1. A selection of dishes at Ela Ela
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  2. Prawn salad at Ela Ela
    Photograph: Supplied/Ela Ela
  3. A selection of dishes at Ela Ela
    Photograph: Supplied/Ela Ela
  4. The dining room at Ela Ela
    Photograph: Supplied/Ela Ela
  5. Olive oil ice cream at Ela Ela
    Photograph: Supplied/Ela Ela
  6. Greek salad and lamb at Ela Ela
    Photograph: Avril Treasure for Time Out Sydney

Ela Ela

Yamas! A meze-style restaurant by esteemed Greek chef Peter Conistis is now open in Sydney’s The Bristol
  • Restaurants | Greek
  • Darling Harbour
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Time Out says

Legendary Greek chef Peter Conistis has had a busy few months. In July, he opened Ammos, an idyllic waterfront restaurant in Brighton-Le-Sands. Now, he’s back on the tools, having opened Ela Ela, a meze-style diner located in the CBD’s new-and-improved The Bristol. More creamy, salty taramosalata, warm pita, crunchy salad, charred meat, and a liberal dousing of robust olive oil? To that, we say: yamas!

Here, you can expect a modern take on Greek hits, with Conistis adding a handful of new dishes to the line-up. Most plates sit around the $20 mark – meaning you can (and should) order a bunch and transport yourself to the Med for the evening. We suggest kicking things off with a fun and fruity Santorini Sunset cocktail (tequila reposado, Aperol, prosecco, blood orange and soda) or a Dirty Greek Martini, paired with warm grilled bread, salty olives, fava dip with parsley, dried olives and capers, and the impossible-to-stop-eating taramosalata. Prefer wine? The vino list features plenty of Greek drops.

Then, choose a handful of share plates, such as loquats yemista with minced lamb, pine nuts and currants; smoked anchovies with fennel, orange and pomegranate; and saganaki with poached figs, sesame and sweet Muscat wine from the Aegean Islands.

Of course, there’s spanakopita – Greece’s golden icon – filled with spinach, spring onions, leek and feta; as well as wood-grilled lamb chops with cucumber, yoghurt and tahini. Fire-roasted king prawns are paired with feta and watermelon for a salad that tastes like a holiday, and goat moussaka comes with globe artichoke and a creamy goat’s feta béchamel.

For dessert, try the ladolemono ice cream, made with lemon-and-oregano-infused ice cream, Neolea olive oil, and black lava salt.

The 80-seat dining room channels a Grecian summer with olive trees, pops of soft yellow, warm wooden furniture, terrazzo tables, soft linen curtains and sea-green banquet seating.

Time Out tip: Come early and head upstairs to The Bristol’s rooftop bar for sunset, and after dinner at Ela Ela, head to Midtown – the sexy, ’70s-inspired cocktail lounge – for one more drink.

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Address
Level G at The Bristol
81 Sussex St
Sydney
Sydney
2000
Opening hours:
Tue-Sat noon-late
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