Originally Posted by
Melbourne
Both cities are blessed with tonnes of great restaurants at all price points. Everyone here is going to recommend different places.
My only tip : forget about any restaurants that advertise in the tourist magazines that are in the hotel rooms. They are invariably godawful rubbish
When you know where you are staying, put up another post saying where you are and asking for good eats within a couple of blocks radius
I agree with that tip,
Melbourne, and it's one that I typically follow in large cities.
This morning I'm sitting in the Grand Hyatt Melbourne,
Melbourne., shaking off some jet lag. I'll be here a couple of days before moving to the Park Hyatt Melbourne for a bit of variety. (Some people here on FT are av geeks - I'm a bit of a hotel geek ... ) Then it's on to Sydney for a few days at the Park Hyatt.
As a mature solo female traveler, I do want to avoid spots that are so cutting-edge trendy that only 20 to 30-somethings frequent them ...