The crew behind two of Adelaide’s best small bars brings together French and Italian classics, great wines and groovy vinyl in a cool and casual bistro that hits all the right notes.
Start your night with the Two-Sip Martini, a slightly salty, wet version that mixes their own Brighter Later Marine Ultra Savoury Dry Gin with dry vermouth, served ice-cold at three-fifths the size of a regular Martini. It’s perfect for smashing before your meal – “A couple of sips of refreshment,” says King – while it’s still at the optimal drinking temperature.
But the wines are the focus here – with 300-odd bottles in the cellar running the gamut from very reasonably priced local heroes (BK Wines! Moorak! Unico Zelo!) to serious international offerings, with a big emphasis on chardonnays and pinot noirs, including top-end Gérard Raphet and Domaine Bart grand crus from France. But the team is extra-conscious of the current climate, keeping mark-ups reasonable and even encouraging BYO if you want to crack open a bottle from your own collection.
Teetotallers are catered for with tins of TINA’s raspberry, green tea and Geraldton waxflower number, Gruppetto’s bitter, tangy and toasty highball, and Hiatus’s tropical Pacific ale beer.
