Lonely Planet's Best of Australia by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
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Publisher: Lonely Planet

5 Carlton & Around

D.O.C Italian $$

Run by third-generation Italians, D.O.C is bringing authenticity, and breathing new life, back into Lygon St. The espresso bar features homemade pasta specials, Italian microbrewery beers and aperitivo time (4pm to 7pm), where you can enjoy a Negroni cocktail with complimentary nibble board, surrounded by dangling legs of meat and huge wheels of cheese behind glass shelves.

The deli (mains from $12; h9am-8pm) next door does great cheese boards and panini, while around the corner is D.O.C’s original pizzeria (295 Drummond St, Carlton; pizzas $13-18; h5.30-10.30pm Mon-Wed, noon-10.30pm Fri-Sun), with excellent thin-crust pizzas and a convivial atmosphere. (%03-9347 8482; www.docgroup.net; 326 Lygon St, Carlton; mains $12-20; h7.30am-9.30pm Mon-Sat, 8am-9pm Sun; g205, j1, 8, 96)

Tiamo Italian $$

When you’ve had enough of pressed, siphoned, Slayer-machined, poured-over, filtered and plunged coffee, head here to one of Lygon St’s original Italian cafe-restaurants. There’s the laughter and relaxed joie de vivre that only a well-established restaurant can have. Great pastas and pizza, too. Also has the up-market Tiamo 2 next door. (www.tiamo.com.au; 303 Lygon St, Carlton; mains $9-26; h6.30am-11pm; gTourist Shuttle, j1, 8)

Abla’s Lebanese $$

The kitchen here is steered by Abla Amad, whose authentic, flavour-packed food has inspired a whole generation of local Lebanese chefs. Bring a bottle of your favourite plonk and settle in for the compulsory banquet ($70) on Friday and Saturday night. (%03-9347 0006; www.ablas.com.au; 109 Elgin St, Carlton; mains $27-30; hnoon-3pm Thu & Fri, 6-11pm Mon-Sat; g205, j1, 8, 96)

Rumi Middle Eastern $$

A fabulously well-considered place that serves up a mix of traditional Lebanese cooking and contemporary interpretations of old Persian dishes. The sigara boregi (cheese and pine-nut pastries) are a local institution, and tasty mains like meatballs are balanced with a large and interesting selection of vegetable dishes (the near-caramelised cauliflower and the broad beans are standouts). (%03-9388 8255; www.rumirestaurant.com.au; 116 Lygon St, East Brunswick; mains $12-24; h6-10pm; j1, 8)

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