Grandma Funks, Richmond, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Grandma Funks
Attraction

Address: 256 Swan St
Richmond 3121
Phone: 03 94210510

Grandma Funks stands out on Richmond's Swan Street with 1960s-style retro decor: it's a bustling diner decked out in shades of orange, green and red with a hot pink mirror ball. In fine weather, the entire glass frontage is retracted to blend the glowing orange interior with alfresco dining quarters. The woodfired oven makes the mod-Italian dishes particularly fragrant and flavoursome. The menu offers 11 gourmet pizzas, risotti, pasta, focaccias and burgers to stave lunchtime cravings, or try the crispy woodfired nachos served with Grandma's special salsa and house-made guacamole. The daily specials board carries more choices still, as does the drinks menu with organic teas, juices and liqueur coffees. There are 23 wines listed, naughtily named shooters and shakers and 26 cocktails such as the original Lychee Love (Absolut, Paraiso, Chambord, Malibu, pineapple and cranberry). One of the few bars in Melbourne still mixing up a minty-fresh Grasshopper, the grandma of all cocktails!

Chef: David McDonald