For fine Greek meals, visit the restaurants on Lonsdale street, while for Italian, a trip to Little Italy is well worth the effort. Chinese food can be enjoyed at Chinatown while Southgate complex is where to head if you want something a bit special.

Theatre restaurants can be found on Kilda street, Spencer street, Dudley street and Williamstown. Recommended fine dining restaurants include Shark Fin House on Little Bourke street, Feddish at Federation Square, Fabric Restaurant and Bar on Kavanagh street and Gaylord Indian Restaurant on Tattersalls lane.

Soldier's cake is a traditional boiled Aussie fruit cake that will keep for a long time. Yabbies are common freshwater crustaceans that have been eaten by the indigenous people for thousands of years. However, it was only at the turn of the century that Australians began to acquire a taste for the creature. Today, yabbies are used to make several dishes including yabbie chowder, yabbie pate and yabbie stir fry.