Hindsight

As Andy and I ventured deeper into downtown Melbourne, we mapped our way towards Chinatown. There, we explored a shopping arcade as well as acquiring some massive hunger.

We had a hard time deciding on a place. I mean, when you find a placed like “Mao Please” it’s kind of difficult not to be curious.

Some wall signage.

In one of the shopping arcades we found a small but noticeable Hobby Japan… with a liberal message:

Totally legal….right?!

Eventually we stumbled up on the Hutong Dumpling Bar, in an alleyway. Tired and sweating from the day’s walking, we were ready to give it a shot. It doesn’t hurt that the place was actually founded by the group who runs Din Tai Fung, a popular chain even back home.

We ate a bit.

The service was not so spot on, but the food was decent and we got our shot at having some of the ubiquitous “Victoria Bitter” beer, which I turned out to like quite a bit. Even if it might be the most mass-produced beer there, it’s still much better than a Bud Light…