Cornersmith Marrickville Has Reopened — and Now It Serves Booze and Dinner

After a quick makeover, Cornersmith Marrickville reopened yesterday. And the big news is you can now add an alcoholic beverage to your meal — be it a bloody Mary with brekkie or a local wine with lunch. On top of that, the eatery is open for dinner, Wednesday through to Sunday.

In keeping with Cornersmith's approach to food, the drinks list features loads of house-made ingredients, from syrups and fermented sodas to bitters and brines. New sommelier Marc Dempsey (Yellow, 121BC) has come up with a bunch of signature cocktails, including a cherry kombucha spritz, as well as an all-Australian wine, beer and spirits menu, which focuses on small-batch drops and brews.

"I'm looking forward to working in the inner west with people I admire for their ethical approach to hospitality and hoping to bring a restaurant experience that is genuine and sophisticated but friendly and relaxed to the community of Marrickville," said Dempsey, via Cornersmith's Facebook page.

Dinner, served from 5pm, is all about share plates. New head chef Ava Stangherlin (Hotel Centennial) is mixing and matching local produce, such as Wapengo oysters from Bermagui, NSW, Maffra clothbound cheddar, seasonal veggies and, of course, Cornersmith's famous pickles, preserves and ferments. At lunch, design your own ploughman's plate, with fancy ingredients like pickled blue mackerel and cucumber kimchi.

The brekkie menu has seen a few tasty additions, too. There's a new egg roll with Spanish tortilla, watercress, red pepper relish and kefir butter, and a creative take on the classic breakfast bowl, packed with pineapple bircher, summer stone fruit, almonds and poppy seeds.

Cornersmith Marrickville, 314 Illawarra Road, is open Monday–Tuesday, 7am–3:30pm; Wednesday–Friday, 7am–late; and Saturday–Sunday, 7:30am–late. Dinner bookings are recommended and can be made through the Cornersmith website.