HOT SPOTS in Brunswick, Melbourne (inner north)

Baba - 80 Lygon St, East Brunswick. Ph: 9380 8534. Great Turkish menu in a modern warehouse setting.

Balhas Pastry - 761 Sydney Rd - Lebanese pastries and pizza - Ph: 9383 3944

Bellino Cafe Bar - 218 Victoria St - courtyard, cool customers - Ph: 9380 5900

Bismi - 848 Sydney Rd. Great Asian food. Ph: 9386 8611

Choukette - 318 Sydney Rd. Ph: 9380 8680. Great French bakery

Golden Terrace Turkish Restaurant - 805 Sydney Rd - Ph: 9386 6729

Green cafe - 115 Sydney Rd - good for breakfast.

Hellenic Republic - 434 Lygon St - great Greek food. Ph: 9381 1222

I Carusi - 46A Holmes St, East Brunswick. Excellent pizza. Ph: 9386 5522.

In Luggage - 170 Lygon St - good luggage at reasonable prices. Ph: 9388 0079

Kake di Hatti - 128 Lygon St - Thai - Ph: 9387 7771

Mediterranean Wholesalers - 482 Sydney Rd - Melbourne's biggest range of Italian groceries and wine. Ph: 9380 4777

Moka cafe - 165 Sydney Rd - Ph: 9381 1642

Ray's Cafe - 332 Victoria St - great food, cool customers - Ph: 9380 8593

Rumi - 116 Lygon St - Ph: 9388 8255

Small Block – 130 Lygon St, East Brunswick. Does great breakfasts. Ph: 9381 2244

Sugardough - 163 Lygon St - bakery. Ph: 9380 4060

The Dressing Room Emporium - 41 Sydney Rd - clothes - Ph: 9338 8830

Tiba's - 504 Sydney Rd. Great cheap Lebanese food. Ph: 9380 8425