@chocolatesuze Best meatball sub #roccosbolognadiscoteca #melbourne #meatballsub #melbournerestaurants ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

Rocco’s Original Meatball Sub is a must order, under a cloud of Parmigianno regiano are the pork and veal meatballs which are oh so juicy and housed crusty bread.

The Bistecca Frollata was a Cape Grim club steak that was beautifully charred and a perfect medium rare. We especially loved the beef fat roasted radishes.

And finally dessert, the soft serve of the day tasted like Christmas, perfectly balanced and not too sweet and full of fragrant spices.

@chocolatesuze Australia’s first ramen ticket machine #ramenauru #crowsnest #sydney #sydneyramen #ramen #sydneyrestaurant ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

Australia’s first ramen ticket machine is in Sydney at Ramen Auru in Crows Nest. While I loved reminiscing about Japan and pushing the buttons for what I wanted from the machine, you still need to speak to a human and give them your cash after you make your selection.

There’s a few counter seats available but we removed our shoes and made our way to sit at the tatami mats.

The menu is short and sweet with only 3 ramens and a bunch of side dishes, we ordered the tonkotsu ramen which was thick and rich with visible back fat nubbins floating around. The slices of chashu are lightly charred and fatty and the noodles have a good bite.

The prawn bisque ramen is right up my alley. There’s giant juicy prawns, bamboo shoots, and an egg and the broth is intensely fragrant and prawny, I could literally just drink this and be happy with my life.