Darley Street Bistro

Hidden within a well-loved, if slightly frayed, Newtown pub, the tiny kitchen here pumps out a big menu. Sit in the front bar or head upstairs to the dining room and terrace where the bistro's more polished pub meals seem more at home. The Cajun-spiced barramundi quesadillas pack a fresh coriander punch, with generous dollops of guacamole, sour cream and zingy salsa. Oven-baked salmon fillet arrives arranged artfully on the plate with a seared scallop perched on top. The sweet-potato chips, stacked like an abandoned game of Jenga, are crisp and perfect for soaking up any errant cauliflower-lemon puree.