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Lebanese$
Neighbourhood bar telling its own Australian story.
Emma’s Snack Bar owner Anthony Sofy described his new venture as a prequel when it opened above his restaurant in May, and we’re pretty sure it’s the first of its kind in Sydney. Anthony’s parents, Lebanese migrants George and Emma, opened a corner store at their home address in 1970, and the Mixed Business bathroom – handsomely renovated with caramel tiles – used to be Anthony’s bedroom, you see.
Now his children help run the bar, which is more spacious than Emma’s below, but still feels homely thanks to dozens of family photos and frames straight out of Copperart. Pop in for a martini and a plate of olives and cucumber, or wrangle dinner out of a short menu doing its own Aussie suburban thing.
A fried chicken sandwich is made on soft, good-on-ya-mum white bread and spread thick with toum; puffy, crunchy salt-and-vinegar potato scallops are nostalgia manifested; and fries come with deeply delicious curry gravy. Our fingers are crossed for a sequel one day, too.
Must order: ”Kon’s spicy feta” baked with charred bullhorn peppers tastes a little bit Super Supreme pizza, a little bit backyard Greek barbie.
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