Talk To Me

They're best known for their dance floor tunes, but the two musicians behind Peking Duk have now turned their talents to a very different sort of offering, opening their very own bar in South Yarra.

The well-known electro duo, Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles, has teamed up with Sydney's Steven Hiles — who transformed a tired Surry Hills pub into what's now The Horse — along with chef James McCall, to launch Talk To Me.

Setting up shop on South Yarra's Commercial Road, in the space once home to Less Than Zero, the intimate bar focuses on quality bar snacks, booze and late-night partying — with, certainly, a banging music curation setting the tone.

For this latest venture, the musicians have pulled inspiration from their many overseas jaunts, referencing favourite spots in New York and Asia to deliver a super comfy, chilled-out locals' haunt.

This American-Chinese inspiration continues into the playful food menu, too, which also works to the same theme as the venue's name. Kicking off with 'Quick Chat', where you'll find king prawns with kampot pepper and cashew honey sauce and a spam and cheese hot dog with ketchup kimchi.

You'll also spy a lineup of cheeseburger-inspired treats dubbed 'Cheesy One-Liners' — featuring fun bites like cheeseburger dim sim, cheeseburger springs rolls and a tempura nori cheeseburger teamed with ponzu ketchup — and swag of vegan-friendly fare, including jackfruit bao and twice-cooked cauliflower with a hit of furikake kewpie. The bao, along with cheeseburger and fried chicken versions, are just $3 on Tuesday nights.

And, while the menu won't feature any Peking du(c)k, it will feature a small bar-appropriate Fernet-Branca duck rillete with black ash lavosh.

Images: Patrick Party.