Italian comedy trio Sooshi Mango is expanding their Lygon Street restaurant.

Gimmick proves golden as Sooshi Mango expands Lygon Street restaurant

The comedy trio add a new level to their nostalgic Italian diner – and they’re not the only Melbourne hospitality operators scaling up on-site.

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Auterra’s guanciale-draped abalone schnitzel sandwich.

This schnitzel sandwich from a three-hat fine diner’s spin-off wine bar is a winner

In a city of chicken-schnitty sangers,this seafood version takes fish ‘n’ chip shop memories and makes them fancy.

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Staff at Baked Wonder in Burwood East wear frilly pink uniforms.

Baked Wonder

Pretty in pink.

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Pies at Austro.

Austro Bakery

No-frills Eastern European-style pastries.

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Creme de la Creme Patisserie’s knafeh croissant riffs on the sweet,cheesy Middle Eastern dessert.

Creme de la Creme Patisserie

French pastries meet Middle Eastern flavours.

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Lox bagel sandwich from Savion Cakes&Bagels.

Savion Cakes&Bagels

Carlisle Street bagels and baked goods.

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The Persian-inspired croissant flavoured with pistachios and rosewater from OCAB Bakery,Yarraville.

OCAB Bakery

It’s an acronym for ‘overly confident arrogant bakers’.

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Candied Bakery

Baked goods from a husband-and-wife duo.

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Omnia’s pork cotoletta lunch special.

10 to book:Set menus for less than $50 at wine bars,hatted restaurants and more

From a $20 express lunch to a $45-a-head Italian feast,with some deals including a drink.

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Bear’s Wine Bar “is exactly what a neighbourhood wine bar should be”.

‘Feels like a country town’:The inner-city enclave luring Melbourne’s best bakers and bar owners

The suburb’s pace and proximity to the CBD is finally luring a new generation of hospitality operators.

  • Tomas Telegramma