15+ new places to eat this June
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Your ultimate guide to Canberra’s foodie scene is back and we have plenty of tasty treats for you to try. From rustic pastries and Italian pizza to the ultimate toastie, what are you waiting for?
Little Sutton Bakehouse (Sutton)
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Nourishing our souls with fresh-made pastries, drool-worthy pies, rustic sourdough, tasty toasties, and great coffee, Little Sutton Bakehouse is the mini-road trip destination you didn’t know you needed. Dine-in or takeaway—but make sure to leave some room because you’ll definitely be going back for more.
1 Victoria Street, Sutton | @littlesuttonbakehouse
Soul Cartel (Wanniassa)
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Remember the New Orleans-inspired burger joint that brought Watson damn delicious soul food? Well, we have some good news for southsiders—you can now find their Cajun and creole flavours in Wanniassa. Hello Cult Classic burger, bye-bye self-control.
38 Gartside Street, Wanniassa | facebook.com/SoulCartelCBR
Burrito Bar (Tuggeranong)
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Eddie Murphy eat your heart out, America is coming to Tuggeranong!
Find it hard to pick a place for dinner where everyone gets what they want? Tuggeranong is getting a two for one deal with Burrito Bar. Ribs and burgers one side of the menu, Mexican the other. Keep an eye out for Rugby legend and owner Terry Campese too, and grab a green machine cocktail if you’re game.
G15b South Point Shopping Centre, Anketell & Reed Streets, Tuggeranong | burritobar.com.au
Adore Tea Boutique (Mitchell)
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Adore Tea has a new location and we’re brewing (sorry) with excitement! Now offering their staggering collection of over 200 teas in Mitchell, pop in to enjoy a cuppa with a delicious sweet treat. Scones with French Earl Grey tea-infused strawberry jam anyone?
2/2 Dacre Street, Mitchell | adoretea.com.au
Delicia Açaí Bar (City)
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Dreaming of summer days filled with beach trips, Açaí bowls, and smoothies? We can’t change the season but we can brighten your day with the news Delicia Açaí Bar is coming to Canberra. From fruit-filled smoothie bowls to plant (and dairy) based shakes as well as savory options and coffee, we’re sure we’ll Açaí you there soon.
Shop 8, 20 Genge Street, Canberra City | deliciaacaibar.com
Tea Connoisseur (Braddon)
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A tea-riffic addition for tea lovers, meet Tea Connoisseur: a boutique lounge and restaurant with a culinary focus on the fantastic combination of fine dining and tea.
That’s right—think a menu full of delicious delicacies like wagyu beef with aged black tea, Oolong tea salad (Crispy Tie Guanyin oolong tea, crispy rice pop, baby cos lettuce, and cucumber, served with sesame dressing), and Pu’erh tea pork belly (braised pork belly served with Vintage 2004 Shu Pu’er tea). And if that’s not enough, they even host tea-themed events for a little extra spice in your life.
Founders Lane, G07/2 Batman Street, Braddon | @teaconnoisseurcanberra
Ciao Braddon Café (Braddon)
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Promising breakfast, lunch, pizza, coffee and cake, Ciao Braddon sounds like the city café of our dreams. Honestly, what more do you need?
12/33 Mort Street, Braddon | @ciao_braddon
Zomsa Fusion (City)
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A fusion of all of our favorite things (dumplings, Italian pizza, pasta, Bhutanese food, and even a Continental breakfast in the morning) Zomsa Fusion is here to make all your foodie dreams come true.
Shop 19/21 E Row, Canberra City | zomsafusion.com
Monster Kitchen and Bar (New Acton)
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Monster Kitchen and Bar isn’t a new kid on the foodie scene but we’d be remiss not to mention their latest autumn menu. Ditching meat for a 100% vegetarian menu, you can choose from sugarloaf cabbage “sushi”, made with nori and crispy tofu, beetroot with creamy sheep milk yogurt and pickled shallots, (served with a tapioca cracker so you can scoop up the good stuff) as well as pandan ice cream and pistachio cake that had the HerCanberra team licking their plates clean—literally.
