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sure the good stuff is still available, as hot items go fast. It also has a spot in the South
Melbourne Market (
Click here
)
.
Mr Wolf
PIZZA
$$
( 03-9534 0255;
www.mrwolf.com.au
; 9-15 Inkerman St, St Kilda; pizza $20-25; 5pm-late Tue-Sun, from
noon Fri-Sun ; 16)
Local celeb chef Karen Martini's casual but stylish space is renowned
for its crisp Roma-style pizzas. There's also a great menu of antipasti and pastas that dis-
play her flair for matching ingredients.
Lau's Family Kitchen
CHINESE
$$
( 03-8598 9880;
www.lauskitchen.com.au
;
4 Acland St, St Kilda; mains $25-38; dinner sittings 6pm & 8pm;
16, 96)
The owner's family comes with absolutely flawless pedigree (father Gilbert Lau
is the former owner of famed Flower Drum) and the restaurant is in a lovely leafy loca-
tion. The mainly Cantonese menu is simple, and dishes are beautifully done (if not partic-
ularly exciting), with a few surprises thrown in for more adventurous diners. Make a re-
servation for one of the two dinner sittings.
Newmarket Hotel
LATIN AMERICAN
$$
( 03-9537 1777;
www.newmarketstkilda.com.au
;
34 Inkerman St, St Kilda; meals from $15; noon-3pm &
6-10.30pm; 3, 67)
In typical St Kilda fashion, this historic pub has received a cosmetic en-
hancement, though thankfully it's been done tastefully courtesy of a modern refurb by
renowned Six Degrees architects. The menu is Latin American-inspired, so expect Mexic-
an street food, wood-barbecued meats and premium steaks. Lunch specials are excellent
value, and there's a top-shelf bar, too.
CAFE
$$
Miss Jackson
(
www.missjackson.com.au
;
2/19 Grey St, St Kilda; mains from $15; 7am-4pm Tue-Sun; 16, 96)
Its casual
set-up and atmosphere makes it feel a bit like you've been invited around to a friend's
house for brunch - a friend with good enough taste to cook things like crab scrambled
eggs or panko-crumbed chicken-schnitzel burgers.