Last Suzuki Night Market

    Random walking around.  This time, I managed to grab some snacks to eat after dinner.

 

Random lining up for food.

Yes, lines are this long all the time.

Izakaya Chuji

    I am going to jump right into an explanation of what an izakaya is.  An izakaya is a Japanese style fusion of a restaurant and a bar.  It is known for serving food together with drinks and the other way around.  Older times in Japan, an izakaya was a favourite watering hole for the salaryman after work and is well known for its cheap food that is served with a lot of alcohol.  These days, that has changed, whereby you may find many independent women, youngters and families who frequent izakayas.  A mark of an izakaya would be the distinctive double akachojin (literally, red lantern) that stands on both sides of the entrance to the establishment.  From what I read, there will always be a few very close by to the train stations in Japan.

    There is one izakaya styled restaurant that Crystal and I used to frequent up until recently.  Izakaya Chuji has claimed to be the oldest of Izakayas across Aussie.  These points do not pique my interest one bit if the establishment is just so-so.

Izakaya Chuji, on Lonsdale st.

Il Dolce Freddo

    Interested in some Italian Designer ice-cream in the arvo when you're all hot and sweaty?  Hehehe.. Although Melbourne these days is pretty chilly, there are some scorching moments.  A short walk down to Lygon Street and viola!  The creme of the crop, Il Dolce Freddo!

IL DOLCHE FREDDO

Papa Gino's Italian Restaurant

    When Melbournians think of Italian eateries, they think of Lygon Street, because this is where the collection of Italian food can be found.  There are a few Greek corner restaurants that serve one of the most tantalising souvlaki (Greek lamb kebabs) as well as a wide variety of choco cafes such as Koko Black, and my personal favourite, Brunetti!  It is about a good 15 minute walk from where we live to Papa Gino's, an Italian restaurant that we frequent. With a great scenery and lots of restaurants along the way, by the time we arrive at the restaurant, we've build up quite an appetite.

Papa Gino's on Lygon Street

Meiji Japanese Cafe, Again

    It would appear that we really do have a thing for dining out, especially for a place with really good food for a relatively low price.  Here's more shots of when we paid a visit to Meiji again.  Click here for the Flickr album.

Meiji Japanese Restaurant

Meiji Japanese Cafe

    Saturday night, nothing much going on.  Been a tiring week primming for a better looking body so that we may fit into clothes and look better in them.  Dieting is always the main thing to look out for these days when it comes to health =)  I'd figured, since I eat out a lot due to me not having much kitchen utensils to cook, I'd start shooting some food porn.  This way, I'd have good practice ninja-shooting the insides of establishments and inanimated objects.  I'm new to blogging about food, but here goes...

Meiji Japanese Cafe

     Quaint little Japanese restaurant to eat at should you ever be down Little Bourke Street, aka Chinatown.

Portraits that I dugged up

    Here I am, awoken after 15 minutes of sleep in the wee hours on a Saturday morning. I have posted these on FB, but I think it looks nicer here thanks to the direct link to Flickr. Oh gosh, I'm one of those attention seekers now who post the same bloody thing all over the god damned place to get their name out. Honestly, I'd rather keep a low key and only showcase my talents for those concerned, ie prospective employers ;)

Suzuki Night Market Walk Walk

Queen Victoria Market by day,

Suzuki Night Market by night.

    It is about 15 -20 minutes walk and it's good to sweat it off after din din.  It starts around 1730 until late at night, but it's always good to head there early because it's really packed and crowded.  And unending amount of food and drinks as well as entertainment.  There's also lots of crafts and other weird stuff like fortune telling and massages =P