Chippendale’s chic Lil Sis wine bar, inside the Abercrombie, puts Heinz spaghetti jaffle on it’s menu

Call it a $10 nip of nostalgia: Chippendale’s Lil Sis has seized on the resurgence of the humble jaffle. The internet can’t get enough of its tinned spaghetti and cheese toastie.

Spaghetti jaffles are making a comeback at Lil Siri bar in Chippendale. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

A chic new wine bar in Sydney is unapologetically offering serving up a Heinz tinned spaghetti and cheese jaffle – and the internet can’t get enough.

Lil Sis is the wine bar in Chippendale’s recently reopened The Abercrombie.

The late-night wine bar and shop is inspired by the neighbourhood “cave a vins”of Paris. But rather than offer fois gras, the menu includes Heinz spaghetti jaffle, served with cheddar, for $10.

Currently, a can of tinned spaghetti will set you back around $2 at the supermarket.

“Feels like a hug, tastes like home. We think jaffles are the ultimate comfort food, especially after a few wines,” reads their social media account.

Head Chef Luke McEnallay said when creating the menu they were inspired by childhood favourites, which is why the spaghetti jaffle is on the list.

Chloe Gjedsted enjoys a spaghetti jaffle at Lil Siri bar in Chippendale this afternoon. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

“I have such fond memories of camping with my mum and brothers, spaghetti jaffles cooked over the fire and there really isn’t much else that leaves me with such fond memories of food,” he said.

“I’ve had so many conversations with guests, of all ages, where they share their nostalgic stories of spaghetti jaffles and it typically ends with them telling me “it can only be Heinz”. Given the familiarity, we had to include it.”

Sommelier Zoe Brunton at Abercrombie's wine bar Lil Sis wants the venue to feel like home. Picture: Richard Dobson

While the food is definitely something that can be whipped up at home, McEnallay believes people loving feeling nostalgia when they are eating out.

Why offer it on the menu when it‘s something Sydneysiders could whip up on their own?

“A spaghetti jaffle is one of those childhood things that as you get older you don’t make as often. Something of a forgotten classic,” he said.

Lil Sis is not the only venue to cash in on the humble comfort food.

Vegan cafe Miss Sina at Marrickville recently put a baked beans and vegan cheese toastie on the menu and sold out 60 in a matter of hours.

It comes after Mitch Orr’s Kiln at the Ace Hotel served Jatz, and was described as “peak Sydney.”

“After all the uncertainty in the world over the last few years, I think people find something really comforting about nostalgic food,” said McEnallay.

The homey feel is replicated in the wine menu, where head sommelier or, chief wine nerd, Zoe Brunton wants customers to feel like they are at her home and will open up bottles just for customers to try a glass. Which is why the venue’s wine by the glass menu is extensive.

“I like to break down barriers and get out of the way. If people want to know more about a wine I can facilitate that but my service philosophy is quite simple. It’s not about telling people what to do but encourage them to tap into something new,” said Brunton, who has worked at Monopole and Bentley.