CHRISTIAN MCCABE (LEFT)
AND DAVE VERHEULPHOTOGRAPHY MARCEL AUCAR (EMBLA) & TOMMASO RIVA (THE SLOW)HOT 100
UP AND COMING
It’s still months before opening, there’s
no name and chef Dave Verheul
remains fluid on the menu, but the new
restaurant above fan-favourite wine
bar Embla is already Melbourne’s most
feverishly anticipated opening. New
windows flood the upstairs space with
light and a walk-in glass wine cellar
will allow browsing. Following Embla’s
lead, the new restaurant will include
only wines that “express where they
came from, not what somebody did
to them”. In other words, a detailed
snapshot of things co-owner Christian
McCabe likes to drink. Set your watch
for the second half of this year.
embla.com.au