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Kiln in the Ace Hotel, Surry Hills Sydney and its popular calamari dishNikki To
SYDNEY
Address
Ace Hotel Sydney, 53 Foy La, Sydney

Chef-partner Mitch Orr’s Jatz with smoked butter and fat anchovy may still be The Sydney Snack to beat, but jumping the gun at his ever-hip but welcoming rooftop restaurant would be folly. Why not also consider the olive-brined red spot whiting fish finger on golden brioche and a frosty mini Martini? It’s a two-bite, two-sip start that sets the scene for the coming focus on vegetables and seafood: scallops so sheer in the middle they practically melt in zingy preserved lemon butter, or crisp-skinned John Dory with a punchy gremolata that’s almost outshone by the borlotti beans and spring onions underneath. Red meat may be thin on the ground, but a blushing wagyu beef carpaccio is expertly executed, almost transparently thin and dolloped with a silky oyster emulsion and toasted pine nuts for a well-balanced bite. Two years on, the Ace Hotel Sydney’s crown jewel proves it remains one to watch, Jatz and all.

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Kiln
Contemporary
Ace Hotel Sydney, 53 Foy La, Sydney
Price Guide
$$
Bookings
Recommended
Wheelchair Access
Yes
Opening Hours
Lunch Thu-Sat; Dinner Tue-Sat

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