Nando’s - Nando's is probably Adam's favorite place to eat at in Melbourne. It was nicer than a fast food place, but not quite a restaurant. They have "Portugese-style" chicken sandwiches. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but the chicken and fries have a special seasoning on them that makes them taste really good. I got the chicken sandwich on a ciabatta roll all three times we went there. The food there was way better than anything I’ve had at a fast food place in the US. They also have a special spicy “Peri-Peri” sauce you can add to your sandwich that isn’t too spicy, even for me.

Bob’s Kitchen - I don’t know if I was just especially hungry or what, but the food at Bob’s Kitchen was amazing. I talked about it the entire time we were in Australia. We all shared several kinds of dumplings, which are basically small pockets of dough that contain pork, crab meat, chicken, and other meats. We also shared a noodle dish with vegetables. I wish we’d had a chance to go back.

Max Brenner - This place was so good that we went there three times. Most, if not all, dishes have some form of chocolate with them. The chocolate soufflé was just incredible and probably really bad for you, but who cares! I especially liked the gigantic cinnamon roll with chocolate sauce for dipping. Why aren’t chocolate cafes more popular in the US?

Peking Duck place - I don't know what this place was actually called, but it was a good introduction to the Peking Duck dish that originated from China. We tried this place in Chinatown and the food was really good. We ordered one and a half ducks, which came with tortilla-like pieces of bread and plum sauce. It was a lot of food for the four of us and we barely finished it.

Ying Thai 2 - I had some of the best Thai food I’ve ever had here. The ambiance was neat inside and the portions were huge. The coconut jasmine rice was really sweet tasting and almost could have been a dessert. I had the Pad Thai, which was excellent and wasn’t too spicy at all.

Bread Top/Barby's - I really wish we had these places in the US. They sell pastries (sort of like dim sum) that taste so good and are pretty cheap. We ate breakfast at these places probably 4 times when we were in Australia. My favorite was probably the coconut bun or the blueberry twist. It’s just so hard to find good, cheap pastries here besides donuts which are too sweet sometimes.