Sri Lankan$$$$
Mint,pepper,chilli:it hits you as soon as you walk through the door. The room is as delightful as the olfactory experience,all rattan-backed chairs,luxe chandeliers and colourful artwork doubling as instruction on handling the namesake dish.
Start with snacks:beef tartare with fried idli (the rice-flour cake),or dosai (the thick crepe) with mint chutney and fried cuttlefish. Everyone is required to partake in the hopper set:tear off a piece of the titular pancake,scoop your curry of choice – blackened pineapple,fiery prawn or dry pork,all bursting with fresh spices – and pile on coconut sambol.
Hoppers are unlimited,and whimsical cocktails include a clarified margarita that tastes of the beach,made with coconut and blue Curacao. Hopper Joint is a love letter to the heritage of Brahman Perera,who owns the venue along with Jason Jones (both of Entrecote).
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First-class pasta and Italo vino in polished,pretty digs.
A longstanding dining institution on Fitzroy Street.
Spice-packed cooking,all glowed-up.
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