Lunch in Melbourne

tech/a said:

My place bring her mother.

Click to expand...

nizar said:

Hi,

Does anybody here know any good places to eat in the city of Melbourne?

I don't have lunch in the city all that often but I may be taking a stunner out to lunch this week (and she studies in the city)

I'm not after any sort of food in particular, but it has to be a nice place, with good food and reasonable waiting times (being lunch and all).

Thanks guys.

Click to expand...

2020hindsight said:

Sirens at Williamstown

Click to expand...

Mousie said:

The gastronomic kind or...???

Click to expand...

2020hindsight said:

there's a gr8 restaurant there on the beach though - city in the distance - (where all cities should be lol)

Click to expand...

nizar said:

Does anybody here know any good places to eat in the city of Melbourne?

I don't have lunch in the city all that often but I may be taking a stunner out to lunch this week (and she studies in the city)

Click to expand...

Snagglepuss said:

Since you mention "the city" I assume you mean the Central Business District? In which case the suggestions in Williamstown and St Kilda are a bit too far away.

To impress, you'd probably be looking for something a little upmarket, or a little unusual (e.g. not a sandwich bar, etc.)?

Bar Lourinha is great for Spanish tapas-style dishes, with a good wine selection by the glass (assuming a bottle is too much at lunch time). In a similar vein, you could try Movida.

Yuu is a very stylish hidden-away Japanese place, which serves set lunches (i.e. no choice). The food at lunch is so-so, but the atmosphere is great if you are (or she is) into the whole wabi-sabi Japanese aesthetic. Bookings are essential.

Or try Punch Lane, a modern-European wine bar, which has a good selection of food plates of various sizes.

The Press Club is absolutely brilliant, a unique take on modern Greek food. I haven't been there for lunch but I believe the experience is similar to the evening one. Voted "Best New Restaurant" and "Chef of the Year" in The Age Good Food Guide 2008.

- Snaggle.

Click to expand...