Pizza is still stretched and spaghetti still twirled in these parts, but the southern end of the Carlton eat street is now characterised as much by its Muslim restaurants as its pasta.
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Melbourne’s most iconic dining strip was saved from a slow demise – but if you’re only visiting for Italian, you’re doing it wrong. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where you should go to eat and drink.
Dani Valent criss-crosses Melbourne to find 40 of the city’s best-value venues, serving everything from African soul food to zaatar-dusted hummus.