia.

Found another hidden gem in Queen Vic, such a super delectable delight of fresh mussels. No frills joint (more like a food truck) selling purely mussels.

We ordered the chilli coconut mussels, something similar to tomyam broth but not that spicy. Oh my the sauce was super delicious can't stop dipping it with the accompanied bread.

No complains on the quality of the mussels, super fresh! Yums.

Top notch fresh mussels in a nice savoury broth in a bowl. Wished I can try the other type of sauces.

The Mussel Pot,
Queen Victoria Market,
Corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth St,
Melbourne, VIC
3000 Australia.

It's situated under the shed opposite of the wet market.

Shortstop Coffee and Donuts @ Melbourne, Australia.

I'm always up for a good cup of coffee but tend to stay away from desserts. A mate of mine told me I had to try at least one donuts from this joint.

Doesn't those little suckers looked just stunning.

The latte was good, think I mentioned this before, you can hardly get bad coffee/lattes in Melb, unless you're shit out of luck.

 Ordered a maple walnut and cookies and cream.

Omg, now I remembered why I stayed away from donuts, these suckers are super addictive. Put the other donuts I tried to shame. Both were equally superb, but the cookies and cream is my personal favourite as you can see from the pic above the cream was oozing out. Delicious.

Shortstop Coffee and Donuts,
12 Sutherland St,
Melbourne,
VIC 3000,
Australia.

Shimbashi Soba & Sake Bar @ Melbourne, Australia.

This small little joint serves fresh soba made daily. The inside decor looks pretty authentic.

We were seated outside, the heater gas ran out. Staff was quite fast in replacing it. Plus they were very friendly and courteous. Definitely a plus point.

Ordered a cold soba, was springy and chewy. Simple food but they do it very good here.

Agadashi tofu was nice, the other dish that I liked was the gyoza. Good stuff.

And a warm sake to enjoy in the cold winter weather. Just lovely.

Shimbashi Soba & Sake Bar,
17 Liverpool Street,
Melbourne,
Vic 3000,
Australia.

Nabe One Emporium Melbourne @ Melbourne, Australia.

Gyu tan or ox tongue, it's always a delicacy for me. When my friend told me there's this place that serves just this on a bowl of hot rice. I found myself here enjoying this bowl of gyu tan don.

 Went for the gyu tan don set, comes with a side dish of egg and miso soup.

The ox tongue was thinly sliced, has a nice soft texture to it. The cut chilli add some hints of spiciness, not too empowering. Coupled with the hot steaming rice, this is one divine bowl I have no qualms devouring it.

The egg was done well, with some parts being runny, just as I like it.

Definitely would come back here to enjoy the gyu tan don again.

Nabe One Emporium Melbourne,
Shop 2042, Level 2,
287 Londsdale St,
Melbourne,
VIC 3000,
Australia.

I Love Pho @ Melbourne, Australia.

Seems there's a new(Ok I haven't been back for quite a while here) place in town for Pho and some friends brought us for dinner here in Richmond.

The place is packed for a weeknight, luckily turnover was fast.

The spring rolls was delicious, ended up ordering another portion of it.

Beef pho with the works, generous portions. The broth was superb, although I find it a bit light in taste. But still a very good bowl of pho. One of my comfort food at bests.

Of course a decent bowl of pho comes with a good dollop of chilli oil. They do a good chilli oil here, no complains in that department.

I Love Pho,
264 Victoria Street,
Melbourne, Vic 3121,
Australia.