Winnifred’s
Champagne bar-bistro hiding in plain sight in the Valley.
Winnifred’s
Contemporary$$
There’s a lot of Megan Nunn in Winnifred’s. Even the venue’s name is a reference to Nunn’s own grandmother, Winnifred Barrett. The Arthur Street venue taps into Australian drinkers’ burgeoning interest in grower champagne, boasting 14,000 bottles in its cellar showcasing more than 360 cuvees from 60-plus growers and grands marque houses. There are also five champagnes available by the glass that will rotate regularly.
Beyond champagne, there’s a short menu of French wines, French-style beer by Northgate’s FICK Brewing and a small selection of cocktails.
For food, award-winning chef Antoine Potier (formerly head chef at E’cco and sous chef at Restaurant Dan Arnold) charged with creating a seasonal bistro menu that reflects the Champagne region.The venue itself is split over two floors into different areas, with a lengthy green granite bar out front, the moodily lit 60-bistro with tanned leather banquettes out the back and a sizeable private dining room upstairs.
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Matt Shea is Food and Culture Editor at Brisbane Times. He is a former editor and editor-at-large at Broadsheet Brisbane, and has written for Escape, Qantas Magazine, the Guardian, Jetstar Magazine and SilverKris, among many others.