Night Bites — A Progressive Dinner of Melbourne's best food

Simon was an outstanding guide. We were the only two on the tour, so he basically customized the tour for us. He was extremely knowledgeable. The food tasting was unique, but also what the locals would enjoy, which we appreciated. Pace was good, saw different areas and types of restaurants.

Our guide Simon was insightful and pleasant as he walked us around town. Evening wasn’t too cold especially since we ducked into many establishments to have our next bite. Great variety of food although more on the Asian side of things. Recommend to others as long as the weather is not too inclement.

Amazing and delicious array of food in multiple food venues! Fantastic and enthusiastic foodie tour guide in Simon, who shared secret non-instagram unique aspects of Melbourne! You won’t be sorry to go on this one.

Fun evening in a small group...chatting, walking, learning and tasting. Great food, great company, great fun!

Melbourne Nite Bites tour sounded just our kind of thing. We booked last minute and it turned out we were the only people on the tour that evening! We met Hugo at the meeting point in the rain but he quickly moved us into the laneways and under cover. A brief chat about what kind of food we liked and Hugo was leading us to the first venue, an amazing Thai place in a food court that served fantasic, authentic dishes. Hugo was very knowledgable about the food scene in Melbourne and where the best 'off the grid' places were. Moving from the Thai, Hugo led us through some laneways, pointing out street art and bars as we went. Next up was an Oyster bar in Chinatown. Undoubtedly the freshest and tastiest oysters I have ever had! We then had a Chinese spiced beef pancake from a small outlet on one of the main roads. We have probably wlaked past it so many times but never stopped to try it! That has definitely changed now!! The final food stop was a Malaysian outlet for satay amd roti! Both were freshly made as we watched and were perfect. The last stop of the night was a cocktail bar tucked away well out of sight of the main paths. Hugo feared it would be fully booked so called ahead. They were!! BUT a quick call to a contact by Hugo and we were assured a seat. This is a place I will never forget...... hidden away behind a mirrored door at the end of a small hallway, you literally enter something from the 1920's! Dark colours, lots of polished wood, more candles than I could count and a Jazz vibe made the bar seem cosy and welcoming. We sat on a wonderful sofa and took in the experience! The cocktails were perfect and Hugo used this stop to give us a map with the palaces we visited on it as well as recommendations for other hidden treasures! We live about an hour out of Melbourne so will definitley be back for another tour in the next few months. Thank you Hugo for an amazing night.