Myrtle Wine Bar
15 Warburton Lane, Melbourne
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Buttermilk damper, regionally sourced wine and an elevated potato cake are all on show on the newly opened Myrtle Wine Bar – a comfy 60-seater on Warburton Lane (beneath sister venue Murmur Piano Bar) within the coronary heart of Melbourne’s CBD.
Myrtle is led by Chris Smith and Kirsty McAteer, who’ve relocated from South Australia after a two-year exploration of short-travelled produce and wine. They consider Australia’s small hands-on artisanal producers need to be showcased. Myrtle Wine Bar celebrates native produce, and cocktails with all native spirits and heralds an all-Australian wine listing. “We wished to have fun all of the unbelievable produce Australia ought to be so happy with,” says McAteer.
On the menu, you’ll discover a wattleseed buttermilk damper baked every day, house-made rooster liver parfait alongside ‘chip store’ potato desserts with Yarra Valley salmon roe, cultured cream and chives, which are certain to please probably the most discerning of diners. “It’s a bit of bit fancy, however with a touch of Aussie cheekiness.”
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Myrtle Wine Bar celebrates native produce, and cocktails with all native spirits and heralds an all-Australian wine listing. “We wished to have fun all of the unbelievable produce Australia ought to be so happy with,” says McAteer.
McAteer’s wine listing champions native terroir with small producers and harder-to-find drops within the limelight. Living proof – the ‘Cloudy however Nice’ Primativo Underneath Flor from experimental Adelaide producers Silent Noise and the thrilling Japanese varietal constituted of vines right here in Australia by producers Bella Ridge, Western Australia.
If that every one sounds too high-brow, there’s all the time the Bunnings-style snag which you’ll be able to wash down with an off-the-cuff long-neck of Melbourne Bitter.
The venue, situated down a laneway in true Melbourne-style, pays homage to its historical past as a blacksmith’s workshop. Slip by way of the heavy sliding door to seek out two ranges of cosy seating, crammed with the sound of vinyls from the 70s and 80s.
