Where to eat European food in Kensington: The Best Restaurants and Bars

June 26, 2020 Natalie Tallman

Discover Restaurants offering the best European food in Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales including Bishop Sessa, Cafe de France, Claires kitchen at le Salon, Moxhe Restaurant, bibo Wine Bar, Gavroche Chippendale, Caffe Amici, La Spiaggia, Kindred, Bambini Trust Restaurant & Wine Room
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10. Bambini Trust Restaurant & Wine Room

185 Elizabeth St Opposite Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia Mediterranean, Contemporary, Italian, European, Wine Bar Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Outdoor Seating, Seating, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Reservations, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 9283 7098 http://www.bambinitrust.com.au/
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4 based on 422 reviews

Bambini Trust Restaurant & Wine Room

A stylish European restaurant and Wine Bar situated in the heart of the city.. Sydney Established 18 years with many regular diners Trading breakfast lunch and dinner with drinks, a long list of wines by the glass and classic cocktails

Reviewed By PeterKaye

Solo dinner while in Sydney on business.Warm upmarket bistro feel. Classic decor.Service is very good.Menu is one of those where you could eat most meals. I tried the porchetta which was excellent - how they got the crackling so crispy yet light I don’t know.Soufflé to start was delicious too - light yet powerful in flavour.Great wine list - enjoyed a half bottle of one of my favourite Pinots.Prices are not over the top and great value.Very unassuming venue for one of Sydney’s top restaurants (in my opinion)

9. Kindred

137 Cleveland St corner of Edward, Sydney, New South Wales 2008 Australia Australian, Italian, Mediterranean, European Dinner Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Table Service, Full Bar [email protected] 6189370530 http://kindredrestaurant.com.au
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4 based on 92 reviews

Kindred

Kindred is a rustic Italian restaurant with a focus on making all products in house down to our bread and cultured butter. The menu changes with seasonal availability and we try to source locally where possible. An international wine list offering organic

Reviewed By Xibei

love this cute little bistro place just around the corner of my place!! Surprised that I didn't come here earlier. The place is very cosy and cute. house wine was surprisingly good. I ordered the beef bologna but I like my partner's pasta better:) much fresher and tastier. But on the whole, it's very good. Also, better make reservation before going.

8. La Spiaggia

248 Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales 2034 Australia Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service 9665-4660 http://www.laspiaggia.com.au/
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4 based on 380 reviews

Reviewed By margaretannmay

Consistently Good food & good atmosphere. The before 6.30pm deal Monday to Friday is excellent value. I keep going back when in Sydney so I must think it’s pretty good. Took friends there the other night & they said they will also be back

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7. Caffe Amici

Shop 1, 355 Kent St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia Pizza, Italian, European, Healthy, Tuscan, Central-Italian Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Table Service, Free Wifi [email protected] +61 2 9279 0953 http://caffeamici.com.au/
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4 based on 196 reviews

Caffe Amici

Here at Caffè Amici in Sydney you find a casual and friendly environment where you can taste the best Italian recipes cooked with the finest and fresh ingredients and enjoy imported Italian wines and beers. Since 2009 Stefano and Tania welcome you for bre

Reviewed By Peter A

Based on high TA ratings we pre-booked this small but popular caffe for an early dinner.Our food choices were well cooked traditional pasta and meat dishes and the support of locals was obvious, including take-away service. By Sydney pricing standards the food was very good value and overall we had a very good experience.

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6. Gavroche Chippendale

2-10 Kensington St Level 1, The Old Rum Store, Chippendale, Sydney, New South Wales 2008 Australia French, European Lunch, Dinner Free Wifi, Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Full Bar [email protected] +61 2 9281 6668 http://gavroche.com.au/
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4 based on 229 reviews

Gavroche Chippendale

The menu of Gavroche Chippendale pays homage to Parisian Bistrots. With an array of classic dishes that capture the Parisian spirit, and a wine list with a mix of hand-selected French and Australian wines, you’ve got the buzz of Paris in the heart of Sydn

Reviewed By liland10

Whole John Dory did not have a lot of bones apart from the ones in the middle, don’t know how they did it! Duck leg was tasty. Chicken liver pate was so tasty, we wanted to lick the jar. Crepe Suzette was epic with the fire display and tasty too. Friendly staff. Beautiful decor and lighting. Enjoyable!

