We've been on an Indonesian bender lately so we were ecstatic to stumble upon Lestari, a new little Indonesian hole-in-the-wall joint tucked away in an alley off Harris Street/Broadway in Ultimo.
We are mad urban hikers and love cutting through Sydney University on our way to the city, it's so purdy. Graduation days are particularly wonderful: free cake :-)
On a free cake sugar high we power-waddle into Broadway to check out this new Indo joint we stumbled upon last week on our way to the Malaysia Festival. It's called Lestari and it's tucked away in a little alley off Harris Street, right near Broadway, between the Agincourt pub and ABC TV. You can also get to it from Broadway, via a little arcade that has signs out the front for the excellent Miyama Japanese noodle bar.
Inside Lestari Resto is modern, basic and clean. There's also some tables outside, we are looking forward to eating outside during daylight saving.
Lestari has been open for less than a month and already they seem to have plenty of fans, there was no shortage of Indonesian students, hipsters and families on both of our visits. There's lots of babi (pork) on the menu so if you're after halal food you might want to try Cafe Joy a block away on Quay Street instead.
Ayam Bakar - Grilled Chicken with Chili & Sweet Sauce - $8. It was good though not super-wow. I ordered the breast quarter by mistake, methinks the maryland quarter would be juicer and extra delicious. I'm keen to come back and try the Ayam Rujak - grilled chicken with a sweet, spicy sauce.
Bakmi Komplit - Bakmi Noodles with the Lot - $9. Insanely delicious boiled egg noodles that have a lovely buttery, cooked-in-stock taste. The bakmi noodles are served with minced pork on top and a clear baskso\wonton soup on the side.
I loved this dish to bits though Miss Chicken was less thrilled, I thought the noodles were divine. Miss Chicken was happier once we poured the side soup into the bowl. I think she prefers her bakmi with the usual chicken and mushroom. I'll take my bakmi any way I can get it, I thought the pork was a nice change :-)
Ati / Ampla Goreng - Fried Chicken Liver / Giblet - $3. Miss Chicken loves her offal.
Tempe Goring - Fried Tempe (fermented soy beans) - $2.
Lestari Resto Menu - Click to Enlarge
Lestari Resto Menu - Click to Enlarge
Lestari is at Shop 94 / 732 Harris Street Ultimo. We plan to eat our way through the menu and will add new photos to this post each time we return.
we went here tonight - bakmi noodles were delicious, but so was nasi goreng (javanese style) and bakmi goreng...yummm
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so good we've gone back twice in the last week, thanks for the recommendations!
Thanks for the reminder - we've been meaning to come back and eat our way through the menu. Love the old boss lady!
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