Eating out in Melbourne

Melbourne has become a second home for me ever since I went there to begin my tertiary studies in mind-2003. I admit that because I live really close to the city, there are many places that I have not ventured out to. It will be the primary focus of my blog posts, as I want to provide tips for new and current students there.

Melbourne is a very vibrant city with a diverse population of local Australians, Chinese, Malaysians, Indonesians, Greeks, Italians, Vietnamese etc just to name a few of the bigger ethnic groups. Which means that international food is abound in Melbourne. However, it is important to know where to go to get food that is authentic, and at decent prices. I would first like to point out that many people make the mistake of thinking prices of international cuisine are the same as in their own countries. It really depends on the costs of living in each place.

These are my cost-of-food ratings:

Cheap meal: anything below $10 (in Aussie Dollars).
This is found mostly in food courts, fast-food cafes and one dish asian meals.

Average/mid priced meal: $10-20
This is for the average price of pasta.

Mid-to-high range meals: $20-30
At the more classy chinese and italian restaurants.

Expensive: about $30
Food at the higher-starred hotels and restaurants with star chefs. And for the best of the seafood catch.