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5. bibo Wine Bar

7 Bay St Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales 2028 Australia Mediterranean, European, Portuguese, Wine Bar Lunch, Dinner, Drinks Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 9362 4680 http://www.bibowinebar.com.au
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5 based on 103 reviews

bibo Wine Bar

Modern, elegant wine bar in the heart of Double Bay, with delicious food using the best local produce, exceptional wines and friendly service.

Reviewed By ArmaanHCMC

I was lucky enough to attend a third birthday dinner for Bibo Wine Bar this week. Not only do they have a highly original and unique selection of fabulous wines but these pair so effortlessly with their delicious food menu. Everything is a perfect match.Dinner was a selection of share plates starting with entree style smoked salmon pâté, the incredibly delicious scallop cru & finger lime, runner bean fitters, and the piri piri aubergine and the mouth watering Flambé chorizo. This was followed by the equally mouth watering main size Suckling Pig with Fennel, persimmon & pomegranate. We finished this with a quince & bergamot tart followed my mini Portuguese tarts straight out of the oven. All of this was with matching wines by the glass perfectly chosen from Portugal to Australia. All in all this was a wonderful evening. I would highly recommend Bibo Wine Bar for anything from a special dinner for two to a large group booking for a celebration. Either way you will be looked after and will have a truly special dinning experience.

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4. Moxhe Restaurant

65B Macpherson St, Bronte, Waverley, New South Wales 2024 Australia Seafood, European, Australian Dinner, Lunch Seating, Reservations, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Cash Only, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Parking Available, Full Bar [email protected] +61 2 8937 0886 http://www.facebook.com/moxherestaurant/
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5 based on 82 reviews

Moxhe Restaurant

Moxhe is a Modern Australian restaurant with a focus on Fresh Seafood. It was started up by partners Helen Diab and David Coumont, and the name comes from David's home village in Belgium. "We love Australian Seafood. The concept of our restaurant is to br

Reviewed By AdelaideAndrew

We attended at Moxhe, without a reservation; on a Friday evening. The cheerful staff member accommodated us with a great table. The food was more than delicious. We started with an amuse bouche and then by sharing three different flavours of Sydney rock oysters, then mussels smoked on a bed of lucerne, then squid in a ink jus, with freekah and cucumber, and prawn tortellini. For main we shared sea bream, with pipis, cockles or vongole (depending on where you hail from) and green vegetables. Topped off with banana gelato and chocolate entremet for the dessert lovers. The menu is based around whatever chef has bought at the day’s market. Not a cheap restaurant but very worthwhile for delicious fresh, carefully considered food. We recommend Moxhe highly,Hi Andrew!Thanks for your kind words, i’ll Pass them to the team. I’m glad you enjoyed your time with us.

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3. Claires kitchen at le Salon

35 Oxford St Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales 2010 Australia French, European Dinner Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Wine and Beer [email protected] +61 2 9243 1891 https://www.claireskitchen.com.au/
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4 based on 373 reviews

Claires kitchen at le Salon

French born Marc Kuzma AKA Claire de Lune, has created a traditional French Brasserie menu with a few modern twists. Claire has decorated the venue with fabulous imported wall papers, antiques and chic furniture. Business partner, Valentin has hand picked

