Thirty-minute Snackdowns
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March 2015 Time Out Melbourne 19 Inner-city lunch Thirty-minute snackdowns Lunch shouldn’t take all day. These will get you refuelled and back in 30. By Suzi Owen Pok Pok Junior Get into kaffir-infused, coriander-riddled bowls of goodness in minutes. In the kitchen, young folk in baseball caps furiously dash about, while the staff up front greet and seat lanyard-wearing workers at bus shelter-inspired banquettes. Expect a lively region-hopping menu of Chinese, Persian and Malay-influenced Thai, among Western favourites like Tom Yum and Pad Thai. Try: Roast pork belly and green peppercorn, swilled with a Singa draft. Shop 9, 555 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000. 03 9629 5881. www.pokpok.com.au. Mon-Fri 7am-4pm. 90 Secondi When Brunswick’s 400 Gradi extended their pala to the Docklands, pizza lovers were worried. Would the mosaic dome-of-deliciousness become a stainless steel, gas-powered pizza prison? No. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (a non-profit organisation which celebrates exacting methods of the ‘true’ Neapolitan style pizza) bestowed 90 Secondi with a much-coveted membership. It’s following its Brunswick sibling into the inferno of perfection. Try: The Napoletana, naturally. (You order without anchovies and I breaka your legs.) 1/700 Bourke St, Docklands 3008. 03 9600 2841. www.90secondi.com.au. Mon-Wed 7.30am-5pm; Thu, Fri 7.30am-late; Sat 6pm-late. Gills Diner The quiet achiever of King Con’s swag of landmark city venues (that’s restaurateur Con Christopoulos) has been serving up humble and hearty Euro-leaning fare since 2007. Head chef Chris Kerr and his team are big on heart but small on fuss, which means solid but swift respite from your office inbox. Try: Seared salmon fillet with quinoa and beetroot.... because you still want quinoa. Gills Alley, Rear 360 Little Collins St, Melbourne 3000. 03 9670 7214. www.commercialbakery. com.au. Mon-Fri 7am-10pm; Sat 8am-10pm. Coda Awarded a hat every year since they opened their moody glam-den doors, Coda might not be the kind of place you’d think of for a quick lunch. Well, you’re right. But you’re also wrong. Coda’s ability to get uptown workers in and out can be credited to their ample walk-in seating, an array of artful smaller dishes and their exceptional service. Try: Roasted yellow duck curry , loved from Hardware Lane to Ho Chi Minh City. 141 Flinders Ln, Melbourne 3000. 03 9650 3155. www.codarestaurant.com.au. Daily noon-3pm; 6-10.30pm. Sun Moth Their coffee’s ready in ten seconds, their eats are around ten smackers and they have crafty brews on tap. The stellar duo behind Dead Man Espresso and Common Galaxia sold up and put everything on the line for Sun Moth. And it’s a winner. The fitout is ethereal and the tunes are so cool you’ll Shazam ’em all. Try: Masa dumplings in broth with greens and organic chicken. 377 Lonsdale St, Melbourne 3000. 03 9602 4554. www.sunmoth.com.au. Tue-Fri 8am-11pm; Sat 3-11pm. Gills Diner Pok Pok Junior tom-mar15-Feat-Lunches-EM-CHECKED-JV-ND.indd 19 11/02/2015 9:49 am
Transcript of Thirty-minute Snackdowns
March 2015 Time Out Melbourne 19
Inner-city lunch
Thirty-minute snackdownsLunch shouldn’t take all day. These will get you refuelled and back in 30. By Suzi Owen
Pok Pok JuniorGet into kaffir-infused, coriander-riddled bowls of goodness in minutes. In the kitchen, young folk in baseball caps furiously dash about, while the staff up front greet and seat lanyard-wearing workers at bus shelter-inspired banquettes. Expect a lively region-hopping menu of Chinese, Persian and Malay-influenced Thai, among Western favourites like Tom Yum and Pad Thai.
Try: Roast pork belly and green peppercorn, swilled with a Singa draft.
Shop 9, 555 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000. 03 9629 5881. www.pokpok.com.au. Mon-Fri 7am-4pm.
90 SecondiWhen Brunswick’s 400 Gradi extended their pala to the Docklands, pizza lovers were worried. Would the mosaic dome-of-deliciousness become a stainless steel, gas-powered pizza prison? No. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (a non-profit organisation which celebrates exacting methods of the ‘true’ Neapolitan style pizza) bestowed 90 Secondi with a much-coveted membership. It’s following its Brunswick sibling into the inferno of perfection.
Try: The Napoletana, naturally. (You order without anchovies and I breaka your legs.)
1/700 Bourke St, Docklands 3008. 03 9600 2841. www.90secondi.com.au. Mon-Wed 7.30am-5pm; Thu, Fri 7.30am-late; Sat 6pm-late. Gills DinerThe quiet achiever of King Con’s swag of
landmark city venues (that’s restaurateur Con Christopoulos) has been serving up humble and hearty Euro-leaning fare since 2007. Head chef Chris Kerr and his team are big on heart but small on fuss, which means solid but swift respite from your office inbox.
Try: Seared salmon fillet with quinoa and beetroot.... because you still want quinoa.
Gills Alley, Rear 360 Little Collins St, Melbourne 3000. 03 9670 7214. www.commercialbakery.com.au. Mon-Fri 7am-10pm; Sat 8am-10pm. CodaAwarded a hat every year since they opened their moody glam-den doors, Coda might not be the kind of place you’d think of for a quick lunch. Well, you’re right. But you’re also wrong. Coda’s ability to get uptown workers in and out can be credited to their ample walk-in seating, an array of artful smaller dishes and their exceptional service.
Try: Roasted yellow duck curry, loved from Hardware Lane to Ho Chi Minh City.
141 Flinders Ln, Melbourne 3000. 03 9650 3155. www.codarestaurant.com.au. Daily noon-3pm; 6-10.30pm. Sun MothTheir coffee’s ready in ten seconds, their eats are around ten smackers and they have crafty brews on tap. The stellar duo behind Dead Man Espresso and Common Galaxia sold up and put everything on the line for Sun Moth. And it’s a winner. The fitout is ethereal and the tunes are so cool you’ll Shazam ’em all.
Try: Masa dumplings in broth with greens and organic chicken.
377 Lonsdale St, Melbourne 3000. 03 9602 4554. www.sunmoth.com.au. Tue-Fri 8am-11pm; Sat 3-11pm.
Gills Diner
Pok Pok Junior
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