Gourmet Traveller Restaurant of the Year
Our verdict
Tom Sarafian’s first restaurant, Zareh delivers electric Middle Eastern flavours, cult dishes and a busy dining room.
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The menu
What to order
- Bastourma toast
- King prawn and spanner crab hummus
- Kafta nayyeh
- Chicken kebab
- Ghapama
- Cheese ma’amoul
Tom Sarafian’s first restaurant, Zareh delivers electric Middle Eastern flavours, cult dishes and a busy dining room.
Recognition history
Dated appearances from independent guides and award organizations, with the underlying list record or original source where available.
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant of the Year
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Zareh
The wine
- Wine program
- Curated wine list
- Natural wine
- Craft cocktails
Details
- Cozy
- Intimate
- Rustic
- Trendy
- Date Night
- Special Occasion
- Casual Hangout
- Open Kitchen
- Standalone
- Craft Cocktails
- Natural Wine
- Local Sourcing
- A La Carte
- Wine
- Cocktails
- Vegetarian Friendly
- Pescatarian Friendly
Warm, home-like, and intimate, with an open-kitchen, wood-fire focus that gives the room a lively smoky energy and a sense of being welcomed into a family dining space.