AUGUST: FIVE VENUES YOU NEED TO KNOW
Between gigs? Need some post-mosh nosh? Hankering for a top tipple? Well, good news – The Note delivers...
Yiasou George underwent a re-brand in mid- May, re-opening as a glittery discotheque where the music is loud and the serves are generous. The ever-changing menu, designed by chef Sav Sexton, takes an unorthodox turn from mainstream Mediterranean, combining bold flavours with SA’s seasonal produce. Think plates of saltbush and mountain pepper abalone, smoked eel taramasalata or braised Lebanese eggplant with toum and fried onion. It’s food designed to be shared with several glasses of wine. Finish with $5 shots of Ouzo!
Yes Please: Onkaparinga goats curd with hot honey.
Where: 30 Vardon Avenue, Adelaide
Spice and Asian aromatics put the bite on some stellar ingredients. Cases in point: Boston Bay Berkshire Pork with sambal and Asian herbs; dry- aged duck breast with lychee red sauce; Mayura Station Wagyu (and if you don’t know, that’s about as good as it gets...) with cherry tomato and five spice. Cool and could be Adelaide’s answer to Chin Chin. Big call.
Yes Please: Chargrilled king prawn, featuring succulent prawns, spicy habanero chilli and rich kumbu butter.
Where: 285 Rundle Street, Adelaide
Yes, we know it’s a sandwich bar, but stick with us. Firstly, we need to talk about the paninis: they’re baked on the premises, they’re bulging with good things and by God, they’re MOIST. And secondly, we need to point out that Aye Frank also features a recording studio, which you can hire for $80 an hour. Questions?
Yes Please: The prosciutto di parma panini with fior di latte, truffle paste, basil and evoo.
Where: 1/254 Grange Road, Flinders Park
Thanks to Yolanda Mendez, the barrio of South Brighton is lighting up with the flavours of western Mexico. Birria tacos, a regional specialty from Jalisco, are all about meat marinated in garlic, chilli, cooked in broth then made gooey with melted cheese and topped with a rich salsa. The authenticity has taco afficionados crying ‘¡Ay, caramba!’
Yes Please: Eat their spicy taco, resist drinking anything for five minutes and get the taco free.
Where: 243 Seacombe Road, South Brighton
VINE + ESSEN
If the German for ‘eat’ doesn’t give it away, this fresh little wine bar is in Hahndorf and comes complete with heritage stone walls, a roaring winter fire and a wine list to die for. The ceiling is raked, lending a surprisingly open feel to the space; they’ve also kept the menu chic and cheerful.
Yes Please: Roasted bone marrow topped with tartare with taro crisps.
Where: 33 Main Street, Hahndorf
