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Bar Liberty

Zeitgeist-defining wine bar.

Spiced ginger cake with mead custard.
1 / 6Spiced ginger cake with mead custard.Peter Raftos.
Inside Bar Liberty.
2 / 6Inside Bar Liberty.Simon Schluter
Cacio e pepe.
3 / 6Cacio e pepe.Kristoffer Paulsen
Pipis in XO sauce.
4 / 6Pipis in XO sauce.Simon Schluter
Charred savoy cabbage.
5 / 6Charred savoy cabbage.Supplied
Macadamia and wildflower honey tart.
6 / 6Macadamia and wildflower honey tart. Joe Armao

Good Food hat15/20

Polish$$

Heading into its eighth year under that unmistakable spray-painted sign, the latest iteration of Bar Liberty spotlights head chef Zackary Furst’s Polish roots.

Pert potato dumplings cradle puddles of dill oil and burnt butter. They arrive atop a Bay of Fires cheddar emulsion, with a little cayenne kick from the spice mix pieprz ziolowy. A smoked and grilled pork chop comes bathed in mustard seed beurre blanc, served with jammy quince compote.

Tender chicken meatballs repose in tarragon-spiked bread sauce. And who else but Furst could reclaim kabanosy so assuredly? The smoky, majestic snap of house-made sausage elevates this childhood fave.

The menu’s comforting flavours fit wines from the genre-bending list like a perfectly tailored suit, and razor-sharp service delights with every pour. Liberty’s sleek dining room remains a beacon for good reason.

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