Aussie Food Favorites
Meat pies
Australia is famous for its meat pies. It was actually my first meal when I got to Australia a year ago... a freshly baked kangaroo pie. I've loved them ever since. They're hand-sized, filled with meat, gravy, veggies and other savory ingredients. You can get them at the local bakeries for lunch or dinner, or for a late night snack at Pie Face (a chain that's usually open 24/7). But my favorite has to be Yatala Pies - famous for its gourmet pies, located at a pit stop on the way to or from the Gold Coast beaches.
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Cafes
Paddington - the suburb I've lived in for the past few months - is filled with tiny shops and quirky cafes. I have to say, I've had some of the best cups of coffee since being in Australia. Kelsey and I have explored a lot of the little cafes down the street from my house, and we've spent many mornings while our kids are at school sitting at Sassafras (left) or Three Monkeys (right), sipping our flat whites.
Paddington - the suburb I've lived in for the past few months - is filled with tiny shops and quirky cafes. I have to say, I've had some of the best cups of coffee since being in Australia. Kelsey and I have explored a lot of the little cafes down the street from my house, and we've spent many mornings while our kids are at school sitting at Sassafras (left) or Three Monkeys (right), sipping our flat whites.
Guzman y Gomez
I love my Mexican food. It's one thing I just can't get enough of. But in the past year, I've learned that it's super hard to find good Mexican food in Australia - after all, we are pretty far from Mexico. Guzman y Gomez has got to have the best burritos I've experienced down under. I think they're one of the only places where you can actually find black beans...
Burrito Bar
But when I'm not up to trekking into the city and paying for a $12 burrito at Guzman, I can walk just down the street to the Burrito Bar for a $5 burrito. The guy who works the counter knows my order now that I've been just about every Tuesday, and he always comes to chat while I eat.
But when I'm not up to trekking into the city and paying for a $12 burrito at Guzman, I can walk just down the street to the Burrito Bar for a $5 burrito. The guy who works the counter knows my order now that I've been just about every Tuesday, and he always comes to chat while I eat.
Markets
You can find markets in just about every city in Australia. They sell everything from food and beer to clothes to souvenirs and crafts. This past weekend, I went to the Eat Street Market that opens on Friday and Saturday nights, and drank some beer, ate some dumplings, and listened to live music. Another one of my favorites is Brisbane's Wednesday market - filled with fresh fruit and veggies, and all sorts of foods from so many different cultures. I love to go and taste all the free samples and grab some lunch to eat on the steps of the casino across the street.
You can find markets in just about every city in Australia. They sell everything from food and beer to clothes to souvenirs and crafts. This past weekend, I went to the Eat Street Market that opens on Friday and Saturday nights, and drank some beer, ate some dumplings, and listened to live music. Another one of my favorites is Brisbane's Wednesday market - filled with fresh fruit and veggies, and all sorts of foods from so many different cultures. I love to go and taste all the free samples and grab some lunch to eat on the steps of the casino across the street.
Orgasmic
Byron Bay is filled with little stands and restaurants with a focus on health food. Most of what you eat down there is organic, fresh, and a lot of the time vegetarian. I happened upon Orgasmic the first time I went to Byron. It's a tiny Mediterranean restaurant with falafel pockets that I could just about live off, and the most beautiful blonde-haired, blue-eyed, tanned, tattooed Aussie man works the counter.
Byron Bay is filled with little stands and restaurants with a focus on health food. Most of what you eat down there is organic, fresh, and a lot of the time vegetarian. I happened upon Orgasmic the first time I went to Byron. It's a tiny Mediterranean restaurant with falafel pockets that I could just about live off, and the most beautiful blonde-haired, blue-eyed, tanned, tattooed Aussie man works the counter.
Tim Tams and Squirms
For that sweet tooth fix. Tim Tams are my favorite cookie (or bikkie) in Australia. Chocolate biscuits, sandwiching chocolate cream, covered in chocolate. When I open a pack, I can't stop eating until they're gone. The same goes for squirms - sour gummy worms that always find their way into my backpack on long hikes or road trips.
Plough Inn
Located in Southbank, the Plough is the perfect place for a Sunday session - I've spent many weekend days sitting outside, listening to live music, and sharing rounds of $15 pitchers with my mates.
Green Beer
I've spent just about every weekend at Nate's in the past five months, and his fridge is almost always stocked with Clear Skins. For those days when we're too lazy to go all the way into the city for a drink, we'll walk down to First Choice bottle-o and grab a case or two of green beer to last us through the weekend.
Down Under Bar
When I first got to Brisbane, I learned that Dunder was the meeting place for au pairs on a night out since it's located right across the street from Central Station in the city. It's a backpackers' bar with cheap drinks and meal deals. Luckily, all my Aussie friends love it just as much as I do. I'll miss their $7 chicken parmy, $10 pitchers, $2 spirits, vodka jars, foreign bartenders, and finding fish-eye photos of myself (that I have no memory of taking) the next morning on their Facebook page.
I've spent just about every weekend at Nate's in the past five months, and his fridge is almost always stocked with Clear Skins. For those days when we're too lazy to go all the way into the city for a drink, we'll walk down to First Choice bottle-o and grab a case or two of green beer to last us through the weekend.
Down Under Bar
When I first got to Brisbane, I learned that Dunder was the meeting place for au pairs on a night out since it's located right across the street from Central Station in the city. It's a backpackers' bar with cheap drinks and meal deals. Luckily, all my Aussie friends love it just as much as I do. I'll miss their $7 chicken parmy, $10 pitchers, $2 spirits, vodka jars, foreign bartenders, and finding fish-eye photos of myself (that I have no memory of taking) the next morning on their Facebook page.
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