A round-up of takeaway and delivery options during the seven-day lockdown.
Ishizuka
basement level b01/139 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Melbourne’s award-winning kaiseki restaurant Ishizuka is now offering its Premium Bento, Sukiyaki, Sashimi, and Kasutera (Japanese sponge cake) takeaway, available for both pick-up and delivery from Thursday to Monday between 3pm and 5pm. For an indulgent night in, the multi-layer premium bento box features a wide variety of cooked and raw seafood as well as a small selection of sweets, or for cooler nights, the Sukiyaki is a Japanese hot pot with the highest-quality thinly sliced A5 Kagoshima Wagyu. Complete the experience with a bottle of wine or sake, and add a bouquet of flowers by Asfleur for a special occasion this lockdown.
Order: via the Ishizuka website
Pinchy’s Pop Up-Tour at Johnny’s Emporium
18a Anderson Street, Yarraville VIC 3013
Following a successful sell-out pop-up tour, Pinchy’s is coming to Yarraville this weekend with a new ‘Lockdown Taco Party’. Pre-order Pinchy’s new tacos and premium restaurant dishes and collect your order at Johnny’s Emporium. There is a seafood and vegan menu available.
Hours: Friday, 28 May (5pm–9pm) and Saturday, 29 May (12pm–9pm)
Pre-order: https://pinchys-co.square.site/
Pick up: 18a Anderson Street, Yarraville VIC 3013
Co-Lab Pantry
You might already be familiar with Co-Lab Pantry as a digital pantry that launched during Victoria’s lockdown. This week, Co-Lab Pantry expanded its offering to launch a new gourmet grocery range to run alongside its existing pantry selection, allowing you to buy and support local shops whilst completing your weekly shop. Get 10% off your first order with the code: tenoffgrocery.Happy shopping!
Order: https://colabpantry.com.au/
Matteo’s Delicatessen
30 Pier St, Altona VIC 3018
The neighbourhood deli, grocer and café offers up a selection of flavour-packed baguettes and ciabatta sandos, Wonder Pies by Ray Capaldi, coffee from Industry Beans and cannoli from Cannoleria all available for takeaway.
Hours: Monday to Friday and Sunday 8am–4pm and Saturday 7:30am–4pm
Order: (03) 9078 4441 or walk-in
Pick up: 30 Pier St, Altona VIC 3018
Meat Frankie
93–97 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
Meat Frankie offers custom blend melt-in-your-mouth beef patties that you can stack as high as you like, and, as always, diners have the option to customise their burgers with lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, jalapenos and grilled mushrooms free of charge.
Tipico
242 High St, Windsor VIC 3181
Tipico To Go is available for both pickup and delivery and through Providoor. Dishes on the menu are lasagna, beef ragu, duck ragu, meatballs and eggplant parmigiana that can be easily stored in the fridge for four days, or for a month in the freezer. Customers can also shop for wines and beers from the venue, along with antipasto and other items, now available at Tipico Deli.
Order via: Tipico website
400 Gradi
Satisfy those cold-weather carb cravings with award-winning pizza and pasta from Johnny Di Francesco’s 400 Gradi. Feast on authentic pizzas, classic Italian pastas, a generous selection of antipasti and more, with gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options at each of the below restaurants:
• Gradi Brunswick is open (Zero Gradi will be closed)
99 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
Hours: Open for takeaway only – every day (12pm–10.30pm)
• Gradi Essendon
110 Keilor Rd, Essendon VIC 3040
Hours: Monday to Thursday (5pm–9.30pm); Friday to Sunday (5pm–10:30pm)
Order via: Website or Uber Eats
• Gradi Eastland
175 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood VIC 3134
Hours: Open for pickup and takeaway only Wednesday to Sunday (12pm–8.30pm)
Order via: Website or Uber Eats
Gradi Mercato Supermarket
314–316 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
With a nod to rural Italian markets, customers across Melbourne are invited to stock up on authentic Italian meals, deli items and groceries at Gradi Mercato. Shop online with pick-up and delivery available, or Brunswick East locals can shop in-store where the wood-fire oven is burning, the coffee is brewing, and the Italian pastries are freshly baked.
Hours: 9am–9pm; 7 days
Order via: in-store or the Gradi Mercato website
Estelle
243–245 High St, Northcote VIC 3070
Estelle Takeaway is back! Northside locals can enjoy Scott Pickett’s contemporary Australian dishes from Northcote’s neighbourhood icon Estelle with a generous à la carte menu available each night throughout the lockdown. Orders open at 10 am for same-day pick-up from Estelle between 5pm–8pm, with all Estelle’s signature dishes available every day. Follow @estellenorthcote for the full menu, revealed tonight via Instagram.
Order via: Estelle website, or delivery is available via Providoor
Matilda
159 Domain Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141
Scott Pickett’s fire-fuelled South Yarra restaurant Matilda is available all across Melbourne via Providoor. Honouring local ingredients and seasonal fare prepared over open fire and hot coals, the ‘Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire’ set menu includes four of Matilda’s signature dishes. Enjoy dressed Fraser Island spanner crab, aged Milla’s Farm duck, hay-smoked potatoes with Warrigal greens, and apple tarte Tatin from the comfort of your own home with contactless delivery.
Order via: Providoor
Longrain
44 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Modern Thai restaurant Longrain can now be enjoyed at home, with small bites, more substantial dishes and exclusive Thai banquets available via Providoor. For the home cook, Longrain’s pre-made curry pastes and sauces are also on offer, with chilli jam, shiitake XO, green curry paste and more, making it easy to achieve authentic flavours of South East Asian cuisine at home.
Order via: Providoor
Hanoi Hannah Vol. II
306 Glen Huntly Rd, Elsternwick VIC 3185
Hanoi Hannah Vol. II is available every day for takeaway and collection.
Order via: Hanoi Hannah website for collection and via Deliveroo or Uber Eats for delivery
Hanoi Hannah Express Lane
186 High St, Windsor VIC 3181
Hanoi Hannah Express Lane is available every day for takeaway and collection.
Order via: Hanoi Hannah website for collection and via Deliveroo or Uber Eats for delivery
Tahina
362 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
223 High St, Northcote VIC 3070
Make lockdown a little brighter and healthier with a generous selection of vegetarian Middle Eastern dishes from Tahina. The ‘Family Feast’ or ‘Date Night for Two’ options will leave you feeling totally nourished. The freshness and quality of the ingredients at Tahina gives a new take on ‘fast food’.
Opening hours:
Tahina Northcote: 11am–9pm; 7days
Tahina Fitzroy: 12pm–3.30pm, 5.30pm–9pm; 7 days
Order via: Tahina website
Pick up: Tahina Fitzroy and Northcote
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