Pipis Kiosk
Quiet luxury smack-bang on the beach.
15/20
Seafood$$
With its pitched roofs and prime waterfront real estate, Pipis mimics a pair of beach boxes. Picture windows, sand-coloured drapes and a sea-green quartz bar link the interior to its setting.
The menu contributes to this coastal cohesion. Seaweed wraps charcoal-grilled turbot, served on the bone with pickled grapes for zip. Creamy Merimbula oysters arrive with an inspired rhubarb dressing, and a salad of Ramarro Farm leaves is arranged like choppy waves on the bay.
Tamagoyaki-style rolled omelette is tare-glazed and topped with spanner crab, its understated luxury mirrored in the cashmere shawls of neighbouring diners.
Honey layer cake arrives with a pashmina of its own: a cloak of transluscent persimmon slices. The kitchen also captains a takeaway window serving Fish and chips and other beach-ready snacks.
Continue this series
Where to dine in St Kilda, Balaclava, Windsor, Prahran and surroundsUp next
‘A flavour cacophony’: Popular fish and chip shop’s Irish-Chinese loaded fries are ‘perfect’
British and Irish-inspired takeaway shop Northern Soul goes through 850 kilograms of potatoes a week.
Village Belle is this summer's St Kilda destination pub
After a $15 million rebuild, St Kilda pub Village Belle looks set to please all comers.
Previous
Buba Local Shuk
All-day hangout for dips, grills and cocktails.
From our partners
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/vic-good-food-guide/pipis-kiosk-20241114-p5kqoe.html