Bar H opens Banksii in Barangaroo

Graffiti artist Banksy grabs all the headlines, but it is another British Banks whose name will be on the wall at the latest Barangaroo restaurant signing. Botanist Sir Joseph Banks has naming rights for Banksii, the latest launch from the team behind Bar H in Surry Hills.

Banksii co-owner Hamish Ingham explains there'll be strong 'botanical' influence across the drinks and food menus when the 200-seat restaurant opens in September. Are they picking up where Noma left off with native Australian produce?

"We don't want to make a point of it [comparing the two]," he says. "We'll be modern Australian bistro-style. We've been using a lot of that stuff for a long time – saltbush, karkalla and pepperleaf."

Good Food first reported on speculation that Ingham would open a restaurant the waterside development in March. The interior is in the hands of Luchetti Krelle and a large bar is part of the plans. The early word is vermouth and wine will be both be on tap.