The best chicken parma in MelbourneAsk around and you’ll find The Birmingham Hotel in Fitzroy is the number-one choice when it comes to a parma. It’s thick (as are the chippies), juicy and coated in Napoli sauce, and topped with smoky ham and golden cheese. Down the road at The Standard, the chicken parma deluxe swaps ham for prosciutto and, together with mozzarella, the chefs add feta (drool). And if you’re a fan of eggplant parma, you’ll love The Standard’s – the eggplant steak is topped with roast capsicum, Napoli sauce, bocconcini and mozzarella. For those in the west, it’s hard to go past The Cheeky Pint; a section of the menu is dedicated to parmas – choose from the classic, the Mexican, which combines spiced Napoli, mozzarella, sour cream and guacamole, or the ‘bbq bacon’ that trades ham for bacon, and it adds barbecue sauce and onion rings. All are served with wedges, FYI. And the Mona Castle in Seddon cures the Monday blues with $23 parma night.
The best chicken parma in PerthThe Globe in Perth’s CBD is home to the juicy, 350g chicken parm (and on Wednesdays it’s a steal at $24). But they don’t stop at the classic – choose from the chicken katsu curry parmigiana, barbecue meatlovers, and the ‘chilli con parmi’, which is topped with crushed corn chips. And each is served with fries and salad. The Guilford Hotel is famous for reimagining pub classics, and reimagine they have. The Guildford parma is 350g of chicken schnitzel, layered Napoli sauce, ham and mozzarella, but with the option to add smoky pulled pork, and we insist that you do (thank us later). The Claremont Hotel serves up a free-range chicken parmigiana that’s topped with tomato sugo, ham, mozzarella and fresh basil. We reckon it pairs pretty well with Claremont Hotel's Sunday aperitivo hour.
