The chef-quality sandwiches of Warkop, showcasing Indonesian flavours in hand-held kind, will quickly be obtainable at a extra central and spacious location.
A metropolis retailer opens on Might 2, including to the hole-in-the-wall Richmond unique that ex-Navi chef Barry Susanto and barista Erwin Chandra opened in 2021.
The pair is upgrading for his or her second location, sliding right into a Little Collins Avenue house that blends up to date interiors with Indonesian custom.
The menu can be extra formidable. It contains breakfast for the primary time, reminiscent of sausage and egg muffins, swiped with a layer of Bazzinga sauce: house-made chilli paste, fried shallots, spring onion, tarragon and dill. “It’s spicy however recent,” says Susanto.
The Filet o’ Fish riff pairs rockling with sambal matah, usually served in Bali with seafood, plus a South-East Asian spin on tartare sauce that includes kalamansi and kaffir lime.
Crowd favorite sandwiches just like the gado gado and beef rendang are joined by six newbies, plus a spread of sweets reminiscent of kaya (coconut jam) crullers. Dukes Espresso, the place Chandra and Susanto met, provide the beans.
In Indonesia, warkops are informal avenue stalls serving espresso and snacks. Wilson Tang at Sonelo Architects, a pal, knew precisely the components of Indonesia’s warkop tradition that Susanto and Chandra needed to maintain.
Orange and inexperienced are their major colors, which is mirrored within the fit-out, alongside cork tiles and rattan lamp shades.
The step-up in digs feels proper for Susanto. “It’s what we imagined from the beginning, we simply couldn’t do it [at Richmond].”
Fourteen folks can dine in, with room for six outdoors.
Open from Might 2, Mon-Fri 7am-3pm, Sat-Solar 8am-3pm
13 Little Collins Avenue, Melbourne, warkop.com.au
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