Florence Street Norwood

Florence Street Norwood is a new street in one of Adelaide's oldest suburbs. In the 90's the street and its surrounding land was purchased by the Norwood Football Club which intended to extend the Norwood Oval facilities in response to the AFL becoming an 'officially national' competition. When the need for the additional space did not eventuate, the football club sold it to various developers who rejuvenated it into the private residential enclave of modern townhouses that it is today.

Number 5 Florence Street is a modern contemporary townhome just metres away from the bustling atmosphere of Norwood Parade. But location is only part of the attraction - this architectural home is extremely liveable, with fabulous open plan living plus a north facing courtyard downstairs and 3 lovely bedrooms upstairs. Great bathrooms, stylish finishes and a roomy garage for 2 cars make this a must see home.

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Master food by a Master chef

Poh might be a family friend, and although we love our asian food, we have to say that Andre Ursini was sensational at Martini Ristorante in Norwood when we went to his restaurant for a 'company dinner' earlier this month. It was a great night, memorable of course because of the Martini kitchen's wonderful Italian fare.

Andre suggested that we select the "Chef's Table", where the Head Chef chooses each and every course of our entire meal, from dishes not available on the regular menu. We had no idea what would come out next, so it was really fun anticipating what the next course would be! It began with an antipasto plate of thinly sliced roast pork ('porchetta'), tomatoes, basil, rocket, fetta cheese and balsamic. Next was a tray of baked Tasmanian scallops, followed by 2 fantastic pasta dishes - one with crab meat, and the other with yellowfin tuna. Then there was scampi in polenta, grilled lamb cutlets with pesto, fennel salad, prawns and more scallops! After this, we barely had room for the dessert, which was a plate of mini doughnut type pastries with melted chocolate chips inside.

The staff were pleasant, and the restaurant fit-out is understated and modern, yet very warm and inviting. We would definitely go back and highly recommend the place!