Bang Street Food Opens in Surry Hills
Bangladeshi street nosh has landed on Crown.
Bangladesh born and raised head chef Tapos Singha (ex Est, Bills, Lucio’s and Gowings) is revisiting his roots, cooking up traditional Bangladeshi street food for Sydney at his brand new venture Bang Street Food. A breezy, exposed-brick heavy space on Surry Hills' Crown Street, the just-opened Bang is filled with Eames-like chairs and long wooden benches to promote solid socialising and sharing. With a bustling open kitchen and plates that spell out the word 'bang', this is one fun new eatery Sydneysiders are sure to jump on.
Singha's nibbles include sand-roasted shell peanuts ($2) with all proceeds going to relief aid in Bangladesh — a good start. Then there's traditional starters like the BANG Bhaji (fried fritter, cherry tomato, coconut chutney, $8), Fuska (spiced potato, coriander, green chilli, shaved egg, tamarind water, $8), and a Bengali potato chop with mustard seed and yogurt raita ($8).
Smaller sharing plates are on offer, from the elegant cobia tartare with fennel pollen, coriander seed and tapioca pappadam ($22) to a duck egg omelette with blue swimmer crab, green chill, grape tomato and garlic chives ($23). For the seriously hungry, there's ample feasting to be done on the large plates. There's tandoori quail with dutch carrots, eggplant bhorta and pomegranate ($35), Wagyu tri tip curry with satkora ($32), and Kacchi Biryani with goat, kalizera rice and saffron ($32). But we're leaving room for dessert; the rum drunk doughnuts with caramelised peaches, milk powder crumb and saffron crème fraiche ($15) are our wildest, most aromatic dreams realised.
Featuring an all-Portuguese wine lineup, the drinks menu has been crafted down to the last drop. There's the restaurant's own Bang Pale Ale fronting a local-heavy beer selection. Or for something a little more traditional, there's Bangladesh-inspired cocktails and three tasty-sounding lassis on the table — including the BANG Lassi, with fresh mint (in place of hemp), honey, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, yoghurt and rum. Rum.
Find Bang Street Food at 3/410 Crown Street, Surry Hills. Open Tue - Thu 6pm - 12am, Fri - Sat 12 - 3pm, 6pm - 12am. For more info head to www.bangstreetfood.com.au.
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