A few weeks ago, my friend sent me a link to Merchant’s Guild in Bentleigh East, with the simple question – “Go with?” I responded with an enthusiastic “Yes!” The menu looked great, with interesting options, and their chai was very highly praised (and I love me some chai). Now, put any vegetarian dish with the word … Continue reading »
Miss Jackson
Miss Jackson is lovely – smiling staff, good food, and comfy surroundings. I can easily imagine myself whiling the afternoon away there, working on my laptop, being constantly fuelled with coffee or tea by the friendly staff. Now to the most important part: the food. When there are Spanish Baked Eggs on the menu, there … Continue reading »
Candied Bakery
Candied Bakery calls itself an Aussie bakery with an American twist and a dash of Europe. For me, Candied Bakery is the bakery that you wished you had on your street corner, a mere 5 minute stroll away, putting out simple, delicious, and satisfying food. Until then, however, I will have to be content with … Continue reading »
Duchess of Spotswood
I had first been to the Duchess of Spotswood over 2 years ago, and somehow, I never got around to going back there again until a couple of weeks ago. I have no idea why I waited so long between visits, because the Duchess is a seriously awesome cafe, truly one of the best in Melbourne. The … Continue reading »
Colourful Yunnan
Yunnan food was one of the big eating revelations for me during my trip to China. It is one of the more vegetarian-friendly Chinese regional cuisines and absolutely delicious. I loved their mushroom dishes prepared in a variety of ways (eg stir fried with chillis or steamed to perfection in an aluminium foil encasing), their famous fried … Continue reading »
Gong De Lin
I’d heard from my relatives that a new vegetarian restaurant had opened up in the CBD and that it was related to the famous Gong De Lin vegetarian restaurants that originate from Shanghai. Gong De Lin in Melbourne? This news made me very very happy. So naturally, Steph, my eating buddy from Beijing times, and I decided … Continue reading »
Dainty Sichuan
I love Dainty Sichuan. Sure, there were Sichuan restaurants in Melbourne before Dainty, but it was Dainty that made me (and I suspect many other people in Melbourne) become familiar with and fall in love in with the spicy, numbing, and bold flavours of Sichuan. Every time I go, I always order the Fish Flavoured … Continue reading »
Beatrix
Love, love, love Beatrix! Truly one of my favourite cafes in Melbourne – delicious ciabattas (with daily specials), delectable baked goods, and good smooth coffee. You really can feel and taste the love that’s been poured into the cooking and baking. I visited a couple of weekends ago (the same weekend as Cindy and Michael, … Continue reading »
Huxtaburger
I was so very excited to read that Huxtaburger had finally added a vegetarian burger to their menu. Almost immediately I started daydreaming about how delicious it would be, given that their beef burgers have been so well received and raved on about. I was pumped!! Sadly, the tofu burger, cutely named the Sondra, was … Continue reading »
Fina’s Vegetarian Cafe
I’m a huge fan of Vietnamese food. Especially pho. Being vegetarian though, this presents a couple of problems. Although you can get vegetarian pho at “normal” Vietnamese restaurants (eg Thanh Nga Nine being one of my go to places along Victoria St), despite assurances/claims that it is indeed vegetarian, I’m always a bit uneasy about … Continue reading »
