Food sights around town

Wed 28/8/13

Today was the first day of a 2 day petit gateaux class, so no product till tomorrow.
Would you believe I've been in Melbourne for 1 month already? I can't believe a month has gone so fast. It doesn't feel like I've done that many classes. This may be because most of my classes have been over a 3 day period. A quick recap of what I've done for the month:
petit fours, croquembouche, caramels, macarons, chocolate & pralines 2,3 & 4, chocolate flowers & petit gateaux.
In the meantime, I thought I'd share with you some of the popular eating areas around town. Of course, there are numerous cafes & coffee shops, chocolate shops, cupcake shops, macaron shops, restaurants & fast food eateries, etc around town. You name it, Melbourne has it! They are located on the street front or in the many arcades , lanes & alleyways that occur in the city. There are even places on levels of storey buildings where you wouldn't think people would frequent.

The Royal Arcade
The Royal Arcade contains Koko Black & The Royal Inn, which does these amazing macarons. Glenn & I have sampled one of the large pink macarons. It contains fresh raspberries & a vanilla buttercream. Delicious!

 

 

 

 

 

The Block Arcade

The Block Arcade contains Haigh's, the chocolate shop & the Hopetoun Tea Room. The Hopetoun Tea Room is very popular, & there is usually a line up of people waiting to get in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Degraves Street
Degraves St has a lot of little eateries. It's like communal dining when everyone is packed in at those tables.

 

The Centre Place & Way
This alleyway/lane contains a lot of street art. Or it did. Graffitists have gone & left their mark over it! The coffee places along here are tiny, & it's rather dimly lit, though that's probably due more to the narrowness of the street.

 

 

Chinatown

Chinatown is a must do experience for anyone that visits Melbourne. It is located along Little Bourke St for about 2 blocks between Swanston St & Exhibition St, though small Chinese eateries do overflow outside these points. At night, it is all lit up & is full of bustling diners.

 

 

 

Of course, there are many other wonderful eating areas, such as Hardware Lane, Lygon St & the Greek precinct, along Southbank, etc. Plenty of places to feed a hungry city. And, of course, there are the upmarket restaurants owned by chefs that I haven't had the chance to seek out yet.

Bon appetite!