Melbourne Post 9
As the tide of uncertainty and exam related stress washes over me, it seems there's nothing better to do than indulge in my favourite city. It's been a while since I've done one of these posts, was about time...
First up we have a cafe in Richmond, on the corner of Swan and Church Sts, called "Flavour of Lakhoum". This place is run by a bunch of Turkish guys and they do a fantastic "Lebanese" coffee (the one they make here is the typical Arabic Qahwa with Cardamom). In addition, they have some good light meal options, I had a lamb wrap with yoghurt which was superb. They have photos of coffee cup art on the walls which is a bit too spooky to be true and I absolutely *love* their wallpaper. Pictured below with the aforementioned qahwa
Next up we have a bar familiar to any who attended Heidi's party or my own birthday bash last year.
Murmur bar is safely tucked away in Warburton Place, a laneway off Lt. Bourke St between Elizabeth and Queen Sts, around the corner from "Soft Belly". The place is quite cool and they usually a play a nice mix of hip hop/jazzy beats. The place has high ceilings and a great old-school decor, comfy black couches and a reasonably priced and well-chosen selection of beers. Very chilled place, one of my favourites for sure.
As far as restaurants go, above we have Ying Thai 2 (so named because the original Ying Thai is eslewhere), a Thai restaurant in amongst a whole bunch of Italian restaurants on Lygon St. The place is a mainstay, though and very popular, because good quality Thai food in Melbourne is not that common (when compared to HK or Cantonese food which is everywhere). The place comes highly recommended as their dishes are authentically Thai and authentically spicy too!
Finally, if Melbourne was said to have one religion that unites the majority of Melburnians, it would have to be sport. Apart from being a cultural, fashion and culinary capital... Melbourne is also the absolute, uncontested sporting capital of Australia. And if Sport in Australia has a Mecca... it would most definitely be the MCG, "The People's Ground" or just "the G". This 100,000 capacity stadium has seen heroes made and men disgraced, streakers of all kinds and millions upon millions of happy faces. To walk upon the hallowed turf is to be part of history. Above, a ray of light shines down upon the ground as Melburnians gather for an AFL match... Australian Rules football has pride of place at the MCG, along with cricket, and will always have a special place in the hearts of Melburnians. Go Bombers!Labels: food+drink, melbourne
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