Reviewed By Jackie M

There’s a collective intake of breath in the intimate dining room when everyone opens their menus. Fanning out like piano accordions, each menu’s glowing white light captures guests’ faces in a state of childlike wonder as they scratch their heads and wonder what it is they’re meant to eat. Eat the pages of the menu? It’s rather absurd, but then so is the nonsensical and satirical movement Le Salon DadA is based upon. Being familiar with Marc Kuzma’s work at El'Circo at Slide, I entered Claire’s Kitchen at Le Salon with a fair idea of what to expect. In this setting Kuzma (who is also known as Claire de Lune) has kicked things up to the next level using a City of Sydney night-time diversification grant. These monies are all about local council trying to restore some of Sydney’s faded night-time glory, decimated by Gladys Berejiklian’s lockout laws. It's a perverse situation of local government giving what the state government has taken away.But I digress… Kuzma’s resulting night, (which will set you back $140/head) is based upon Cabaret Voltaire, a Swiss enclave of artists escaping the First World War. DadA was anti-establishment, anti-reason and anti-logic. DadA was the antidote to the bourgeois capitalist interests that the artists believed had led people into war in the first place. Following this line, our first course takes curative form as a wartime first aid kid with tongue depressor, bandages and a petri dish containing a smooth French mushroom parfait topped with sauternes jelly. Scraped onto crackers, it’ll sustain you through your cocktail construction – the recipe and ingredients are in your bucket.With shiso leaf-infused vodka, nettle liqueur and pomegranate cordial, it’s a tangy, slightly more sophisticated Cosmopolitan with little blasts of sweetness when the pearls of passionfruit and lime pop on your tongue. The rest of your boozing is done in the usual fashion, with many wines - including the 2017 Cave de Turckheim Pinot Blanc ($70/bottle) we selected - available by glass, carafe and full bottle. The fresh, dry white wine proves easy to enjoy through some on-stage art that sees a semi-nude model enhanced with the f-holes from a cello, and some at-the-table card tricks. It’s a multimedia affair, with German expressionist film, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920), playing on screens placed throughout the dining room. Seen through the eyes of an asylum patient, the film may leave you wondering what’s real and what’s not.Contortionist Jade Twist continues our surrealist descent by wearing a black zentai suit with eyes and lips in all the wrong places. Tying herself in knots until she looks like a human pretzel, Twist makes it hard to know which way is up, and which direction way is forward. It's a perfect segue to a course based upon The Persistence of Memory (1931), arguably Salvador Dali’s most famous surrealist work. From the edge of a martini glass, his melting pocket watch drips in cracker form to accompany a well-spiced cold capsicum and tomato soup. Your soup is poured from a vessel that is itself a nod to Dali’s 1972 piece, Marilyn Monroe, shown up on the screens.It’s this attention to detail that makes Kuzma’s night so intellectually rich for art-lovers, with clever details like Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel (1913) in the stairwell on the way up to the dining room. Even the table setting is done in the style of DadA, down to a DadA print cloth serviette. Without wanting to give it all away, the next course – the only hot course - a rainbow trout roulade, is a nod to Joan Miró. Everything on the splattered abstract plate is edible, down to the crisp fish bones.On the stage, the inimitable Shauna Jensen is clad in a thematic ‘singing fish’ (one of Miro’s recurring motifs) kaftan, as she belts out Ella Jenkins' Wade in the Water. Jensen returns later in the evening with This Is Me from The Greatest Showman. It's guaranteed to leave you uplifted – from her talented lips the power ballad’s lyrics sound inspirational rather than twee. Kuzma has been booking cabaret acts for decades and has a real eye for talent, as you’ll no doubt discover across the night.Le Salon DadA is a rich and punny, multimedia experience that will appeal to all of your senses. “Just like the painting, there is no confusion, it is designed to put in your mouth,” Kuzma finishes.Le Salon DadA takes place on Sunday evenings at Claire's Kitchen at le Salon. Bookings are essential.

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2. Cafe de France

19 Havelock Ave, Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales 2034 Australia French, Cafe, European Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service +61 2 9664 4005 http://cafedefrancecoogee.com.au
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4 based on 196 reviews

Cafe de France

Reviewed By Cpennington92

I visited Cafe De France in Coogee with my partner in April 2019 based on a recommendation from a lady who worked in both this cafe and another one on Coogee Bay road. The restaurant is on a back street and there are both seats outside on the street and within the restaurant. Myself and my partner both ordered the Croque-Monsieur, which the restaurant prides itself for being the the best in the world. Unfortunately, we found it to be a little bland and average at best. The waitress was a little turse, too; not very friendly when taking our order or serving us!

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1. Bishop Sessa

527 Crown St Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales 2010 Australia European, Australian Lunch, Dinner Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 8065 7223 http://Www.bishopsessa.com.au
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4 based on 266 reviews

Bishop Sessa

Reviewed By RonWamberal

Superficially good but just misses. Good lunch venue, could be either a cafe or wine bar, food artistically presented but just missed. The jerusalam artichoke appealed as a small dish but the taste lacked any taste or flavour.The restaurant is closing partly because of the nearby light rail chaos but I'm not sure it was worthy of a repeat visit.

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