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MoVida Next Door - yes, right next door - is the perfect place for a pre-show beer and
3038;
www.movida.com.au
; 1st fl, 500 Bourke St; noon-late Mon-Fri, 6pm-late Sat; 86, 96)
, a huge, open
space with similar tapas menu and chargrilled cooking, while next door is its Mexican of-
Bourke St; noon-11pm; 86, 96)
. MoVida has also recently opened
Bar Pulpo
(
www.movida.com.au/airport
;
Terminal 2 (International), Melbourne Airport;
8am-12.30am)
at Melbourne
Airport for pre-flight tapas and drinks.
MEXICAN
$$
Mamasita
( 03-9650 3821;
www.mamasita.com.au
; 1/11 Collins St; tacos from $5, shared plates from $19; noon-late
Mon-Sat, from 1pm Sun; City Circle, 11, 31, 48, 112)
The restaurant responsible for kicking off
Melbourne's obsession with authentic Mexican street food, Mamasita is still one of the
very best - as evidenced by the perpetual queues to get into the place. The chargrilled
corn sprinkled with cheese and chipotle mayo is a legendary starter, and there's a fantastic
range of corn-tortilla tacos and 180 types of tequila. No reservations, so prepare to wait.
Cumulus Inc
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
$$
(
www.cumulusinc.com.au
;
45 Flinders Lane; mains $21-38;
7am-11pm Mon-Fri, 8am-11pm Sat & Sun;
City
Circle, 48)
One of Melbourne's best for any meal; it gives you that wonderful Andrew
McConnell style along with reasonable prices. The focus is on beautiful produce and
simple but artful cooking: from breakfasts of sardines and smoked tomato on toast at the
marble bar to suppers of freshly shucked
clair de lune
oysters tucked away on the leather
banquettes. No reservations, so queues are highly probable.
It has recently opened the wine bar
Cumulus Up
upstairs; its bar menu is matched with
changing regional wines.
Cookie
THAI, BAR
$$
( 03-9663 7660;
www.cookie.net.au
; 1st fl, 252 Swanston St, Curtin House; mains from $17.50; noon-late;
3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72)
Part Thai restaurant, part swanky bar, Cookie does both exceptionally
well. Its all-Thai kitchen fires up authentic flavours with fusion twists to create some of
