Where Almay Jordaan actually eats in Melbourne
chef & co-owner, Neighbourhood Wine (Melbourne) · 14 picks
Where does Almay Jordaan eat in Melbourne? Almay Jordaan has named 14 places in Melbourne: San Telmo Melbourne, Embla, Anchovy, Good Days Brunswick, Bar Carnation and 9 more. Each one is listed below in their own words, with the source.
Almay Jordaan is the South African-born chef at Neighbourhood Wine in Fitzroy North, which she runs with her husband, sommelier Simon Denman, alongside Old Palm Liquor and Bahama Gold in Brunswick East. Her cooking is built around fire and charcuterie. Her list for Broadsheet runs from kaiseki at Ishizuka to Nigerian food at Mary's in Collingwood, a steak at San Telmo and a new bakery in her own neighbourhood.
San Telmo Melbourne
San Telmo, perhaps.
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order: steak
Embla
The service and the food will always be topnotch no matter how long between visits.
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Good Days Brunswick
Good Days in Brunswick for pho or, of course, their chicken rice.
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Bar Carnation
Anything on the simple menu here is worth trying; the last item I had was vitello tonnato and I can’t stop thinking about it.
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Beautiful Jim Key
when I do, it’s the curried soft-boiled eggs with mango chutney.
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order: curried soft-boiled eggs with mango chutney
Commercial Club Hotel
There is some fantastic food coming out of that kitchen.
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Omnia Bistro & Bar
The chocolate dessert at Omnia.
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Published 2026-10-26