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[Melbourne, Australia] Some say a visit to Melbourne is not complete without a trip to Brunetti – the Italian café famed for its cakes, gelatos, chocolates, crepes and coffees. You may say there is already a Brunetti at Singapore’s Tanglin Mall, but trust me, they are really quite different. While there are branches in Melbourne’s [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] Fitzroy is one of the inner city suburbs of Melbourne you should visit if the arts, galleries, live performances, pubs, indie shops and cafes call out to your name. God must have planned me to eat at Birdman Eating because I was looking on the map for this shop ranked #50 out of [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] Spanish food was never really in my food radar, perhaps because I never tried anything exceptional here, until MoVida. Winning awards like Two Chef’s Hat in The Age Good Food Guide Awards and the Dish of the Year for its Cecina, you need to book extremely early (say a month) for MoVida. Fortunately, [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] You can almost walk past and miss Journal, but thanks to 4Squares, I found one of the most excellent cafes at Flinders. I would call this the ‘Library Cafe’ as it is housed within the City Library and Council of Education building. There is no obvious sign that there is a vibrant café [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] Cupcake Central is Melbourne’s better known cupcake shop. Located just outside the dining hall at Melbourne Central, I felt like Alice lost in Cupcakewonderland just looking at the pretty little pinky things. You would wish you had that extra tummy to stuff in the black velvet, vanilla vanilla, devil’s food chocolate, raspberry white [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] For first time travelers to Melbourne, a visit to the iconic Queen Victoria Market is a must. You won’t regret it. Being the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere 7 hectares, it sells almost from fruits and vegetables to clothing, jewellery and arts & crafts. For food lovers, simply make your [...]