MELBOURNE | ST. Ali & The Queen is the newest venue from ST. Ali. It’s just opened across the road from the Queen Victoria Market, at street level in the snazzy new Munro building. I recently popped in to get some photos for What’s on Melbourne.
It’s a causal, airy, natural light-filled space, inspired by the all-day bars of continental Europe. Unlike other ST. Ali venues past and present, ST. Ali & The Queen has a strong focus on alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) beverages. Coffee is of course, still a big part of the menu.
The cocktail list has been designed by award-winning bartender Orlando Marzo. There’s Marzo’s bottled ‘Loro’ range of cocktails, along with house creations like the Cascara Bellini, a blend of peach liqueur, Bianco vermouth and cascara-infused vodka. The wine list is predominantly Victorian, as are the beers and non-alcoholic options.
To eat, it’s an all-day brunch offering with things like Spanish pan con tomato with duck eggs; a beetroot and labneh salad with sourdough; sandwiches and pastries. At night, the menu becomes more ‘small-bar’ like, with things like roasted bone marrow on toast with anchovy, pickled shallots and ‘nduja.
ST. Ali & The Queen
1 Dhanga Djeembana Walk
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Australia
Telephone: n/a
E-mail: [email protected]
Website
Open
Sun – Tue: 7:00am to 4:00pm
Wed: 7:00am to 9:00pm
Thu: 7:00am to 4:00pm
Fri – Sat: 7:00am to 9:00pm