Tag Archives: Victoria Market

Maria’s Trattoria

This is a story of a working collaboration between two women that spans more than a quarter of a century.  Together, they are Maria’s Trattoria.  One works front of house and the other back of house.  They have been providing hearty Italian meals and a warm welcome to Melburnians for more than 25 years.  This [...]

Flagstaff Gardens

Flagstaff Gardens are a green haven on the edge of the CBD, and stretch almost all the way to Victoria Market.  The Gardens have large areas of lawn, but also avenues of flowering bushes, a bed of red aromatic roses, and a quaint caretaker’s cottage.  The Northern side of the Gardens has a sporty edge [...]

Dolcetti

My number 1 sweet shop in Melbourne is Dolcetti.  It is a little Sicilian pastry and cake shop in West Melbourne – with a delicious range of small pastries, biscotti, tarts and doughnuts.  If you wish to be greeted with adulation when you visit someone, nip in and select a box of sweets.  If you [...]