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for its risotto dishes, which range from a simple Venetian
risi e bisi
(rice and peas) to
some fabulously luxe options involving truffles or roast quail or aged balsamic. Don't
miss its fine house-made gelato.
CAMBODIAN
$$
Bopha Devi
( 03-9600 1887;
www.bophadevi.com
; 27 Rakaia Way, Docklands; mains $18-27; lunch & dinner; City
Circle, 70, 86)
The modern Cambodian food here is a delightful mix of novel and familiar
Southeast Asian flavours and textures. Herb-strewn salads, noodles and soups manage to
be both fresh and filling.
Rockpool
Bar & Grill
STEAKHOUSE, MODERN AUSTRALIAN
$$$
( 03-8648 1900;
www.rockpoolmelbourne.com
; Crown Entertainment Complex; mains $20-140; lunch Sun-
Fri, dinner daily; 55, Flinders St)
The Melbourne outpost of Neil Perry's empire offers his
signature seafood raw bar, but it's really all about beef, from grass-fed to full-blood
wagyu. This darkly masculine space is simple and stylish, as is the menu. The bar offers
the same level of food service with the added bonus of a rather spectacular drinks menu.
MEALS ON WHEELS: MELBOURNE'S FOOD TRUCKS
Melbourne has long had an association with food vans; a game of suburban footy isn't complete without someone
dishing out hot jam donuts, hot meat pies and hot chips to freezing fans over a truck counter - and what would a
trip to the beach be without an ice-cream van playing its tune? But getting quality food from a van is a different
matter. Taking the cue from LA's food-truck revolution, fabulous food trucks have also begun plying the streets of
Melbourne in recent years. Each day the trucks post to let their Twitter and Facebook followers know where
they'll be, and hungry folk dutifully respond by turning up street-side for a meal. Favourite Melbourne food
trucks (and their Twitter handles) to chase down include:
Cornutopia
Mexican street food (@Cornutopia)
Gumbo Kitchen
New Orleans-style po' boys (@GumboKitchen)
Beatbox Kitchen
Gourmet burgers and fries (@BeatboxKitchen)
Mr Burger
As the name suggests (@MrBurgerTruck)
Smokin' Barry's
Smoky barbecue meats (@SmokinBarrys)
GrumbleTumms
Aussie bush tucker: croc or emu pies and roo burgers (@GrumbleTumms)
Also check out
www.wherethetruck.at
for more food trucks around town.
