Snack Bar: Khamsa Returns, Free Limoncello in the CBD and More Local Food News This Week

What’s on around town

• Khamsa Eatery, the beloved Palestinian cafe that closed last year, is returning to Sydney – for one night only. Find Khamsa’s menu at the next Mutual Aid Market, at Addison Road’s Gumbramorra Hall on Saturday April 25.

• Two top Mexican chefs – Lottie’s Joe Valero and Blaq’s Alejandro Huerta – are taking over Bar Demo on Sunday April 26. Expect outstanding snacks, cocktails, large-format wine and a vinyl set by La Foxy Fuzz. From 4pm.

• Winona Wine is hosting its first Rozelle masterclass on Thursday April 30. A $50 ticket gets you six tastings from across southern and central Italy, poured by Vino Mito’s Mattia Dicati, plus snacks. Tickets essential, from 7pm.

• Merrylands daytime eatery Iftar is open for dinner – adding share-style meals to the mix on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

• The Maybe Cocktail Festival is off and running, with the party going till April 19. Expect top bartenders from across the globe, from bars like Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City, Bar Madonna in Brooklyn and Smoke & Bitters in Sri Lanka.

• If you’re looking for rare European drops, The Wine Bar at The International is the place to be on Wednesday April 22. Bibendum Wine Co’s Simon Higgins will be pouring a collection of special bottles, from Burgundy, Piedmont, Tuscany and beyond. Bookings will receive a glass of wine on the house.

• Hinchcliff House is celebrating its fifth anniversary with free limoncello at Grana. Just dine at the CBD Italian favourite throughout April. Bookings encouraged.

What we covered this week

• The famed buttery bowl of Spaghetti Machiavelli returns to a new, more casual Potts Point dining room.

• First look: a one-man kitchen in Glebe is pumping out homestyle Korean dishes, like bouncy perilla seed noodles and bibimbap powered by Korean miso. Plus, $3 BYO.

• First look: Razz Room dazzles with daiquiris and disco in a basement CBD space.

• First look: Tokyo Lamington adds a cheffy sandwich shop to Australia Street. Drop by for an outstanding egg sando or four-cheese toastie with Sichuan-spiced hot honey.

• First look: at Jinius, a tenacious pastry talent serves croissants and brunch in the shade of the Harbour Bridge.

• First look: hit Doom Juice Cellar Door for natural wine aplenty, a sweet collab with Ester Spirits and … a dazzling replica of the skull-shaped disco ball in the live-action Scooby-Doo film?

• First look: Sugo Pasta Bar adds more of the My Mother’s Cousin special sauce to Bexley North.

You might’ve missed

• First look: at Glebe’s newest bakery, a favourite market croissant finds a permanent home.

• First look: the Caravin team has just opened a moody little wine bar only 180 metres from the OG. It’s now pouring on one of Sydney’s best laneways.

• First look: A top Korean chain debuts in Sydney with the “king of porridges”.