Lygon Street

Last Friday night, we dined out in Carlton on Lygon Street, generally considered the Italian quarter, at least with respect to restaurants. We found Lygon surprisingly active - all the cafes had sidewalk seating which, thanks to gas heaters, was packed and rather cozy. There were indeed a large number of Italian eateries, and we picked one almost at random. Our pasta was top-notch and quite inexpensive (which may explain the large number of Uni students around us, but then that could have simply been due to the fact that Lygon street runs past Melbourne Uni). We were also surprised to find long lines for Gelato, despite the rather frigid temperatures. Must have been really good Gelato - we passed.