The Chronicals of a Married Woman: I blame you Melbourne!!!

Didn't expect this at all but the food in Melbourne was oh.so.good ... we did nothing but sightseeing and went on an eating spree!! Best part is that the Asian food are prepared by the Asians themselves! Not like here .. every hawker food in KL/PJ is being prepared by a Burmese. -.-"

Counting down to the best food in Melbourne (not in particular order).

1) St. Remo Fish & Chips
Honestly, I find this place so-so only. We dropped by here on the way to Phillip Island to see the penguins. The fish were so fishy that I only ate the fries for lunch. And it was soggy *eww* Nice view and ambiance though.

2) Kingfisher Blue Fish & Chips

This is the most fantastic fish & chips I have ever tasted!!! This shop is located in the suburb - Wheelers Hill. Dropped by this place while we were on the way to visit my parents' friend. Voted No. 1 in Australia ok!

3) Freddo Ice-Cream

What can I say? Awesome ice-cream on a cold winter night = Heaven! This ice-cream parlor is located on Lygon Street.

4) Brunetti Cafe

It's true when they say that Melbourne embraces coffee culture. It suits me perfectly well as I am a coffee addict. This cafe not only makes nice cappuccino, they also serve a wide array of yummy pastries.

5) Cafe Cavallino

We had authentic Italian food and it was good! A bit jelak because of the overload of cheese though. Yup, Lygon Street is where it's known for Italian food. We sat outside and had to practically hug the heater ok. Brrr~

6) Stokers Pancake

We were brought to this place by our friends and the pancakes were heavenly ok! Expensive though. We were told that this is the place where Asian students bring their chic for some erm .. quiet time. Hehehe ..

7) Pho' Hung

We had Vietnamese noodles in Springvale - this place is crowded with Vietnamese , so much so you feel like you are in Vietnam ok! I kid you not! The noodles were really good, evident from the fact that the restaurant is always packed to the brim.

8) Ying Thai

I don't know what else to say about this shop except that they serve excellent Thai food. So good that we went back twice! One thing to caution though : they charge AUD2 for a bowl of rice each. O_0"

9) Wing Ho Chinese Restaurant

The only edible food in Phillip Island. Operated by a Singaporean family.

10) Max Brenner

The chocolate haven! So heart the hug mug ok!! Me and Bear came here to pak tor and we shared a cup of mocha kau and waffles. Bliss!

11) Lord of the Fries
Nothing to shout about really. Just expensive fries with really good sauce.

12) Some random Chinese Shop in China Town

Which serves really good pork and duck rice. Also there is another Chinese shop that serves really good porridge. Forgot the names of the shops though. :p

13) Cafe L'incontrol

Bear said this is the place where students hang out. Relatively cheap and good coffee. I couldn't agree more. :) Am so loving the coffee culture in Melbourne!

14) Scones in Dandenong (forgot the name of the shop)

Scones were so-so only. Somehow prefer our own Cameron Highland scones. At least the scones served back home are hot and they give us butter, jam, and marmalade. In Australia, they serve cold cream as sides. Kinda weird la ...