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Rumi. (2026, October 7). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/vic-good-food-guide/rumi-brunswick-east-20240411-p5fj51.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-07

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Rumi, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Brunswick East, celebrates its 20th anniversary with continued excellence recognized by being named a Legend in the latest edition of the Good Food Guide. The dining experience features share plates that blend bold flavors and unique textures, such as sweet raisins in pilaf and charred leeks paired with muhammara dip. The restaurant offers complimentary pita refills and serves dishes like its signature burnished cauliflower and knafeh, a cheese and pastry dessert topped with pistachios and rose syrup.
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Rumi, a 20-year-old Middle Eastern restaurant in Brunswick East, Sydney, is celebrating its owner Joseph Abboud being named a Legend in the latest edition of a food guide. The restaurant offers share plates with flavors that blend traditional elements like muhammara (a walnut and capsicum dip) and contemporary touches such as charred leeks and sweet mint sauce (sirkanjabin) served alongside lamb shoulder. Known for its robust dishes, Rumi also serves a signature burnished cauliflower. The establishment provides complimentary pita bread refills and ends meals with knafeh, a cheese and pastry dish topped with pistachios and rose syrup. Adjacent to Rumi is its sibling restaurant, The Rocket Society, which offers half-price skewers during its daily "habibi hour" from 5pm to 6pm.

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Topics

Brunswick East Guide Middle Eastern Rumi ibrik

Subjects

Rumi PERSON · 4× Middle Eastern NORP · 2× Brunswick East ORG · 1× Guide ORG · 1× Joseph Abboud PERSON · 1× The Rocket Society ORG · 1× ibrik ORG · 1×

Narrative

Sirkanjabin, a sweet mint sauce poured at the table, invigorates lamb shoulder and recalls Sunday roast, while charry leeks mingle with muhammara, the walnut and capsicum dip.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Rumi · assertive framing

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It’s named after a poet-philosopher, but Rumi is writing its own history. asserted
Rumi → name → history
As the share plates pile up, their flavours spin a tale of Middle Eastern intrigue punctuated with pops of sweetness, like the pilaf studded with golden raisins. asserted
flavours → pile → raisins
Sirkanjabin, a sweet mint sauce poured at the table, invigorates lamb shoulder and recalls Sunday roast, while charry leeks mingle with muhammara, the walnut and capsicum dip. asserted
leeks → pour → muhammara
Waiters stream water from ibrik pitchers and offer complimentary pita refills. asserted
Waiters → stream → refills
Bookend the feast with knafeh, a cheese and pastry combo whose crisp kataifi disc is crowned with pistachios and a whisper of rose. asserted
disc → bookend → rose
Good to know: Selected skewers at Rumi’s sibling The Rocket Society next door are half-price during its daily “habibi hour” (5pm-6pm). asserted
skewers → know → hour
Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted
reviews → book → ?
A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. Last visited: August 2026 More: asserted
restaurant → pay → Guide
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