The first time I came to Lucia's, about six years ago, it housed just the old school coffee/pasta/pizza bit. Then a few years later the next generation came along with the deli and take-home goods in the store next door. I loved it even more and bought pate and tins of delicious things to stuff in my suitcase and take home to Melbourne. Now they've taken another store, stocked it floor to ceiling with imported and local goodies, thrown in a big bench complete with meat slicing machines and some fridges stocked with all manner of cured meats and cheese. If I ever get to build my own kitchen it would look exactly like this store... meat slicer and all. I love that you can order a fresh Panini and they'll stuff it right there and then with items from the store. We shared two - the prosciutto and mozzarella and the daily special of egg tortilla and greens - and realised while half way though eating them that we could have settled on just the one. They're massive and incredibly filling. Will I come back in a few years to find the Lucia's empire has expanded even further in to the market I wonder? read more