George Calombaris' Souvlaki Bar Is Coming to the CBD

George Calombaris has confirmed the opening date and location of the first Jimmy Grants in Sydney, with the souvlaki bar set to start trading in Sydney Central Plaza on Wednesday, September 18.

Calombaris opened the first Jimmy Grants in Melbourne's Fitzroy in 2013, and has since opened four other stores in Melbourne and one on the Gold Coast. His foray into Sydney was announced back in August, with four locations due to open within the next 12 months. Jimmy Grants Newtown was initially meant to be first cab off the rank, but is now due to open in the weeks following the CBD launch (exact date TBD).

If you haven't been into a Jimmy Grants down south, it's a similar offering to that of Sydney's Zeus Street Greek. Souvas are stuffed with the likes of chicken, lamb, falafel, prawns and beef short-rib, chips come topped with feta and oregano and dessert is a baklava choc-top. Also on the menu is a selection of dips, meat plates, salads and Jimmy's famous steamed dimmys.

The whole thing is pretty casual — they have room for diners to sit-in but do lots of take away and delivery through UberEATS — and the new Sydney stores will be fitted out with recycled or repurposed materials, graffiti murals and vintage photographs, and will feature the brand's signature neon blue.

The remaining two locations are yet to be revealed, but expect them to open in at some point in 2018.

Look for Sydney's first Jimmy Grants at Level 1, Sydney Central Plaza, Westfield Sydney, from Wednesday, October 18.

Words by Lauren Vadnjal and Tom Clift