S Melb markets, NGV, & Levain doughnuts

When did findpenguins allow 20 photos per post?! I can post about an entire day now!

Today we headed to South Melbourne markets which was kinda similar to Queen Victoria markets but also with a bit of Paddy's goods vibe. Upmarket produce and some apparently random and sometimes-overpriced food. Tried pandan flan and cherry pistachio danish at Agathe Patisserie; both were unremarkable and small compared to bakemono yesterday.

Then it was off to NGV. Even though we didn't go for the Yayoi Kusama exhibit that was running, the free exhibits were plenty and featured some really nice and significant pieces. She was kinda fussy though so we had to quickly exit some exhibits at times. We also got to visit Kusama's obliteration room at its early stages (still lots of white space left), that was kinda fun.

Again we had hit the travel cap though I didn't think s Melbourne was that far from the CBD. So we went to Levain doughnuts. Can't really say I recommend it cos it really is a trek, however the donut bites aka donut snack pack was really worth it. This one was $12 for the pistachio papi spread with some extra pistachio bits; other flavours $11. Shake was alright, I think around $9? Then since we were there we thought might as well buy six donuts ($28) which Danny liked to varying degrees. My favourite was probably the raspberry cheesecake.

I don't know whether they are better than Daniel's doughnuts though. But I think they are nicer than the ones I've had in Sydney. (Bass Hill, doughnut mum, duoduo - but not the durian donut place, unfortunately that one is casual, ad hoc and has gotten expensive)Read more