Sidekick just around corner

One of Tasmania's best restaurants is expanding to a second venue. The owners of award-winning Garagistes are opening a wine bar, called Sidecar, because their eatery is proving too popular.

The ``tiny'' new venue in Bathurst St is only about 150m from the award-winning Murray St restaurant. Co-owner Katrina Birchmeier said the Garagistes team wanted to give people a place to sit, snack and drink while they waited to be seated at the restaurant. Garagistes has a no-bookings policy and guests often have to queue.

``[The restaurant] has taken off more than we expected [and] more than we'd planned,'' Ms Birchmeier said. ``It's continue to surprise us how consistently busy we are. Even over winter, when it's traditionally quiet, we had consistently busy nights.” Sidecar is expected to open next month and will seat up to 20 people.

Source: Sunday Tasmanian