The wait is finally over! For many
months, I've waited in anticipation of a new cafe/wine bar to open in Sydney.
The new Home Cafe (will eventually be called Home Wine Bar) Chinatown will open
its doors to Sydney on Friday, 24th August 2012. It is located corner of Dixon
Lane and Liverpool Street. Home Cafe Chinatown is the third installment from a
series of Home establishments. Namely: Home Thai on Sussex Street and Home Cafe
QVB (my favourite spot for coffee in the morning!).
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| The dynamic duo - Tristan (left) and Jet (right) |
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| Sam with Home's coffee roaster |
After almost a year, Sam's (one of the
owners) labour of love has borne fruit. From the wooden fixtures of the
bar/counter area to the light fixtures, Sam's bare hands (well, there were
tools involved and some help from other people too of course) and brilliant
ideas brought this place to life. Simon Park (the heart of food) and I were
fortunate enough to be invited to their private launch party to sample a little
bit of what's to come. Home Cafe is split into two levels. The ground level is
a café from early in the morning until late at night. It has a mixture of
stylish industrial brick walls and rustic wooden decor. The second level serves
as an intimate Thai tapas/dining area. It consists of contemporary wooden
tables and chairs, exotic Southeast Asian themed light fixtures and decor.
Here are some of the awesomeness that we
experienced during the launch:
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| I spy...baked goods! |
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| Piccolo latte |
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| Caffe Latte |
Ok, one of the things that excited me is
that they will be using Mecca Espresso for their coffees. The dark horse blend
in particular. When the use of Mecca coffee beans is combined with Zhu Jet's
(or simply Jet) off the hook barista skills, exquisite coffee (that will trump
over many coffees) will be produced in this place.
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| Flat white |
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| Long black |
Nick (another champ who works for Home)
mentioned that I would appreciate the beans more if I had it as a long black.
Compared to other long blacks I had, this was so easy on the taste buds. It
didn't have much of that acidic after taste.
Jet also treated us to an aero press
coffee. I won't go into detail of the process but this method produces coffee
with light consistency. It's almost like drinking tea.
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| Pintxos of barbecue pork sandwich and poached salmon wraps |
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| Barbecue pork with apple slaw sandwich |
The spiced meatballs topped with grated
cheese and filled with cheese. Yes, you read it right, filled with cheese. This
will eventually be a part of a pasta dish they will serve in their lunch menu.
I love potato wedges! I especially like
the way Home's potato wedges are seasoned with spiced salt.
The prawn salad is sensational! It is
drizzled with Thai style vinaigrette that showcases freshness and harmony
between sour and salty flavours.
Oh man, this rice balls filled shredded
coconut, sugar & crushed nuts are so good! The spoon it is contained in
also holds some sweet coconut milk soup. I wish that I had more of these babies.
Home Cafe Chinatown will open this
Friday from 6:30am. The cafe kitchen closes at 2:30pm but they will continue to
serve coffee until 5pm. Around two weeks from now, the wine bar
restaurant will open from 5:00pm till late. I am so glad that we now finally
have a joint in the Sydney city centre that offers great coffee and scrumptious
cafe food. I’m so excited to pay them a visit soon to try their lamb burger.
Congratulations Home!
Ramen Raff was invited by Home Cafe as a guest
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| Lamb & rosemary burger |
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| BBQ pork ribs |
Home Café (Wine Bar) Chinatown
Corner
Liverpool Street and Dixon Lane
Sydney NSW
2000
Trading hours:Monday - Friday 6:30am to 6:30pm
Saturday and Sunday 7:00am to 6:30pm
Loving the food that they have on offer. It's almost like an array of tappas! I want good coffe and a piece of that barbecue pork with apple slaw sandwich
ReplyDeleteLoving the range of food! I must get my hands on their potatoes buhahaha
ReplyDeleteThanks for the invite to the launch. I'm looking forward to checking them out soon :)
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering this arvo where are all the Chinatown small bars (besides the Dip)? This is a start. Looks like you had a great night!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cafe & bar fusion opening in the city! The coffee & food, in particular the pork sandwich looks great! Must check it out once the bar fully opens.
ReplyDeleteFun! That piccolo latte looks amazing and I don't think I'd be able to turn down one of those roast pork rolls!
ReplyDeleteDude, Home looks so cool! Can't wait to check it out =)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Can't beat good coffee with great nibblies like that. Esp. love the look of the rice balls mmmm
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