Favourites for Curries
Darbar (BYO)
*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
Two Sisters Lao, London Circuit
*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
Favourites for a very special occasion
Courgette (BYO)
*Sage (BYO)
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)
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)
Broddogs at the Hamlet (BYO no corkage)
Global Cafe (BYO no corkage)
Favourite deals
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)
Yet to try but have heard good things:
Favourite dinners $15 and under
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
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
The Conservatory (at the Arboretum)
Favourites for coffee
Tilley’s Lyneham
Favourites for groups (should have carpet)
*Copper Chimney (BYO $6 per bottle)
*Baan Latsamy (BYO $5.50 per bottle)
Favourites for Sunday lunch
*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)
Pho Quoc (BYO $1.10 per person)
Copper Chimney (BYO $6 per bottle)
Baan Latsamy (BYO $5.50 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 