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Ocean-side bistro cooking in Flinders village, built around Bass Strait seafood and a short but serious wine list.
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Why we’d goA proper bistro that changes its menu with what the boats have brought in, the kind of coastal cooking that makes the southern Peninsula feel like it finally has what it deserves.
Pier Street Kitchen is what the Peninsula's southern coast has been missing, a proper bistro that understands the ocean starts at the end of the street. The room is compact and softly lit, the menu changes with whatever the boats have brought in, and the chef knows how to cook a whole flounder without apologising for it.
Start with the oysters from Flinders Pier itself. Go to the fish course, then something lamb or duck from the smaller meat list. The wine program is tight: a handful of Peninsula estates on the by-the-glass list, a longer reach through Victoria and Tasmania on the bottle side, and sensible pours of Champagne when you need them.
Book for Friday night in winter if you can. This is the kind of village dinner people remember more than the trophy tasting menus.
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If you only do one thing
Book for Friday night in winter, start with the Flinders Pier oysters, and let the kitchen steer you to whatever the boats delivered that day.
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