The SMH Good Food Guide Awards 2017: Best bar food finalists
Not just a place to get a drink, these venues serve restaurant-quality, booze-friendly food in a bar setting.
And the finalists are…
Automata
Caveat lector: the seven-item bar menu changes almost as often the headline menu, but burrata injected with shellfish oil is more of a mainstay. Pierce the creamy white mozzarella and step back as shiny orange goodness puddles the plate to be daubed with bread. Oils ain't oils unless they've seen a prawn head.
5 Kensington Street, Chippendale, 02 8277 8555, automata.com.au
Bar Brosé
Picture this, toasted sandwich lovers: pineapple glazed leg ham, 'nduja and gruyere all squashed together between two pieces of bread then toasted to a deep golden. It's just one of the amazing snacks on offer here. Add something from a drinks list that celebrates funk, texture and minerality as much it does tins of Korean beer and tequila.
231a Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, 0450 307 117, barbrose.com.au
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Myffy Rigby is the former editor of the Good Food Guide.
Callan Boys is editor of SMH Good Food Guide, restaurant critic for Good Weekend and Good Food writer.