Man Tong Kitchen Level 1, West End, Crown Entertainment Complex, Southbank (03) 9686 9888 or www.mantongkitchen.com.au Man Tong is is the latest eatery to open at Crown Casino Complex and a sister to Hu Tong at the Cullen Hotel. Literally translated the name means “full house”. Completed on 18th December for the Golden Age Group,
Jimmy Grants St David St, Collingwood http://jimmygrants.com.au/ George Sykiotis and George Calombaris are set to open Jimmy Grants in Fitzroy, with a fitout giving homage to 1960s Greek Australia and the realisation of a long-held dream to open an Athenian-style souvlaki bar in Australia. The space is aimed to deliver a high-quality product to the
Alpha Restaurant 238 Castlereagh St, Sydney 2000 (02) 9098 1111 or www.facebook.com/alpharestaurantsydney Located at the old Hellenic Club on Sydney’s Castlereagh Street, Alpha Restaurant fuses modern and traditional Greek styling. Created by acclaimed interior designer Paul Papadopoulos, the space is an opulent interpretation of “Grecian modernism”. White-washed walls and sleek cream elements give the entire
The Grain Store 517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000 (03) 9972 6993 or www.grainstore.com.au The Grain Store is representative of Melbourne’s emerging food intelligentsia. This new arrival on Melbourne’s sometimes overcrowded café scene offers up food from chef Ingo Meissner. What might set The Grain Store apart from the rest is its focus on sustainable and
Gochi Ground Floor, Crown Melbourne, Southbank (03) 9292 8888 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au/Gochi Gochi is a modern take on a traditional Japanese style restaurant, from Mim Design. Items such as the chopstick were transformed into feature custom-designed lighting which scale the walls. The ceiling structure made up of interwoven rope creates a textural element throughout. The
The Prahran Hotel: 82 High St, Prahran VIC (03) 9529 2168 or www.prahranhotel.com Matt Mullins: “We approached The Prahran design the same as any other: talk to Techne, ask for some options, dig into those and work out the best approach. And we always say: bring us the crazy shit too. Don’t hold back. We’re open
Jervois Steak House Brecon St, Queenstown, New Zealand http://queenstown.jervoissteakhouse.co.nz The Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa has signed up the recently opened Jervois Steak House (JSH) as its official signature restaurant partner. In addition to welcoming external patrons, new steak house (which launched in December last year) will also now service Sofitel’s in-house hotel guests exclusively
Yebisu Izakaya Regent Place, 501 George St Sydney 2000 www.regentplace.com.au Yebisu has opened in Regent Place, George Street, just opposite Sydney Town Hall. Dubbed Sydney’s ‘J-Village’, the revitalised Regent Place and surrounding neighbourhood is home to a number of Japanese food and drink destinations. Yebisu’s extensive menu covers yakitori and other grill items as well as
Rozzi’s Italian Canteen Highpoint Shopping Centre, 200 Rosamond Rd, Maribyrnong 3032 www.rozzis.com.au Mim Design’s brief from Rozzi’s was to create an interior that reflected the menu and the modern authentic product used throughout. It was also important that Rozzi’s customers “lived” in the space and took ownership, making it their own kitchen. Timber floors combined
Helm Bar Surfers 30-34 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise 4217 (07) 5538 9677 or www.helmbarsurfers.com.au Take a look at Helm Bar Surfers. The interiors, inspired by Helm’s sister venue in Sydney, are from Peckvonhartel.