Ground Floor Ovolo Nishi, 25 Edinburgh Avenue, Canberra | monsterkitchen.com
11e Cave (Kingston)
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When Louis Couttoupes opened his 11th arrondissement inspired restaurant in Kingston, Onzieme, he had more up his sleeve. And now, hidden behind a cherry red door, a warm and cosy wine bar, awaits with a serious wine and snack menu. From Clyde River oysters, Under Bakery sourdough, duck liver pâté, and some of Onzieme’s now-famous potato galette, pop in now to discover Canberra’s newest hidden Bar À Vin.
Corner Kennedy and Eyre St, the little red door, Kingston | onzieme.com
Burger Villains (Page)
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Looking for an occasional villainous takeaway treat on the northside? Burger Villians is bringing their delicious, devilish, and downright affordable burgers to Belconnen. Offering gourmet burgers at affordable prices from Saturday, June 4, grab your stretchy pants and wallet— you’ll need them.
1-9 Page Place, Page | burgervillains.com
The Poet (Belconnen)
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Meet The Poet, a café, tandoor and bar that’s bringing our Indian cuisine dreams to life. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, go for a morning coffee and stay for their butter chicken samosas.
41 Chandler Street, Belconnen | facebook.com/thepoet.restaurant
Hachikō (Belconnen)
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In case you missed it, you need to say hello to Hachikō in Belconnen. Featuring a combination of a diverse menu filled with delectable Japanese flavors (including burgers, linguine pasta, and ice cream, all served in a lakeside restaurant), it’s the best of Western and Japanese cuisine.
8/114 Emu Bank, Belconnen | facebook.com/HachikoBelconnen
Melted Toasted Sandwich Emporium (O’Connor)
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Toastie lovers rejoice, Melted Toasted Sandwhich Emporium has opened a permanent food van at the Croatian Club in O’Connor! Open Friday and Saturday evenings you can expect some of their classic creations as well as shoestring fries, soup and coffee. Who needs a a home-made cheese toastie?
68 McCaughey Street, Turner | meltedtoasties.com
Blossoming Lotus Thai Vegetarian (Greenway)
Coming to Canberra by way of Newtown, Blossoming Lotus is a 100% plant-based restaurant serving up delicious Thai dishes. With Chu Chee eggplants, Pad Thai and spicy fried rice on the menu you can expect flavourful food without the fuss.
5/146 Reed Street North, Greenway
Hakko Bakery (Dickson)
Bread, coffee, and cake…what more could you need? This new bakery café is bringing all the delicious Asian baked goods to the streets of Dickson.
8/7 Cape Street, Dickson
COMING SOON
Smokin’ Joe’s Pizza & Grill (Chisholm)
Another one for pizza lovers, Smokin’s Joe’s Pizza & Grill has been feeding Victorians and our lovely NSW neighbours since 2015—but now southsiders can have a slice as Canberra’s very first location gets ready to open its doors at Chisholm shops. With traditional and gourmet pizzas, pasta, salads, and grill offerings get ready to run, don’t walk.
42 Halley Street, Chisholm | smokinjoespizza.com
La Sable Patisserie (City)
Ooh la la! Did someone say dessert? La Sable Patisserie is coming soon to the Canberra Centre and it’s promising to bring the best of French-style desserts.
Society Coffee Co (Belconnen)
Coffee lovers rejoice—another café is making its way to Grazier Lane, Belconnen! While there’s not much to go on, we’re hoping to see a café style menu to go along with our favourite caffeinated drink.
Da Da Restaurant (Phillip)
There’s just one hint in this new restaurant’s fresh Instagram—that Dada will be serving up Modern Asian in Phillip. Stay tuned for all the goss.
G4, 12 Furzer Street, Phillip| @dada_canberra
Feature image via facebook.com/HachikoBelconnen