Melbourne foodies

So I have been in Australia now for almost 2 weeks. I love it here, especially in Melbourne where I have spent some time catching up with friends and family and just relaxing. We have also spent much of this time together over fabulous meals. We had a wonderful brekkie (breakfast) at a local spot in St. Kilda on Fitzroy st called Banff. I ordered the eggs florentine with a side of fresh avacado. It was so great I ordered the same thing the very next time we had the chance to go there for sunday brunch. We had a great Greek meal the other night (did you know Australia has the largest population of Greeks aside from Greece itself!) filled with grilled and buttered pita bread and dips, dolmathes (grape leaves stuffed with rice and spices), lamb souvlaki and roasted veggies. Thinking about this fabulous meal makes me want to go back tonight. But nothing is better than the Australian burger that I snagged a few bites off from my boyfriend while we where in Sydney by the harbor. An Aussie burger is a beef patty with a fried egg, beetroot slice, lettuce, tomato, onion, and cheese. I cannot even begin to tell how I savored those few messy bites I took! Everthing was fresh and made to order right by the water on what is called The Rocks alongside the Sydney harbor. Because I am not able to handle full burgers all in one sitting I opted for a freshly made fruit and veggie juice in the open air market just up the road. It had carrot, celery, pineapple, watermelon, green apple and orange. It was filling and refreshing and on the hot day by the water just right!

I'm off now for a day of vintage shopping with Dan on Chapel St in Melbourne. But before we go we are grabbing a cup of coffe (flat white to be exact) at the local bakery hotspot on Fitzroy right by Banff and the Medina hotel. I cant think of the name now but I will post it for a later date. The coffee is amazing and reminds me of stumptown coffee which I have a small love affair with in NYC. YUM!