Chronic Blogger

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If you're visiting Melbourne, don't forget to visit the Italian precinct on Lygon Street. It's just a tram ride away and you can catch the #1 or #8 tram.

Brunetti's is a great cafe and patisserie off Lygon St. It has heaps of nice cakes, gelato and yummy coffee. The place gets packed even at night, so don't be surprised if you need to wait for a table. Trust me though, it's worth the wait. The branch near Federation Square is just not the same.

There are heaps of Italian restaurants on Lygon Street. The further down the street you go, the more you'll see old men yelling at you and laying down the guilt trip if you don't go into their restaurants. Most will try to bribe you with a jug of orange juice or a free plate of bruschettas and free corkage.

This one guy from Il Gusto tried very hard to get us to go into his restaurant. It was the first restaurant we saw so we wanted to look around some more. The owner would not let us go past at all, and stupidly enough, tried the tactic of insulting us in case we would change our minds. That dumbass said we were "stupid for not going into his restaurant, what a disgrace we were to other Asians" ahhaha. That put me off his restaurant for life.

We ended up at Villa Romano after walking up and down the street. It's the one right next to Il Gusto but at least the owner's a little more amiable. The food was great and I'd definitely go back there again. The trick is probably to try and not act like tourists so you don't get hassled over having dinner with them :)

posted by chronicblogger @ 12:18 AM