For the pizza lovers ...

After shopping for two hours at Chapel Street in South Yarra, we were famished. We walked along the stretch of Toorak Road, which was lined with many different restaurants. We finally settled for a Japanese meal at Yoyogi Restaurant. Though hungry, we were too tired and didn't feel like eating much. So we shared a California Roll Maki, which came in 10 pieces! That whetted our appetite for something hot to warm us up on a cold and blustery day, so we ordered Agedashi Tofu! It was one of the restaurant's recommended dishes! It was tofu covered with a thin cripsy layer of batter soaked with soy sauce and topped with fish flakes! On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (very good), I would rate the food quality 3.5 and the ambience 3.

After that, we headed back to the Melbourne CBD area and continued to shop for awhile. Later that evening, we met up with my mum's ex-colleague who brought us to Pizzeria IlBimbo at Brunswick, Fitzroy. Standing atop the roof was a large statue of a diapered baby (similar to the diapered dancing baby in the show, Ally McBeal). It was a restaurant cum pub and seems pretty happening. We ordered 3 personal pizzas (about 11 inch each) and shared a salad.
We ordered 3 types of pizzas - meat, seafood (Di Mare) filled with octopus, squid and other seafood and mushroom (Funghi). The pizzas were wood fried which explains the deliciously flavourful taste and with a slightly woodsy smell. For the Di Mare, the seafood was very fresh and for the Funghi pizza, I have never seen a pizza so filled with mushrooms! Really delicious! We had fresh salad of lettuce with french dressing. Each pizza cost about A$5.90-A$7.90. And on Mondays-Thursdays all pizzas go for $4 each!!

To complete the meal, we crossed the street to Trampoline, an ice-cream parlour for gelato! There were many tempting flavors, it was almost impossible to choose. Decision making time - but I took my time at to savour the delightful and colourful array of ice-cream. I finally chose Lychee and Lime sorbet. It had a sweet and tangy taste, highly recommended after a heavy dinner as it was refreshing. Mum had Spotty Doc which was vanilla with chocolate chips. Verdict : Absolutely Oomphy!with every munch. Yummy!