I’ve always viewed Hardware Lane between Bourke and Lonsdale Streets as a bit of a tourist trap. The restaurants and bars along this stretch are good but you’ll probably end up paying a “tourist tax” as the prices are a little on the high side… and don’t get me started on the touts!
A little while ago I was wandering down the laneway and my friend wanted to give Il Nostro Posto a try so we headed on in.
Il Nostro Posto, Melbourne, Australia
I recently welcomed my second half century and some good friends wanted to take me out for a feast. I choose Korean BBQ and they chose Hallah close to the Queen Vicrotia Market.
Hallah, Melbourne, Australia
Docklands in Melbourne has been slighed as a bit of a wasteland in the past. It’s certainly not as attractive food and beer wise as the main CBD on the eastern side of the railway lines. But one shining light is an Italian restaurant called 90 Secondi.
90 Secondi, Melbourne, Australia
After our beers at Temple Brewing we made the short walk across Lygon Street to an Italian resturant called 400 Gradi. It was probably just 100 metres away.
As I would find out later 400 Gradi is a chain of half a dozen or so restaurants – we visited the Brunswick one.
400 Gradi, Melbourne, Australia
Just up the road from Tsindos is another great Greek restaurant called Stalactites. It’s a bit of a Melbourne institution.
Stalactites, Melbourne, Australia