Overview
After two years feeding the hungry denizens of Smith Street, Northern Light Yakitori Bar is getting ready to close its doors. The modern Asian eatery and bar, run by chef Adam Liston, will cease operation at the end of next month, having been sold to a Bangkok-based hospitality group. Thankfully, those who crave Liston's brand of charcoal-cooked cuisine will not be without it for long, as he's partnering up with the team behind the Hotel Windsor on a brand new restaurant in the Melbourne CBD.
According to Good Food, Liston's new venture will begin its life as a pop-up, serving yakitori and other Asian dishes while the permanent restaurant is being built. Once it's completed, the unnamed eatery at the east end of Bourke Street will seat around 150 people, and will feature several private dining rooms. Liston will be joined in the endeavour by chef Joel Baylon, also of Northern Light.
"We are happy to announce this exciting new partnership & evolution," read a statement posted on Northern Light's Instagram. "It's been a proper journey & we are super proud of what we achieved in the last 2+ years!"
Via Good Food. Image: Northern Light Yakitori Bar, photography by Ryan Noreiks.