The lobster roll at Supernormal has achieved cult status, up there with 400 Gradi's margherita pizza and Lune's croissants. They first popped up at Golden Fields in St Kilda after Andrew McConnell sampled something similar on a 2010 trip to New York. It's now a staple at Supernormal, his poppy Asian eatery in Flinders Lane.

The menu is McConnell's broad interpretation of Asia in Melbourne, a nod to his years spent working in Shanghai and Hong Kong. As for the lobster roll, the meat is from different regions depending on the season, but the soft, sugary rolls are made at Breadtop in Chinatown. McConnell heats them, butters them up and adds sweet Kewpie mayo, available at any Asian grocer.

He puts their popularity down to the rolls being, "a little bit of luxury without having to over-commit."

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