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1 Street art on the corner of AC/DC Lane, The Basement Discs (24 Block Place),
named for the famous Australian rock band. meanwhile, specialises in hard-to-find music and
When you’re all shopped proves that vinyl is still being produced and sold.
out, it’s time to put your It also features in-store performances from
feet up and enjoy a caffeine interesting artists. mag nation (88 Elizabeth
Street) is a niche magazine specialist with some
hit. Melbourne’s cafés are 4,000 titles to suit even the most esoteric subject
as eclectic as its shops. seeker, and positively encourages you to
endlessly browse. Metropolis Bookshop (252
Swanston Street) does the same for devotees of
graphic art, photography and architecture.
© Robert Blackburn / Visions of Victoria
Save time for downtown Melbourne’s wonderful
arcades, too, which you’ll find near its shopping
alleyways. The likes of The Block, Cathedral and
well-known international labels make an Royal arcades are 19 -century wonders of high
th
appearance in its shops, but really the alleys are ceilings, stained glass and wrought iron, smelling
all about retro and vintage clothing, hip street of caffeine and nougat. In Royal Arcade, Koko
5 Senses – Taste labels for those in the know and home-grown Black features Belgian chocolates arranged like
jewellery and stuffed with Cointreau-soaked
fashion talents looking to make a mark. Even if
MOVIDA you aren’t buying, some outlets are worth candied orange or pistachio marzipan.
visiting for their décor: you’ll find a former Chocamama has Australian premium chocolates
butcher’s shop decorated with knives and meat and fudge, as well as fresh liquorice and boiled
trays, a Turkish bath turned elegant salon and a lollies to make you feel like you’re back in the
one-time schoolroom transformed into a café. days of the Famous Five. In Centreway Arcade,
duck under mounted stags’ heads at SHAG to
If fashion isn’t your thing, Melbourne get a retro fix of faux fur, bellbottom trousers
laneways offer more than clothes. Local and tapestry purses.
company Aesop (268 Flinders Lane) has made
an international name for itself with all-natural When you’re all shopped out, it’s time to put your
beauty products for men and women, encased feet up and enjoy a caffeine hit. Melbourne’s cafés
in striking, minimalist packaging. Its creams are as eclectic as its shops. Sit with your elbows on
come in no-nonsense tubes like artist’s paint. a marble countertop as an espresso machine hisses
In contrast, it feels like stepping into the past and gurgles and white cups rattle on saucers. It’s a
at Il Papiro (5 Degraves Street), where shelves quintessential Melbourne laneway experience,
are stacked with Italian writing paper, quills with no better place to spend time luxuriating in
and seals, leather-bound journals and the aroma of coffee and listening to the soothing
handmade photo albums. bubbling of another jug of milk being frothed.
For over a decade, chef Frank
Camorra has wowed Melbourne with
this Spanish laneway eatery. Tapas
dishes come in individual portions,
and it’s hard to share delectable
nibbles such as anchovy with smoked
tomato sorbet, or goat’s curd and
quince cigarillo. Main courses include
rabbit stew with raisins and pine-nuts,
slow-cooked beef cheeks, and octopus
Galician style with potato and paprika.
The wine list is strong on Spanish
wines and good sherries.
www.movida.com.au
Selama lebih dari satu dekade,
chef Frank Camorra memukau
Melbourne dengan restoran Spanyol
miliknya, MoVida. Restoran ini
menyajikan hidangan Tapas dalam
porsi individu, camilan lezat, seperti
ikan teri dengan sorbet tomat asap,
atau krim keju kambing dan quince
cigarillo. Menu utamanya antara lain
daging kelinci rebus dengan kismis
dan kacang pinus, daging pipi sapi
empuk dan gurita ala Galisia dengan
kentang dan paprika. Daftar
wine-nya didominasi wine Spanyol 1
dan sherry berkualitas tinggi.
1 Street art on the corner of AC/DC Lane, The Basement Discs (24 Block Place),
named for the famous Australian rock band. meanwhile, specialises in hard-to-find music and
When you’re all shopped proves that vinyl is still being produced and sold.
out, it’s time to put your It also features in-store performances from
feet up and enjoy a caffeine interesting artists. mag nation (88 Elizabeth
Street) is a niche magazine specialist with some
hit. Melbourne’s cafés are 4,000 titles to suit even the most esoteric subject
as eclectic as its shops. seeker, and positively encourages you to
endlessly browse. Metropolis Bookshop (252
Swanston Street) does the same for devotees of
graphic art, photography and architecture.
© Robert Blackburn / Visions of Victoria
Save time for downtown Melbourne’s wonderful
arcades, too, which you’ll find near its shopping
alleyways. The likes of The Block, Cathedral and
well-known international labels make an Royal arcades are 19 -century wonders of high
th
appearance in its shops, but really the alleys are ceilings, stained glass and wrought iron, smelling
all about retro and vintage clothing, hip street of caffeine and nougat. In Royal Arcade, Koko
5 Senses – Taste labels for those in the know and home-grown Black features Belgian chocolates arranged like
jewellery and stuffed with Cointreau-soaked
fashion talents looking to make a mark. Even if
MOVIDA you aren’t buying, some outlets are worth candied orange or pistachio marzipan.
visiting for their décor: you’ll find a former Chocamama has Australian premium chocolates
butcher’s shop decorated with knives and meat and fudge, as well as fresh liquorice and boiled
trays, a Turkish bath turned elegant salon and a lollies to make you feel like you’re back in the
one-time schoolroom transformed into a café. days of the Famous Five. In Centreway Arcade,
duck under mounted stags’ heads at SHAG to
If fashion isn’t your thing, Melbourne get a retro fix of faux fur, bellbottom trousers
laneways offer more than clothes. Local and tapestry purses.
company Aesop (268 Flinders Lane) has made
an international name for itself with all-natural When you’re all shopped out, it’s time to put your
beauty products for men and women, encased feet up and enjoy a caffeine hit. Melbourne’s cafés
in striking, minimalist packaging. Its creams are as eclectic as its shops. Sit with your elbows on
come in no-nonsense tubes like artist’s paint. a marble countertop as an espresso machine hisses
In contrast, it feels like stepping into the past and gurgles and white cups rattle on saucers. It’s a
at Il Papiro (5 Degraves Street), where shelves quintessential Melbourne laneway experience,
are stacked with Italian writing paper, quills with no better place to spend time luxuriating in
and seals, leather-bound journals and the aroma of coffee and listening to the soothing
handmade photo albums. bubbling of another jug of milk being frothed.
For over a decade, chef Frank
Camorra has wowed Melbourne with
this Spanish laneway eatery. Tapas
dishes come in individual portions,
and it’s hard to share delectable
nibbles such as anchovy with smoked
tomato sorbet, or goat’s curd and
quince cigarillo. Main courses include
rabbit stew with raisins and pine-nuts,
slow-cooked beef cheeks, and octopus
Galician style with potato and paprika.
The wine list is strong on Spanish
wines and good sherries.
www.movida.com.au
Selama lebih dari satu dekade,
chef Frank Camorra memukau
Melbourne dengan restoran Spanyol
miliknya, MoVida. Restoran ini
menyajikan hidangan Tapas dalam
porsi individu, camilan lezat, seperti
ikan teri dengan sorbet tomat asap,
atau krim keju kambing dan quince
cigarillo. Menu utamanya antara lain
daging kelinci rebus dengan kismis
dan kacang pinus, daging pipi sapi
empuk dan gurita ala Galisia dengan
kentang dan paprika. Daftar
wine-nya didominasi wine Spanyol 1
dan sherry berkualitas tinggi.
