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Inuman

A love-letter to the Philippines and its laidback drinking culture.

Emma Breheny
Emma Breheny

Chicken skin sandwich and Tito Ray cocktail.
1 / 8Chicken skin sandwich and Tito Ray cocktail.Justin McManus
The rooftop at the Filipino cocktail bar.
2 / 8The rooftop at the Filipino cocktail bar.Supplied
Gildas at Inuman.
3 / 8Gildas at Inuman.Supplied
Sari-sari sparkle cocktail.
4 / 8Sari-sari sparkle cocktail.Justin McManus
Duck liver parfait.
5 / 8Duck liver parfait.Justin McManus
W.A.M martin
6 / 8W.A.M martinJustin McManus
Cheese with crackers, guava, honeycomb.
7 / 8Cheese with crackers, guava, honeycomb.Justin McManus
Cocktails and bar snacks on a city rooftop in Melbourne.
8 / 8Cocktails and bar snacks on a city rooftop in Melbourne.Justin McManus

Filipino$

Filipino ingredients, from ube to tapuy rice wine, are placed front and centre in tongue-in-cheek yet delicious drinks at this rooftop bar on Exhibition Street. The rest of the menu reimagines typical Melbourne bar snacks through a Filipino lens.

A game-changing sandwich sees roast chicken skin made ultra-shattery and laid on white bread with sweet-sour inasal sauce (a popular Filipino chicken marinade). Lemongrass, makrut lime and other fresh herbs are packed in for extra punch.

The rooftop is scattered with plants and candy-striped cushions for lounging on, while a more intimate bar inside is decorated with a deep-red stone bar, jade-coloured ruffled curtains and other flowing fabrics.

Emma BrehenyEmma BrehenyEmma is Good Food’s Melbourne eating out and restaurant editor.

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