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ReviewGood Food Guide (Vic)St Kilda

The Walrus

Euro wine-cave meets St Kilda zip.

Slurp your way around the Australian coast with the oyster selection.
1 / 9Slurp your way around the Australian coast with the oyster selection.Bonnie Savage
The wine list avoids the usual oyster wine pairings.
2 / 9The wine list avoids the usual oyster wine pairings.Leah Traecey
Inside the wine and oyster bar.
3 / 9Inside the wine and oyster bar.Leah Traecey
Gilda skewer.
4 / 9Gilda skewer.Bonnie Savage
Morcilla croquettes on sauce gribiche.
5 / 9Morcilla croquettes on sauce gribiche.Bonnie Savage
Sea urchin orecchiette.
6 / 9Sea urchin orecchiette.Bonnie Savage
The cosy space.
7 / 9The cosy space.Bonnie Savage
Oyster pâté.
8 / 9Oyster pâté.Bonnie Savage
On Sundays, oyster towers are loaded with snacks like lobster crumpets.
9 / 9On Sundays, oyster towers are loaded with snacks like lobster crumpets.Leah Traecey

Contemporary$

As the afternoon sun streams into this warm neighbourhood spot, so too do the St Kilda regulars. They’re lured by that unparalleled combo of oysters and wine. The former are plucked from a dedicated ice-filled bar and freshly shucked. The latter flips the script, with a focus not on bottles most popularly paired with oysters (chablis) but on more wallet-friendly alternatives (hello, Loire Valley muscadet).

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