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    Bouvier Bar - Towards the front

    Bouvier Bar

    3.3(3 reviews)
    1.1 km

    When I first read about Bouvier Bar I was confused... it was consistently being described as a "New…read moreYork style" bar. What does that even mean? And upon visiting Bouvier, I became even more confused. If it reflected the style of any part of the world, it was certainly somewhere closer to Europe. So what is Bouvier Bar all about? In a nutshell, it's a fancy pants bar. You're not coming here to watch the footy or smash some craft beer tinnies. You're coming here for a crisp glass of chardonnay and perhaps some charcuterie. The fitout is gorgeous. Black and white tiled floors, a bar that takes up an entire wall and small, intimate, candlelit tables for two. It's a date venue through-and-through. On my visit I ordered one of their few cocktails - a blood orange margarita. What could go wrong? Unfortunately it was a shocker of a cocktail and despite NEVER having sent anything back in my 30 years on this earth, I had to on this occasion. All I could taste was cheap tequila. Freshly squeezed blood orange might be the way to go in future. I next went with a glass of prosecco (which was perfection) and shared a charcuterie platter with my partner. It was good but not as great as hoped, especially considering the owner is Adrian Richardson from La Luna - famous for their meats! We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was deathly quiet, but not surprising. Give Bouvier a few weeks and I am sure it will find it's feet. And hopefully some better blood orange juice.

    It's a nice new (8 weeks old) bar on Lygon Street. It's cosy and I think it will become popular…read more However it's quite dark even in the middle of the day. Also it's too quite, it could've done with turning the music up. When a group of loud women came in and shouted a lot it also became apparent that it hasn't got much sound insulation. The atmosphere is good though and the bartender was very friendly. There beer selection on tap is poor. Only 4 beers in tap (Kirin, Little Creatures Pale Ale White Rabbit dark ale, Furfie) as well as a red and white on tap too. But there's more in the fridge. The menu looked good with some of tasty sounding share dishes. We only tried the pork dumplings and they were nice but not mind blowing basically because the dumplings had very little flavour but nice when combining with soy, chilli and coriander.

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    Vamos - Beef tacos and a side garden salad

    Vamos

    4.0(10 reviews)
    3.3 kmMelbourne
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    Just off Little Bourke St on level 1 is a little Latin American bar called Vamos. Dimly lit with…read moresome cosy little fairy-light nooks, coming here early on a Thursday night for a knock-off drink provided a nice casual spot to catch up for a drink. Service is great, the staff were really lovely and helpful. Many of the staff here also teach Spanish at the local language school where I study, which certainly speaks to their passion for bringing their local flavour to Melbourne. The menu is Latin American inspired small plates, so we ordered a couple of bites from the bar snacks portion to share as a group - beef shin empanadas, guacamole and chips, and polenta chips. All were tasty, the guac and chips were spot on and I particularly like the polenta chips as they were quite thin and crunchy rather than the chunky-burn-your-mouth out trying to eat it type. I'd come back and give dinner a go. I wasn't drinking so can't comment much on the booze available, but I did see that they do have happy hour specials going and mulled wine for winter. Probably somewhere I'd come more for a beer or margarita than a wine. They have a lot of shows and events here, their web site features a lot of fun Latin-American inspired music acts from mariachi bands to flamenco and Brazilian performers if you're looking for something more upbeat. If a boozy rowdy night is your style, I'd plan ahead for when something is happening or go on a Saturday night. If you're after a more chilled out spot to catch up with some friends, early weeknights are a good time to go.

    Spanish wine tasting on Thursday night with friends. $35 for 5 diff wines and 5 tapas sharing…read moreplatters. Great experience tapas had nice flavours and wines well Rose was our favourite! Was quite loud though could hardly hear my friends. Presenter was knowledgeable with his wines Good evening!!

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    Nik@Nicholson - cafes - Updated July 2026

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