Embla (restaurant)
 Embla in March 2025 | |
| Address | 122 Russell St Melbourne Australia |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 2016 |
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Embla is a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Description
[edit]The restaurant is a wine bar with a kitchen behind the counter visible to patrons.
Most food in the restaurant is cooked in a wood-fired coven. Gourmet Traveller has described the food served as 'simple' and 'smart, comforting'.[2][6] The roast chicken received particular praise.[2]
The second-hand interior furniture is sourced from New Zealand.[6] The room is aesthetically full of dark colours, with black leather at the back of its space. Other visual features include its grey stone-tiled floor, moulded timber joinery, and vintage light shades.[2]
Reception
[edit]Embla was described as an example of a kind of restaurant that Melbourne tends to be associated with, that of the 'flexible, well-designed, mid-priced diner'. It has been compared to The Carlton Wine Room, Bar Lourinhã, Izakaya Den, and Kirk's Wine Bar.[2]
Its wine list also received mild praise; with a deliberate focus on less-known producers.[6] It focuses primarily on Australian producers.[2]
History
[edit]It was opened in 2016, and is operated by Australian chef Dave Verheul, and business partner Christian McCabe.[5] Eric Nairoo is a part-owner.[2]
In 2019, the restaurant opened a sister venue named Lesa, located above Embla.[5]
In 2023, the venue was visited by the Obamas and Lewis Hamilton.[8][9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Restaurant review: Embla". The Australian.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Embla and Marion, Melbourne review". Gourmet Traveller. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ respond, FT readers (2023-03-11). "FT readers: where to eat and drink in Melbourne". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ "Lesa / Embla". Herald Sun.
- 1 2 3 "Embla's sister venue Lesa opens its doors". Gourmet Traveller. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- 1 2 3 4 "Embla, Melbourne first look". Gourmet Traveller. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ "Embla, Melbourne: Restaurant review: Restaurant review". Gourmet Traveller. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ "Motorcycle Grand Prix legend's daughter stuns at Albert Park". Herald Sun.
- ↑ Peppin, Hayley (2023-06-19). "When Hollywood Hangs Out In Australia, This Is Where They Go". Harper's Bazaar Australia. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ "Secret Services: Where the Obamas Dined in Melbourne". Broadsheet. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.