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THE ATLANTIC
Those after a true ocean to plate experience
should visit Melbourne’s largest seafood
restaurant, The Atlantic, which serves a selection
of high-caliber pristine fresh seafood straight from
the pans of multi-award winning chef, Donovan
Cooke. Center stage is the kitchen with Donovan
at his 30-foot long, three-ton bespoke oven
surrounded by a brigade of 28 chefs, sous chefs
and pastry chefs servicing the 300-seat restaurant.
The Atlantic is Crown’s largest restaurant, but has
been cleverly designed for intimacy.
THE MERRYWELL
Another stylish venue featuring clever design
is cutting-edge gastro-pub The Merrywell in
Crown’s emerging West End precinct. Melbourne’s
hottest new bar and restaurant, The Merrywell
opened in April and is a modern interpretation of
a gastronomy-driven pub offering a trail-blazing
blend of quality food, drink and service. The venue
is casual yet unpretentious and was designed by
Melbourne-based leading architects and interior
designers, Mills Gorman, who have maximized the
site’s expansive views of the Yarra River. In addition
to the stunning view The Merrywell boasts a series
of inviting spaces that combine to create one of
Melbourne’s most innovative dining venues. The
eye-catching décor includes unexpected design
details such as an illuminated wall made of 9,000
beer bottles. Whether dining solo, as a couple or
celebrating with a crowd, this is a great venue to
gather, graze, unwind, relax and have fun.
The Atlantic
More expressions of the Orient are on offer
at Crown’s iconic Chinese restaurant, Silks,
which has recently welcomed two-Michelin-star chef
Peter Chan as the new executive chef.
NOBU
Nobu is amongst the world’s most recognized
Japanese restaurants. Known for its innovative
new-style Japanese/Peruvian cuisine Nobu started
as a business partnership in 1994 between chef
Nobu Matsuhisa and his partners, actor Robert De
Niro, producer Meir Teper and managing partner
Richie Notar. With the original restaurant in New
York, the Nobu brand is now established in many
locations around the world including London,
Tokyo, Las Vegas, Milan, Hong Kong and Waikiki,
and features in the Michelin Guide. For a more indepth
look at the Nobu dining experience read our
review on page 34.
SILKS
More expressions of the Orient are on offer
at Crown’s iconic Chinese restaurant, Silks, which
has recently welcomed two-Michelin-star chef
Peter Chan as the new executive chef. Formerly
executive chef of two-Michelin-star restaurant
Wing Lei, located at Wynn Macau, chef Chan is
revered for his innovation, creativity and authentic
Cantonese dishes. He is regarded as one of Asia’s
most consistent chefs and secured a Michelin star
for two consecutive years before being awarded a
second Michelin star for Wing Lei in the 2012 Hong
Kong and Macau Michelin Guide.
Silks
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