At Belles Hot Chicken in Melbourne’s trendy Fitzroy neighborhood, you decide what cut of bird you like (wings, tenders, or dark meat drumsticks) and how spicy you can handle it (the brutality scale starts at “Southern” and tops out at “Really F**kin Hot”). Fried portobello mushrooms and flathead fish are also available for anyone who’s not into juicy fowl. Pickles, stale white bread, and a side of crinkle-cut fries—fresh out of the freezer bag and punched up with zesty Old Bay seasoning—round out the Nashville-down-under experience, along with Dirty South side dishes like mac and cheese, roast yam salad, coleslaw, and string beans simmered long and slow in a heady ham hock stew. Beverage director Peter Jo brings a level of creativity to the drink list as well, offering everything from simple cans of Pabst, Melbourne, and Moritz to glasses of natural wine.

150 Gertrude St., Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; +61-3-9077-0788.

Additional photos courtesy of Belles Hot Chicken