Embla (restaurant)

Embla is a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Embla
Address122 Russell St
Melbourne
Australia
Opened2016
Website
embla.com.au

Description

The restaurant is a wine bar, with a kitchen behind the counter. The kitchen is 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 interior furniture is second-hand, and sourced from New Zealand.[6] The room is aesthetically full of dark colours, the use of 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

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

It was opened in 2016, and is operated by Australian chef Dave Verheul, and business partner Christian McCabe.[5] Eric Nairoo also part owns the restaurant.[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

References
  1. "Restaurant review: Embla". The Australian.
  2. "Embla and Marion, Melbourne review". Gourmet Traveller. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. respond, FT readers (2023-03-11). "FT readers: where to eat and drink in Melbourne". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  4. "Lesa / Embla". Herald Sun.
  5. "Embla's sister venue Lesa opens its doors". Gourmet Traveller. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  6. "Embla, Melbourne first look". Gourmet Traveller. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  7. "Embla, Melbourne: Restaurant review: Restaurant review". Gourmet Traveller. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  8. "Motorcycle Grand Prix legend's daughter stuns at Albert Park". Herald Sun.
  9. Peppin, Hayley (2023-06-19). "When Hollywood Hangs Out In Australia, This Is Where They Go". Harper's Bazaar Australia. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. "Secret Services: Where the Obamas Dined in Melbourne". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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