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Grumpys Green
Most bars I know look a little seedy during the day what with the light picking up the spilt beer and split chair fabric and whatnot. So it’s interesting that Grumpys Green is not only open for dinner and bar snacks, but also breakfast from 10. Having only visited for dinner, I can’t actually tell you how Grumpys fairs in the daylight but perhaps they’re going on the fact that the food is just that good that people don’t care. Or that they’re too hung-over too notice. Both are distinct possibilities.
New York Tomato
On the corner of New and York streets, embedded in the back alleys and one-way streets of Richmond, is a garage roller door with the wonder that is New York Tomato hiding behind it. It is not the newest cafe round the traps but it is one of the Melbourne definitive brunch spots. If you haven’t been there, you just haven’t been to Melbourne
Mart 130
Nestled behind the Middle Park tram stop, Mart 130 is quaint and irresistibly delicious. Hidden from the road, this charmingly refurbished station master’s house can be a little tricksy to find. It’s worth persisting though. Decked out with all sorts of vintage maps and knick-knacks, Mart 130 exudes a quiet confidence, that comes from knowing [...]
Dr Jekyll
Dr Jekyll is a really enjoyable coffee experience. It’s a hang out that considers their customers to be part of the family, so much so, that they take customer suggestions to heart. One of these being to expand their premises. Previously, Dr. Jekyll was unable to cope with the constant flow of patrons wanting to take cover indoors instead of on their outside terrace. As winter hit Melbourne like a high-speed train, Dr Jekyll expanded to the shop front next door with a massive bay view window, allowing patrons to sit right on Grey Street and watch the cross-section of St. Kilda’s inhabitance walk past, definitely a source of conversation starters.
MIFF 2010 Recommendations
We never realised just how big the Melbourne International Film Festival is. This year alone are over 400 films on offer at four different locations.
So we have asked three self-confessed movie tragics and MIFF veterans to recommend some films to catch before the end of the festival.
Thanks to Steph, Luke and Colin for their help.
2010 Melbourne International Film Festival
Gay zombie porn was banned – but that’s not going to stop Jodi Rosenthal, our favourite film freak, from risking sleep deprivation, fiscal irresponsibility and carpal tunnel syndrome, all in the name of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Gill’s Diner
Gills Diner speaks an elegant discourse of Melbourne. The mood is dark, the the place is grungy and the people effortlessly eclectic.
Round She Goes
If you’re up for the challenge, get prepared to jostle, sort, pram-dodge scrounge, bargain, be overwhelmed, underwhelmed (and sometimes just plain whelmed,) for the possibility of coming away empty-handed or in fact with a three piece sailor suit you never knew you needed.
Not in Kansas Anymore
Is it a public holiday tomorrow? Is that why you’re open so late?”, I naively ask the check-out chick.
“We’re open 24/7”, she says in a tone that demonstrates how thrilled she is to be scanning Arnott’s Scotch Fingers at that hour. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Having never before been in a supermarket past the closing time of 5:30 in the afternoon, I was noticeably aghast.
“Where do you think you are?” she asks incredulously.
Obviously not in Kansas anymore.