Monday, 10 June 2024

Culinary comforts to enjoy in Melbourne's winter

Firebird
Melbourne's top chefs are your best friends in winter, dishing out award-winning creative meals and perfectly crafted local flavours to thrill your taste buds and keep the social hours humming. Convivial gastro pubs with open fires, cosy wine bars and chic fine diners – Melbourne is full of welcoming spaces to escape when the chill sets in.

Sip fine wines and tuck into tasty share plates at the oh-so-chic Marion Wine Bar in Fitzroy. Head underground to Bar Margaux for fabulous French comfort food and one of Melbourne's best burgers. Pop into Little Lon Distillery for a warming glass of handcrafted gin. Or head to Victoria by Farmer's Daughters in Fed Square to indulge in a farm-to-table feast like no other.

Firebird

Open since February 2020, Commune Group’s Firebird is a Vietnamese restaurant with a fiery theme. Headed up by new chef, Nabil Ansari, Its menu serves...

Supernormal

There are few places more aptly named than Andrew McConnell's Asian-inspired eating sensation, awarded a chef's hat from Good Food Guide 2020.

1800 Lasagne

Their place or yours? It's great lasagne. Delivered until late. But there's a dine-in side to this Thornbury lasagne shop and wine bar too.

Marion

Marion is a treasured Fitzroy wine bar, the laidback neighbour to Cutler & Co. Inspired by Andrew’s adventures in convivial bars and bistros across the world, Marion is a place to pause for a moment or to settle in for an indulgent session of eating and drinking. Marion's menu is seasonal and generous, with dishes designed for flexible dining, from smaller snacks to larger items to share.

The wine selection contains popular bottles sourced locally and from around the globe. The list features small producers and exciting blends covering the breadth and depth of the winemaking world.

Marion is also a wine store. If there's a bottle you have especially enjoyed over lunch or dinner then you can buy another to savour at home. Monthly mixed dozen wine packs 'The Deadman's Dozen' are also available.

Victoria by Farmer's Daughters

Victoria by Farmer's Daughter
A culinary experience from the team behind Farmer's Daughters showcasing the produce, people and places of Victoria in the heart of Fed Square.

Featuring a range of dining and drinking options including an outdoor terrace overlooking the Yarra and a 20 seat Wine Library dining room. Victoria also hosts a suite of private dining and function options.

Victoria by Farmer's Daughter continues the philosophy of true farm-to-table dining.

Little Lon Distilling Co.

Little Lon Distilling Co. is a small Melbourne gin distillery and cocktail bar located in a heritage-listed red brick cottage (c1877) in the CBD.

Once the slums and red light district of Melbourne, Little Lon was a place to celebrate, commiserate and get on with the job of living. Drinks were poured, deals were made, arguments were thrown and laughter abounded.

Today they pay tribute to the lively characters who once lived in the laneways of Little Lon, by distilling a range of small-batch, handcrafted gin, very much influenced and inspired by the energy of this great city. It's their way of keeping Melbourne's spirit alive.

Experience their story and attend their unique Melbourne Gin Masterclass today!

Bar Margaux

Melbourne meets New York and Paris at this French-style basement bistro from the award-winning team behind The Everleigh. Good Food Guide Bar of the Year 2020.

Aru

From the acclaimed team behind Sunda, Aru is one of Melbourne's most lauded restaurants, with a cuisine spanning the ancient seafaring routes between China, Indonesia and northern Australia.

Set in a beautifully-designed space of brick, warm wood and marble by renowned architect firm Kerstin Thompson Architecture, Aru's cuisine is centred around a woodfired hearth. Dishes here are cooked or finished over the flame - oysters, prawns, and duck given a hint of smoke and char.

Highlights here include the duck sausage sanga - a take on the Australian classic: the Bunnings sausage - a pate en croute with flavours of banh mi, and the 14-day dry-aged duck.

Flavours are drawn from Asia, with native Australian ingredients - a mix that brought sister restaurant Sunda to fame - woven into the dishes.

Cocktails that change with the seasons and an extensive wine list complete the experience.

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