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Good Food hat15/20Critics' Pick

Bar Bellamy

Updated ,first published

Snack spread.
1 / 11Snack spread.Supplied
Bar Bellamy in Carlton.
2 / 11Bar Bellamy in Carlton.Bonnie Savage
Devilled eggs.
3 / 11Devilled eggs.Supplied
Cannoli filled with chicken-liver parfait.
4 / 11Cannoli filled with chicken-liver parfait.Bonnie Savage
Brookylnite cocktail.
5 / 11Brookylnite cocktail.Supplied
Beef cheek croquettes.
6 / 11Beef cheek croquettes.Supplied
Rump cap steak with pine mushrooms.
7 / 11Rump cap steak with pine mushrooms.Bonnie Savage
Roasted quail with Waldorf salad and hazelnut puree.
8 / 11Roasted quail with Waldorf salad and hazelnut puree.Bonnie Savage
Appertif.
9 / 11Appertif.Bonnie Savage
A neighbourhood bar.
10 / 11A neighbourhood bar.Monica Styles
Blintz with cheesecake and plum filling.
11 / 11Blintz with cheesecake and plum filling.Bonnie Savage
Good Food hat15/20Critics' Pick

Bar Bellamy

European$$

A bar with remarkable food or a bistro with formidable cocktails?

Bar? Restaurant? That’s between you and your parfait. This charming 35-seater hums with the easy hospitality of a team that loves what they do, and it knows how to make you feel loved, too. Dishes hit that blessed zone between familiar and fresh.

Chicken liver parfait fills a golden cannoli shell, devilled eggs are piped just so, and coq au vin is as glossy and seriously satisfying as you’d expect. Even the humble crumble feels special, prinked with silken mascarpone. An ever-changing cocktail list is a revelation, built from a precious backbar packing everything from peach mead to amaro perfumed with High Country daisies.

There’s generosity at every level: on the plate, behind the bar, and in the way you’re made to feel involved from the moment you walk in. It’s the bar-bistro hybrid others are trying to nail.

Good to know: Check the socials for regular guest chefs and bar takeovers.

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