Green Moustache

Perched above the bustle, Green Moustache is a rooftop garden bar and restaurant in the heart of North Sydney, an urban oasis of greenery and open sky. Airy and vibrant, it suits after-work drinks as easily as a date night or a spirited gathering. Moments from North Sydney station and the new Victoria Cross Metro, it is as convenient as it is chic.

The kitchen leans modern Australian with pan-Asian accents and a fondness for smoke, spice and clean, oceanic flavours. Think Sydney rock oysters glossed in Kilpatrick sauce or champagne mignonette, and yellowfin tuna sashimi brightened by Lao spiced dressing, pickled cucumber and crisp cassava crackers.

Mains balance comfort and finesse: miso-glazed market fish with wombok cabbage, king brown mushroom, sake and yuzu butter, or house-smoked lamb backstrap with koji-fermented silverbeet and roast golden beetroot. On the side, truffle potatoes with pine nuts and parmesan, or beer-battered chips with confit garlic aioli, bring satisfying crunch.

To finish, mascarpone cheesecake scented with Madagascan vanilla and lifted by lemon curd sits beside a playful margarita zabaglione with fermented lime jelly, teramana tequila glaze and salted caramel crumb. Gather the crew, set a date, and steal away to the rooftop; book in and let the evening grow a green moustache of its own.