Etta's Hannah Green is opening a second venue in Lygon Street.
The beloved Etta crew is set to welcome another lovely lady to the family, with quirky younger sister Daphne coming to Lygon Street this September.
Taking over the Bar Romantica site, a pillar of Brunswick East’s drinking and dining community which closed it’s doors earlier this year, Daphne brings back the neighbourhood romance.
Daphne – Lygon Street, Brunswick East
- Opening: This september
- Where: 52 Lygon St, Brunswick East
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It’s set to be a casual affair that offers a little something for almost everyone, Lygon Street and beyond.
“This site has meant so much to Brunswick East over the years, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be its next custodian,” says Etta’s Hannah Green.
For Green, community comes first across the Lygon Street venue’s two drinking and dining rooms.
Happy meals for the kids are in the works, there’s space for walk-ins and casual counter meals up front, where rumours of a Daphne Draught and roast chook sound like a showstopping after-work combo.
Green has called in an excellent line-up of familiar names for her latest venue, too.
There’s a custom wood-fired grill by Brick Chef Samuel Fraraccio, there’s a cocktail list by local drinks specialist Sam Peasnell, and most excitingly, in the spirit of having something for almost everyone, Etta’s sommelier Ashley Boburka is tapping into Etta’s 400-reference program for Daphne’s wine list.
You’ll be excited by the newness at the Lygon Street new local, and equally by the nods to the site’s past lives.
Cafe Romantica’s original terrazzo flooring and Bar Romantica’s custom-built sound system are both sticking around, as is the late-night licence for anyone partial to a drink and a snack well into the evening.
Daphne is expected to open this September. Keep up to date here.
