Bar Mattino

Fantastic wine bar. I just wish it was open more often! They sell a stunning Malbec and the service is great too! I highly recommend getting breakfast here.

Love it. We used to come here weekly, but that was a couple of years ago. We re-​visited on the weekend and it’s the same staff, the same amazing food, and the same enormous pots of tea. Open Mon-​Fri and Sundays — the perfect breakfast eating day.

Perfect spot for Sunday brunch.
Great menu (although I always find it hard to go past the baked eggs) and enormous pots of tea.
Service is sometimes entertaining (especially if there’s a fight in the kitchen) and the owners who run the joint are always on their game.
Occasionally there’s a wait for a table, but don’t be put off by that. Hang around because you won’t be disappointed!

Bar Mattino is a surprisingly busy little joint for its whereabouts (tucked into Chippendale on Abercrombie street). Sebastian, the robust English chef, serves up traditional and delicious café cuisine for breakfast and lunch on weekdays and a beautiful roast for Sunday lunch. He’s funny at best, though I might warn you not to sit too close to the kitchen unless you want to overhear a colorful monologue of cynicism and crude jokes.
Some winning items on the menu include the «Big Salad» which changes daily and can include a delicious mixture of pumpkin, cous cous, eggplant, walnuts, raisins, and any other odds and ends the chef decides to add on the day. I recommend ordering it with poached chicken, which is as tender as can be. Another popular item is the BLT, served on Turkish bread. Careful though, it’s big enough to feed your entire family of seven. If you can appreciate a good chip (or 2 dozen), Bar Mattino’s are hand cut and fried to perfection. Lastly, I would highly and enthusiastically recommend the house made brownie, for which I solely blame the gain of 3 kilos. It’s chocoloatey, and melty, and powered sugary and just ALL good.