Chica Linda Latin American Restaurant Coming to the Carrington

If you’ve tried to visit The Carrington for some calamari sliders recently, you may have noticed that the restaurant has been a little off limits — closed, in fact. If the barricaded zone has caused minor freak outs, fear not. It'll be back, the crew at Drink N Dine just thought the space was due for a little change. Reincarnated and due for a May opening: meet Chica Linda.

Scheduled to start things cookin' on May 2, Chica Linda is serving up Latin American and Cuban-inspired dishes. The menu will see asado steak skewers; soft shell crab or pork neck arepas; and saltenas with black beans, corn and oxacana cheese. They’ve got dessert covered too, with guava empanadas and dulce de leche ice cream. Trust us, it looks muy bueno.

The Drink N Dine group has quickly become known for rebooting a solid cornucopia of cuisines in the Sydney food scene — and making the pub fancy again. They’re responsible for thematic renovation successes like The Norfolk, The Oxford Tavern and The Forresters. The next project for the DnD crew, Chica Linda is set to dish out gourmet, homestyle Latino food following in the vein of its sibling establishments.

But don’t worry, The Carrington will still be open for business as your friendly neighbourhood pub with all your drinking needs, and their pub menu will stick around to satiate the wait for Linda.