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Yellow

Fine diner where vegetables are in the spotlight.

Red clover sprouts with cultured cashew and pumpernickel toast.
1 / 8Red clover sprouts with cultured cashew and pumpernickel toast. Supplied
The exterior.
2 / 8The exterior.Supplied
Burnt bread custard tart with spring berries.
3 / 8Burnt bread custard tart with spring berries.Supplied
The dining room.
4 / 8The dining room. supplied
Parsnip pappardelle, egg yolk and pine mushrooms.
5 / 8Parsnip pappardelle, egg yolk and pine mushrooms.Christopher Pearce
Snacks.
6 / 8Snacks. Supplied
Baby turnip, green garlic and horseradish.
7 / 8Baby turnip, green garlic and horseradish. Supplied
Mango and cumquat ice cream sandwich.
8 / 8Mango and cumquat ice cream sandwich.Supplied

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Vegetarian or vegan$$

“Don’t play with your food”? That’s all they do at Yellow, giving roots, leaves and cucurbits the main-character energy they deserve.

On any given weeknight, you’ll find this cosy vegan restaurant quietly humming with couples, friends and celebrations.

Locally sourced heirloom vegetables are celebrated across a precise seasonal six-course tasting menu, from semi-dried cherry tomatoes atop baba ganoush to the smokiest roasted carrot, contrasted against fresh hazelnut and a black garlic emulsion.

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Cunning lookalike dishes might cause a double-take – is that kingfish? Nope, it’s cured eggplant cleverly draped with slivers of pickled red onion. While braised leek wrapped in nori with young garlic is fashioned to look exactly like a cross-section of a garlic head.

It’s clever, but rarely too much for its own good, the whole show enhanced by a terrific drinks list high on vegan wines, as well as considered non-alcoholic choices. Eat your vegies? Yes please.

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