Tony Armstrong has shared his top secret favourite eateries in his hometown of Melbourne.
The TV star, 35, gave a candid insight into how he spends his time away from the camera as he revealed where he likes to head out for dinner.
His number one pick for a night out was the trendy Fitzroy spot Poodles, which he described as a ‘great shop from top to bottom’.
The sports presenter, who recently quit his role on ABC News Breakfast, said he is known to tuck in to a late meal at the cosy upmarket bar and bistro.
‘The food is brilliant,’ Tony gushed in a video for Secondzau.
Patrons can select from a menu that includes Sydney rock oysters, duck breast and Yarra valley salmon caviar.
Another highlight from the main menu is the 500g Cape Grim club steak, which is served with fries and the house butter sauce and is priced at an eye-watering $100 a serve.
‘The wine is lovely, the people are lovely,’ he continued, adding: ‘I love being in there late like sort of after dinner hours 9 onwards it gets a bit rowdy and loud which is nice.
Tony Armstrong has shared his top favourite eateries in his home town of Melbourne. (Pictured)
Tony also talked up Heart Attack and Vine as the place to go for a top cup of tea in coffee-mad Melbourne.
Located on the famed dining strip of Lygon Street in Carlton, Tony said his go-to order is the $20 pork roll alongside his favoured brew.
‘It’s run by brilliant people,’ he said.
‘You’ve got to get in there at 10am or 11am or run the risk of missing out [on the pork rolls].’
As for his best pick for a ‘cheap and cheerful’ meal, Tony selected the cash-only eatery Sushi Ten in Carlton.
‘About 25 bucks will get you there,’ he explained. ‘That’s enough for you to be full and super happy on the way out.’
Tony also included advice for the best hangover meal in Melbourne.
‘If my legs don’t want to get me there, my fingers do the walking,’ he joked.
Tony also talked up Heart Attack and Vine as the place to go for a $20 pork roll and a cup of tea in coffee-mad Melbourne
Tony said he liked to order chicken sambal from Mr Lee’s, a Malaysian diner, paired with vegetable fried rice.
His added his hangover hack is squared off with a cold coke and a ‘chill position on the couch’.
Tony has made headlines in recent days after stepping down from his post from ABC News Breakfast after three years, with rumours swirling about his next gig.
The fan favourite TV star has been named as a frontrunner for a major gig at Channel Seven.
In September, it was revealed that sports presenter Tim Watson is ‘ready to call it a day’ and hand over his weeknightly sports bulletin during Melbourne’s 6pm news, according to The Australian’s Media Diary.
And Tony is reportedly being considered to step into the sought-after roll, the Herald Sun claimed on Friday.
The Fox Footy host Garry Lyon added fuel to the fire this week when he joked that Armstrong may replace Tim as the Channel 7 sports anchor.
The 35-year-old TV star’s number one pick for a night out was trendy Fitzroy spot Poodles. Pictured: Tony being interviewed by Instagram channel Secondzau
Lyon made the comments on his SEN Breakfast radio show, which he and Watson co-host.
Channel Seven declined to comment on the matter when approached by the Herald Sun.
Watson landed his commentary role with Seven in 1992 after retiring from AFL.
Rebecca Maddern is believed to be in talks with the network to take over from Watson once he departs.
She will switch from working weekends to reading sport Monday to Friday.
It comes amid huge hosting shake-ups due to a cost-cutting bloodbath at Seven after the network’s news division came under new management.
Seven West Media slashed 150 editorial staff in a round of redundancies which claimed big names including newsreader Sharyn and veteran weatherman Paul Burt.
It comes after the fan favourite has been named as a frontrunner for a major gig at Channel Seven, according to a new report. (Pictured)
Seven Network’s recently appointed news and current affairs boss Anthony De Ceglie has been replacing sections leaders across the country with younger managers.
He has also introduced a Friday night comedy spot and astrology to the news.
Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide all have fresh news directors, and new executive producers have been put in charge of Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and Spotlight.
The bloodbath also saw the axing of veterans Robert Ovadia, Andrew Frampton and seasoned Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud, who is known among friends as the ‘Harvester of Sorrow’ due to his grim news beat.
Sharyn Ghidella has also moved over to Channel Ten while Rob Ovadia recently dropped his unfair dismissal case against Seven after being cut from the network.
