Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
South Yarra,
Prahran & Windsor
It's perpetual peak hour at Chapel St's many cafes. You'll also find a few excellent dining
options in Prahran, including on Greville St as well as at the Prahran Market. The Windsor
strip keeps things cheap and cheerful.
Valentino
ITALIAN
$$
( 03-9826 8815;
www.valentinorestaurant.com.au
;
517 Malvern Rd, Hawksburn; pizzas $20; noon-2pm Fri-Sun,
5.30-10pm Tue-Sun; 72)
Offering Calabrian-style dishes with a lively welcoming atmosphere,
Valentino has a wonderful antipasti selection - but its pizzas are the real reason to come
here. Great
aperitivi
and wine list, too.
Colonel Tans
THAI
$$
( 03-9521 5985;
www.coloneltans.com.au
;
229 Chapel St, Prahran; dishes $15; 5-11pm Tue-Sat, from noon Fri;
6, Prahran)
Set up in the back corner of Revolver Upstairs, funky Colonel Tans is run
by the same team behind the city centre's Cookie (
Click here
)
, with similarly yummy creat-
ive Thai fushion dishes, from traditional curries and tangy snapper rolled in betel leaf to
kaffir-lime chicken burgers.
Dino's
( 03-9521 3466; 34 Chapel St, Windsor; mains $20-32; 8am-midnight; 5, 64, 78, 79, Windsor)
The
wine list's longer than its food list (evidence of prior drinking lines the walls), but it's a
great spot to dine on ex-Cumulus Inc chef's breakfast bocadillos (sandwiches) in the early
hours and Spanish tapas flavours after dark. Opposite Windsor station, it can get very busy.
SPANISH
$$
WoodLand House
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
$$$
( 03-9525 2178;
www.woodlandhouse.com.au
; 78 Williams Rd, Prahran; tasting menu from $115; noon-3pm
Thu, Fri & Sun, 6.30-9pm Tue-Sat; 6)
Housed in a Victorian terrace of ample proportions, this
was the former incarnation of Jacques Reymond, a local pioneer of degustation dining.
