Melbourne

"Melbourne, located at the Yarra River and Port Phillip, is an important centre of commerce. Art exhibitions, cultural activities and sporting events like the annual ""Australian Open"" or the ""Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park"" puts Melbourne on top of the worlds most liveable cities in 2009. Due to its cultural melting point Melbourne offers an amazing gastro scene with great French restaurants like Shannone Bennett's restaurant ""Vue de Monde"". Melbourne is also known as a golfer's paradise making every golfer's heart beat faster. And if all these sport- and cultural happenings are too much for you enjoy a romantic sunset at ""St.Kilda Beach"" and you never want to leave Melbourne again."

Gourmet Restaurants

The definite guide for food lovers and those who want to become one!

ATTICA

The former Bank building and now restaurant let you discover cutting-edge eating where hoghg tech foams, smoke and wafferts are mixed with traditional and contemporary flavours. As an entree you get two slices of radish, one white, one beetroot-stained, topped with freshly picked crab-meat and tuna,garnished with unexpected crunch of puffed rice; .there are also more convetional dishes like the spice-.crusted shoulder of lamb on a fine puree of parsnip, topped with silver beet, pine nuts and currants.

VUE DE MONDE

The restaurant "Vue de Monde" is located in the historic CBD buliding; whilst taking its inspiration from recipes dating back hundreds of years the menu at Vue de Monde has envolved to encompass a modern interpretation; try the "Menu Gourmand".