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Bar Gabi

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Malesovas, Q. (2026, November 2). Bar Gabi. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/bar-gabi-yarraville-20261102-p61aks.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-11-02 · by Quincy Malesovas

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Bar Gabi is a casual drinking spot related to the high-end restaurant Navi, where cocktails are the main attraction, priced at $38 or less. The signature martini uses gin made specifically for Bar Gabi by Rothwell Distillery. Alongside drinks, the menu features dishes cooked on a large Brazilian grill that uses various woods and offcuts as fuel, such as redwood, compressed charcoal, saltbush, and applewood. Dishes include mussels served with Geraldton wax and white radish, sourdough potato damper cooked in embers, and Murray cod ceviche with crispy fish “bacon.” The menu also includes a Thai-style kangaroo sausage.
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Bar Gabi, a relaxed dining sibling venue to the two-hatted fine diner Navi in Melbourne, offers an array of affordable drinks and dishes priced at $38 or less. The establishment's culinary highlight is its 700-kilogram Brazilian-made grill, which features 32 rotisseries and uses redwood, compressed charcoal, saltbush, and applewood as fuel. This massive grill plays a central role in the menu, where dishes such as steamed mussels served on potato cakes with Geraldton wax and white radish, and sourdough potato damper cooked directly over hot coals and topped with whipped wattleseed and miso butter, are featured prominently. Cocktails are also a priority at Bar Gabi, including the signature martini made exclusively for the venue using gin from Rothwell Distillery in Victoria. The menu incorporates diverse culinary influences without adhering to a single tradition, as exemplified by kangaroo sausages seasoned with Thai flavors and served creatively with betel leaves, salted egg yolk, and chutney.

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Quincy Malesovas
4 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Not all restaurants that have the same score will necessarily look and feel the same.
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🔮 Bar Gabi, from the team behind two-hatted destination fine diner Navi, is among the newest, set to open next month.
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Topics

Brazilian Geraldton Navi Rothwell Distillery Victorian

Subjects

Brazilian NORP · 1× Geraldton GPE · 1× Good Food ORG · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Navi ORG · 1× Rothwell Distillery ORG · 1× Thai NORP · 1× Victorian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Sourdough potato damper is cooked directly in the embers and served with whipped wattleseed and miso butter, while Murray cod ceviche gets a savoury boost from crispy fish “bacon”.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Bar Gabi · assertive framing

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At this relaxed sibling venue to two-hatted fine diner Navi, considered drinks and dishes are priced at $38 or less. asserted
drinks → consider → 38
Cocktails are the priority, some drawing on Victorian producers like the signature martini using gin made exclusively for the venue by Rothwell Distillery. asserted
some → draw → Distillery
Food is no afterthought though, especially when there’s a 700-kilogram Brazilian-made grill to play with. asserted
Food → ’ → ?
Fitted with 32 rotisseries and fuelled by redwood and compressed charcoal, alongside offcuts of saltbush and applewood, the behemoth is the centrepiece of the kitchen. asserted
behemoth → fit → kitchen
Mussels are steamed, pickled, then finished over hot coals and served on a potato cake with Geraldton wax and white radish. asserted
Mussels → steam → wax
Sourdough potato damper is cooked directly in the embers and served with whipped wattleseed and miso butter, while Murray cod ceviche gets a savoury boost from crispy fish “bacon”. asserted
ceviche → cook → bacon
Beyond the grill, the menu draws on Melbourne’s breadth of culinary influences without adhering to a single tradition. asserted
menu → draw → tradition
Kangaroo sausage takes a distinctly Thai lean. asserted
sausage → take → lean
Flavoured with lemongrass, chilli, makrut lime and shrimp paste, the snag is sliced and served with betel leaves, salted egg yolk and chutney for guests to assemble themselves. asserted
guests → flavour → leaves
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