Longrain to Open New Indian Restaurant Subcontinent

Longrain's Sydney home is set to expand into a multicultural cuisine powerhouse when new eater occupies the basement in February 2015. To be owned and run by the Longrain team, the restaurant will deliver not only an array of Indian dishes, but tasty morsels from the likes of Nepal and Sri Lanka, too. Hence the region-encompassing name.

In the view of co-owner Sam Christie, Sydney is wanting when it comes to high-quality Indian food. "Everyone I know says, 'Where do I go for good Indian?'" he told Good Food. "The food will be our interpretation, and probably lighter than most Indian going around."

Christie has charged Longrain head chef Victor Chung, who hails from Kolkata, to design the menu. He'll be adopting the same approach that has been providing Sydney with a steady supply of hatted Thai goodness for years. That is, taking traditional flavour profiles and giving them a lighter, healthier makeover.

If you're wondering what will happen to Shortgrain, which currently inhabits the Longrain sub-terrain, you can rest assured that it will continue to exist — but somewhere else. According to Good Food, Barangaroo is one contender. Meanwhile, Bunker Bar won't be going anywhere. In fact, there's talk of a convenient, tasty snack menu, as well as gin and tonic slushies.

Via Good Food.