Favourites for Curries
*Taste of Bangladesh (for Onion Bhaji, Cheese and Spinach Naan, Fish Bengali, Dum Murgh, Chicken Biriyani, Palak Paneer, Gulab Jaman, Mango Kulfi and BYO no corkage, complimentary poppadoms)
*Copper Chimney (BYO Corkage $6 per bottle of wine)
*Malaysian Chapter – for Nonya Prawn and Pineapple Curry, Nasi Lemak, Roti Canai for an entree – BYO $3 per person
Chomolungma (for momos, Dal Bhat – BYO $2 per person)
*Taj Agra Dickson (BYO $4 per bottle)
Favourite for Nepalese
Chomolungma (for momos, Dal Bhat – BYO $2 per person)
Favourite for Vietnamese
*Pho Quoc – (BYO $1.10 per person)
Favourites for Thai
Kinn Thai – for Kinn’s Dishes, BYO $3 per person
Thirst – (BYO about $10 per bottle but not on Mondays and Tuesdays)
*Baan Latsamy – for crispy eggplant with chicken and seafood for entree , BYO $5.50 per bottle
Chong Co – for Beef Massaman, Green Chicken Curry, Chicken and Cashews with Chilli Jam Stir-fry, Pork Prik Khing – BYO $3 per person
Favourite for Ethiopian
Global Café, BYO no corkage
Favourites for Sri Lankan
Ceylon café, Farrer
*Camellia (currently moving) (BYO $10 per bottle)
Favourites for a very special occasion
Courgette (BYO $15 per bottle)
*Sage (BYO $15 per bottle)
Yet to try but have heard good things:
Italian and Sons
Favourites for a rather special occasion
*Pistachios – for the tasting entrée trio $20 and tasting dessert plate $20 (good to share) – $7 per bottle corkage
*Chairman and Yip – (BYO $10 per bottle)
Akiba (for soft shelled crab/ pork belly buns, dumplings and mango and coconut sticky rice with macadamia and palm sugar ice-cream) No BYO
Eight Six (expensive drinks though)
Yet to try but have heard good things:
Elk & Pea
*Ox Eatery
CIT Restaurant (No BYO but wine $5 by the glass)
Favourites for a bit more upmarket
*Urban Pantry (BYO $5.50 per person)
*Copper Chimney (BYO $6 per bottle)
Kinn Thai (BYO $3 per person)
Favourites for lunch in Woden CBD
*Belluci’s (for the $19.90 lunch special including a wine/beer)
Favourites for lunch close to Woden CBD
Favourites for lunch under $10 close to Woden CBD
*Wheat & Oats (for the daily specials on display and the goat curry)
Whisk Bakery & Patisserie (for the pies, toasted focaccia and gourmet sandwiches and soup and roll)
Favourites with young children
The Mandalay Bus (summer only) (BYO no corkage)
Snapper – best in Summer (BYO no corkage)
Brodburger – best in Summer (BYO $2.50 per person)
Taste of Bangladesh (for Onion Bhaji, Cheese and Spinach Naan, Fish Bengali, Dum Murgh, Chicken Biriyani, Palak Paneer, Gulab Jaman, Mango Kulfi and BYO no corkage, complimentary poppadoms)
Broddogs at the Hamlet (BYO no corkage)
Global Cafe (BYO no corkage)
Favourite deals
Thirst ( for the Street Stall Banquet $14.90 on Monday and Tuesdays when all entrees and mains are two for the price of one ($10 BYO but not on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Treehouse Bar (for the Wednesday $10 gourmet hot dog and house wine/beer/cider, Thursday two for one gourmet burger and house wine/beer/cider, Friday two for one starters and tapas and happy hour $5 drinks)
Debacle two for one pizzas on Mondays and Tuesdays (no BYO)
The Parlour Wine Room – $16 Lunch special including wine Tuesdays to Sundays (no BYO)
Yet to try but have heard good things:
Edgars Ainslie, $15 Monday to Wednesday meal and drink
Favourite dinners $15 and under
Taste of Bangladesh (for 2 people order- 1 Samosas (2 pieces $7 , 1 Cheese and Spinach Naan ($3.50), 1x Fish Bengali ($16.50) /Dum Murgh ($15.50)/ Palak Paneer ($14) and 1 x rice ($3) – BYO no corkage, complimentary poppadoms)
The Mandalay Bus (summer only) (BYO no corkage)- under $10, get a range and share
Snapper – best in Summer (BYO no corkage) for fish and chips under $10
Brodburger – best in Summer (BYO $2.50 per person) (for Baby Brodburgers around $9 – (try Baby Brodsalmon with blue cheese)
Global Cafe – for the meat combo on injera read with rice to share between two $18.90 (BYO no corkage)
Broddogs at The Hamlet (BYO no corkage)
Chomolungma (for momos, $15 Chicken Dal Bhat – BYO $2 per person)
Pizza Gusto – Pizza $20 to share between two BYO no corkage
*Café Arirang – for Pork/Chicken Kathu Set and Seafood pancake (BYO $4 per bottle)
Ceylon Café, Farrer
Favourite for Yum Cha
Favourites for ice-cream
Frugii Dessert Laboratory – two flavours house-made ice-cream in cone or cup $5
Thirst – house-made ice- cream and sorbet $2.90 per scoop
Favourites for dessert
Akiba for mango and coconut sticky rice with macadamia and palm sugar ice-cream
Frugii Dessert Laboratory – two flavours house-made ice-cream in cone or cup $5
Yet to try but sounds good:
*Hungry Buddha for Gulab Jaman ice-cream, pistachio ice-cream (made by Frugii) and nepali rice pudding ice-cream $7.50 each
Favourites for breakfast/brunch
Favourites for coffee
Koko Black – for cappuccino with chocolate flakes on the side
The Merchant – for the house-made almond crossiant $8.50
Tilley’s Lyneham
Yet to try but have heard good things:
Two Before Ten
Favourites for groups (should have carpet)
*Taste of Bangladesh (BYO no corkage)
*Copper Chimney (BYO $6 per bottle)
*Baan Latsamy (BYO $5.50 per bottle)
Favourites for Sunday lunch
The Merchant – for the baguettes, sharing chattuecuterie plate – no corkage if purchased from the Prohibition Shop
Bookplate at the National Library
The Parlour Wine Room – $16 Lunch special including wine Tuesdays to Sundays
*Cork Street Café, Gundaroo –especially for wood-fired pizza (BYO $2 per person)
Autolyse, Braddon
*Favourites in the Canberra Entertainment Book
Pistachios (BYO $7 per bottle)
Chairman and Yip (BYO $10 per bottle)
Urban Pantry (BYO $5.50 per person)
Me & Mrs Jones (BYO $5.50 per person)
Pho Quoc (BYO $1.10 per person)
Copper Chimney (BYO $6 per bottle)
Sage (BYO $15 per bottle)
Baan Latsamy (BYO $5.50 per bottle)
Café Arirang (BYO $4 per bottle)
Malaysian Chapter (BYO $3 per person)
Cork Street Café (BYO $2 per person)
*In the Canberra Entertainment Book ($60 per book) offering 25% discounts or two for one offers
Fine Eating 