Sunday Series at Johnny's Green Room
The line-up of three guest chefs are each behind a Bengali-inspired sports bar, a hard-to-book backstreet restaurant and two Greek venues — and their menus will pair with unreleased drops from cult winemakers and sunny beats from Hope St Radio-approved DJs.
Overview
Come the first sign of sunshine, Carlton locals flock to Johnny's Green Room. Negroni in hand, they angle for a perch overlooking the bustling Lygon Street. But since last year's facelift — which expanded the seating capacity and added a semi-retractable roof for the option of shade — there's been less jostling and a lot more room to soak up the gloriously warm afternoons to come.
Now, it's upgrading its Sundays with a creative new series. Once a month, the rooftop bar shakes off the scaries with cheffy snacks from Melbourne's favourite restaurants and local winemakers cracking open unreleased lo-fi drops — which will be reimagined as Campari-infused wine spritzes for the day. The music program is curated by the pros at Hope St Radio themselves, so you're guaranteed a good boogie.
This Sunday, energetic beats from Māori producer Kuzco will accompany bold Indian bites like skewer kebabs with mint chutney and housemade paneer and capsicum tikkas from Mischa Tropp of Kolkata Cricket Club and Toddy Shop, plus fresh riesling releases from Bridget Werkstatt.
Can't make it? Pencil in October 12 for a taste of Fitzroy's hard-to-book backstreet restaurant Carnation Canteen — Audrey Shaw will whip up some spring plates to complement GUM's 2025 rosés, soundtracked to warm-weather sets from Ewan Sutardy. Or swing by on November 9 for Greek-inspired snacks from Stavros Konis of Kafeneion and Salona, washed down with a glass of Stefani Wines' signature sangiovese.
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