Leigh Street Wine Room
This intimate CBD natural wine bar and restaurant accepts walk-ins only which just adds to the buzz around the former dry cleaners in Leigh St.
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9 Leigh St, Adelaide SA 5000
0499 555 461
This intimate CBD natural wine bar and restaurant accepts walk-ins only which just adds to the buzz around the former dry cleaners in Leigh St.
Studio-gram architects helped former Sydney chef Nathan Sasi and wife Sali transform the space, installing a long terrazzo bar as a centrepiece, banquette window seating, freestanding tables and outdoor dining. A mezzanine with two communal tables has a thick curtain to draw across for clandestine catch ups.
Many-a-winemaker can be spotted perched at the main bar, behind which 400 minimal intervention bottles are displayed. South Australian drops and “unicorn” finds from across the globe are the heroes.
In the kitchen, Nathan has a nose-to-tail approach and his house-made charcuterie, bread, cheeses and vinaigrette are regular highlights on a produce-driven menu that changes weekly. Dishes are best shared and span nibbles to large plates. Or opt for the chef’s menu and let Nathan decide.
His father was a Hungarian butcher whose knife skills rubbed off. Pigs head fritti with zuni-style pickles are rich, meaty little mouthfuls; sheep’s milk ricotta gnudi, cacio e pepe delivers waves of cheesy pepper pleasure; and barbecue flank steak is lean, beautifully handled and served with onion rings as big as donuts and a pot of wine merchant’s sauce to cut through the fat. Even simple Ngeringa greens with Jauma wine dressing sings.
To finish, a large bowl of crème caramel with amaro montenegro is topped with crisp, light crostoli inspired by Sali’s Croatian mum’s recipe. Unforgettable on all fronts.
- Hours: L Fri-Sat D Tues-Sat
- Bill: E $8-$12 M $12-$38 D $6-$12
- Wine: Wine list
- Chef: Nathan Salsi
