delicious.100: Seddon’s Copper Pot is one of Melbourne’s best restaurants.

Seddon locals love Copper Pot’s drop-in-for-a-bite vibe but this suburban fave also has much to offer those from further afield.

Copper Pot’s kasespaetzle. Pictures: Nicole Cleary

TO be honest, Ashley Davis had us at the schmaltz.

For what, truly, could be better to schmear on warmed sourdough than a mix of pork and duck fat studded with crisp crackling and whipped through parsley and dill?

Taste restaurant review: Copperpot. Owner/chef Ashley Davis. Picture- Nicole Cleary

It’s just one of the fat-friendly reasons to visit Davis’s first go at running his own place, and while locals love the drop-in-for-a-bite vibe, this “journey through Europe” has much to offer those from farther afield.

Such as the housemade kasespaetzle — little twists of pasta served in the namesake copper pot, tossed through gruyere and topped with crisp shallots — that’s a signature for every comfortingly good reason.

Or snails that come swimming in a sea of garlicky butter, or excellent pappardelle to twirl through a generous ragout of Great Ocean duck. Or indeed the crème brulee that’s simply best-in-class.

Taste restaurant review: Copperpot. Creme brulee . Picture- Nicole Cleary

Add equally Euro-centric wines — and some seriously smart beers — and you have an all-rounder that’s worth seeking out.

Must eat dish: kasespaetzle

COPPER POT

105 Victoria St, Seddon.

Ph: 8590 3505

copperpotseddon.com

Cuisine: contemporary

Chef: Ashley Davis

Price: $$ (between $41 and $80 a person for two courses, food only)

Bookings: yes

Open: Tue-Sat noon-4pm, 5.30pm-late

Instagram: @copperpotseddon

This review was originally published in the 2016 edition of the delicious.100 where it was ranked the 89th best restaurant in Victoria.