diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 35ded6b..66b4ec9 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -158,19 +158,14 @@ Defaults to `twig`. Will be appended to template name given in `render()` method
 
     // how to integrate the Slim middleware
     $app->addRoutes(array(
-        '/' => array(
-            'Home:index',
-            function() {
-                error_log("MIDDLWARE FOR SINGLE ROUTE");
+        '/' => array('Home:index', array(function() {
+                error_log("MIDDLEWARE FOR SINGLE ROUTE");
             },
             function() {
-                error_log("ADDITIONAL MIDDLWARE FOR SINGLE ROUTE");
-            }
+                error_log("ADDITIONAL MIDDLEWARE FOR SINGLE ROUTE");
+            })
         ),
-        '/hello/:name' => array(
-            'Home:hello',
-            'post',
-            function() {
+        '/hello/:name' => array('post' => 'Home:hello', function() {
                 error_log("THIS ROUTE IS ONLY POST");
             }
         )
diff --git a/src/SlimController/Slim.php b/src/SlimController/Slim.php
index 31e2c58..d74297a 100644
--- a/src/SlimController/Slim.php
+++ b/src/SlimController/Slim.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Slim extends \Slim\Slim
     /**
      * @var array
      */
-    protected static $ALLOWED_HTTP_METHODS = array('GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD');
+    protected static $ALLOWED_HTTP_METHODS = array('ANY', 'GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD');
 
     /**
      * Add multiple controller based routes
@@ -57,43 +57,47 @@ class Slim extends \Slim\Slim
      * ), function() {});
      * </code>
      *
-     * @param array $routes      The route definitions
-     * @param       callable,... $middlewares Optional callable used for all routes as middleware
-     *
+     * @param array $routes The route definitions
+     * @param array $globalMiddlewares
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     * @internal param $callable ,... $middlewares Optional callable used for all routes as middleware
+     *
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function addRoutes(array $routes, $middlewares = null)
+    public function addRoutes(array $routes, $globalMiddlewares = array())
     {
-        $args = func_get_args();
-        array_shift($args);
-        $middlewares = $args;
+        if (!is_array($globalMiddlewares)) {
+            $globalMiddlewares = array($globalMiddlewares);
+        };
 
         foreach ($routes as $path => $routeArgs) {
-            $httpMethod = 'any';
-
-            // simple
-            if (!is_array($routeArgs)) {
-                $routeArgs = array($routeArgs);
-            }
-
-            $classRoute = array_shift($routeArgs);
+            // create array for simple request
+            $routeArgs = (is_array($routeArgs)) ? $routeArgs : array('any' => $routeArgs);
+
+            foreach ($routeArgs as $httpMethod => $classArgs) {
+                // assign vars if middleware callback exists
+                if(is_array($classArgs)) {
+                    $classRoute = $classArgs[0];
+                    $localMiddlewares = (is_array($classArgs[1])) ? $classArgs[1] : array($classArgs[1]);
+                } else {
+                    $classRoute = $classArgs;
+                    $localMiddlewares = array();
+                }
 
-            // specific HTTP method
-            if (count($routeArgs) > 0 && is_string($routeArgs[0])) {
-                $httpMethod = strtoupper(array_shift($routeArgs));
+                // specific HTTP method
+                $httpMethod = strtoupper($httpMethod);
                 if (!in_array($httpMethod, static::$ALLOWED_HTTP_METHODS)) {
                     throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Http method '$httpMethod' is not supported.");
                 }
-            }
 
-            $routeMiddlewares = array_merge($routeArgs, $middlewares);
-            $route            = $this->addControllerRoute($path, $classRoute, $routeMiddlewares)->name($classRoute);
+                $routeMiddlewares = array_merge($localMiddlewares, $globalMiddlewares);
+                $route = $this->addControllerRoute($path, $classRoute, $routeMiddlewares)->name($classRoute);
 
-            if ('any' === $httpMethod) {
-                call_user_func_array(array($route, 'via'), static::$ALLOWED_HTTP_METHODS);
-            } else {
-                $route->via($httpMethod);
+                if ('any' === $httpMethod) {
+                    call_user_func_array(array($route, 'via'), static::$ALLOWED_HTTP_METHODS);
+                } else {
+                    $route->via($httpMethod);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/SlimController/Tests/SlimTest.php b/tests/SlimController/Tests/SlimTest.php
index 9f591c2..ef7aeee 100644
--- a/tests/SlimController/Tests/SlimTest.php
+++ b/tests/SlimController/Tests/SlimTest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function testAddRoutesInExtendedFormat()
     {
         $this->setUrl('/bla');
         $this->app->addRoutes(array(
-            '/bla' => array('Controller:index', 'get')
+            '/bla' => array('get' => 'Controller:index')
         ));
         $this->assertEquals(1, count($this->app->router()->getMatchedRoutes($this->req->getMethod(), $this->req->getResourceUri())));
     }
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ public function testLocalMiddlewareIsAddedToRoute()
     {
         $this->setUrl('/bla');
         $this->app->addRoutes(array(
-            '/bla' => array('Controller:index', function() {
+            '/bla' => array('get' => array('Controller:index', function() {
                 return false;
-            })
+            }))
         ));
 
         /** @var \Slim\Route[] $routes */
@@ -94,18 +94,36 @@ public function testLocalMiddlewareIsAddedToRoute()
         $this->assertSame(1, count($middleware));
     }
 
+    public function testArrayOfLocalMiddlewareIsAddedToRoute()
+    {
+        $this->setUrl('/bla');
+        $this->app->addRoutes(array(
+            '/bla' => array('get' => array('Controller:index', [function() {
+                return false;
+            }, function() { return false; } ]))
+        ));
+
+        /** @var \Slim\Route[] $routes */
+        $routes = $this->app->router()->getMatchedRoutes($this->req->getMethod(), $this->req->getResourceUri());
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($routes));
+
+        $middleware = $routes[0]->getMiddleware();
+        $this->assertInternalType('array', $middleware);
+        $this->assertSame(2, count($middleware));
+    }
+
     public function testGlobalAndLocalMiddlewareIsAddedToRoute()
     {
         $this->setUrl('/bla');
         $this->app->addRoutes(array(
-            '/bla' => array('Controller:index', function() {
+            '/bla' => array('get' => array('Controller:index', function() {
                 return false;
-            })
-        ), function() {
+            }))
+        ), array(function() {
             return false;
         }, function() {
             return false;
-        });
+        }));
 
         /** @var \Slim\Route[] $routes */
         $routes = $this->app->router()->getMatchedRoutes($this->req->getMethod(), $this->req->getResourceUri());
@@ -124,7 +142,7 @@ public function testFailToAddRouteForUnsupportedHttpMethod()
     {
         $this->setUrl('/bla');
         $this->app->addRoutes(array(
-            '/bla' => array('Controller:index', 'foo')
+            '/bla' => array('foo' => 'Controller:index')
         ));
     }