Address | 122 Russell St Melbourne Australia |
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Opened | 2016 |
Website | |
embla.com.au |
Embla is a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The restaurant is a wine bar with a kitchen behind the counter 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 second-hand interior furniture is sourced from New Zealand. [6] The room is aesthetically full of dark colours, with 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]
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]
It was opened in 2016, and is operated by Australian chef Dave Verheul, and business partner Christian McCabe. [5] Eric Nairoo is a part-owner. [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]