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S'WICH brings next-gen salads and sandwiches to Bondi Beach

Scott Bolles
Scott Bolles

S'WICH sold 150 schnitz sandwiches on their first day.
S'WICH sold 150 schnitz sandwiches on their first day.Claudia Smith

University graduates Jordan Abram and Jay Fink were about to embark on corporate careers when their love of food intervened.

Both worked in hospitality while students; they even co-hosted food pop-ups.

Now they've put that creative energy into S'WICH, which has opened its doors opposite Lox Stock and Barrel on Glenayr Avenue, at Bondi Beach.

The schnitz comes with chicken schnitzel, white cabbage, pickled red onion, mayo, sticky sweet chilli, peanut chilli crack and shallots.
The schnitz comes with chicken schnitzel, white cabbage, pickled red onion, mayo, sticky sweet chilli, peanut chilli crack and shallots.Claudia Smith
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They are starting their careers with the lofty goal of rewriting the book on salads and sandwiches, starting with good quality ingredients such as Bannockburn chook and Meredith goat's cheese.

"We're locals and did a lot of research. We feel there's a market for somewhere offering quality at a decent price," says Abram.

It clearly works. They sold 150 S'WICH Schnitz on their first day last week. The sandwich pairs a chicken schnitzel with white cabbage, pickled red onion, mayo, sticky sweet chilli, peanut chili crack and shallots.

Jay Fink and Jordan Abram have opened S'WICH at Bondi Beach.
Jay Fink and Jordan Abram have opened S'WICH at Bondi Beach.Claudia Smith

The venue also knows what it is. "We don't make coffee, but you can get a Japanese cold brew here."

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"It's all about our passion for food, design, art and fashion," Abram says, adding that a local fashion outfit designed S'WICH's uniforms, apparently inspired by '70s leisurewear.

They've created a space smart enough to stop by for dinner.

The salad and sandwich venue of the future is licensed; S'WICH has a clever wine list with plenty of Bondi-friendly natural wines.

Open daily 11am-9pm.

149 Glenayr Avenue, Bondi Beach

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Scott BollesScott Bolles writes the weekly Short Black column in Good Food.

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