Just six seats a night: What’s driving the teeny-weeny restaurant trend?

As restaurants consolidate or die, a charming trend is emerging at the other end of the spectrum: teeny-tiny eateries that trade on intimacy and quality – for the sake of their owners as much as their diners.

6 April 2024

ONE HAT awarded by the Good Food Guide 2024 Awards

From one hat to three, the essential list of every hat-winning restaurant from the SMH Good Food Guide 2024

23 October 2023

EMBARK ON A CHEF’S TABLE STYLE CULINARY ADVENTURE AT SYDNEY’S RESTAURANT KA

Ka Restaurant Is a harmonious blend of cantonese tradition and contemporary Australian flavours in the heart of Darlinghurst.

Sitting within the vibrant precinct of Burton Street, Darlinghurst, lies a culinary gem, Restaurant Ka, where tradition and innovation converge to create a unique 10 seater chef’s table style dining experience.

29 October 2023

The Mouth: Restaurant Ka serves up a meal so delicious, the review is hard to write

At a tiny venue in Darlinghurst, The Mouth discovered a restaurant gem that was more like that of turning up at the home of a mate ... who can really, really cook.

6 June 2023

REVIEW BY TERRY DURACK : The next big small thing

The charm is that in such a small space, there is no barrier between diner and kitchen. It’s fascinating to witness the professional precision and flow as the chefs assemble 10 simultaneous desserts of tea-poached peach, sable biscuit and a glossy cap of peach tea foam. The diner becomes part of the process; an insider, not just a consumer.

21 February 2023

There’s Just 10 Seats at Restaurant Ka, a New Darlinghurst Diner by a Chef Who Worked at Sepia for a Decade

Tucked away on Darlinghurst’s Burton Street is Restaurant Ka, a pint-sized venue whose name is the Cantonese word for home. Owner and head chef, Zac Ng, imbues the place with all the sense of comfort and belonging you’d expect from a place called home, but he’s also bringing experimentation – the type he does in his own kitchen.

23 January 2023

Hospitality’s 50 Gamechangers

Chef Zac Ng worked in the kitchens of Sepia, XOPP and Flying Fish before opening his first restaurant in Sydney’s Darlinghurst this year. Restaurant Ka is tiny, but mighty, covering just 10 counter spots that encourages some serious face time between chef and guest.

14 December 2022

Restaurant Ka brings modern Australian flavours to a pint-sized Darlinghurst space

Legendary Sydney chef Janni Kyritsis and grape guru Jon Osbeiston​ were among those spotted there in its opening weeks.

"Ka means home, family," the Hong Kong-raised chef explains. "At home, you have no rules about what [food] you serve. It's the same with Restaurant Ka."

14 November 2022