One oak fire. One long table.

Ember & Anise is a wood-fired Mediterranean kitchen and wine bar on Quay Street, Brightwater. The market sets the menu every morning.

Book a table See the menu

Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00, Sunday brunch from 11:00

Illustration: a large tiled serving platter with four signature dishes: whole sea bream, lamb shoulder, charred flatbread and olive oil cake.

Build the plate

Our charred flatbread, put together one layer at a time, the way it leaves the pass.

On the menu

Charred flatbread, whipped feta, hot honey

Price $9
Illustration: charred flatbread on a white plate with greens, whipped feta, pomegranate seeds, a drizzle of hot honey and a sprig of thyme.
  1. Greens
  2. Charred flatbread
  3. Whipped feta
  4. Pomegranate seeds
  5. Hot honey
  6. A sprig of thyme
Illustration: a market stall under a striped awning, with a crate of lemons and a crate of fish on ice.

The market writes the menu

We cook over a single oak fire. Every morning the market decides the menu: the fish that came in, the vegetables at their best, the herbs from our own planters.

Dough is mixed at nine, the fire is lit at two, and by five the room smells of smoke, citrus and anise.

  1. 09:00Dough is mixed
  2. 14:00The fire is lit
  3. 17:00Smoke, citrus and anise
Illustration: Chef Daria Kostas at the pass, holding a finished plate under the heat lamps, with the wood oven glowing behind her.

Chef Daria Kostas

Chef Daria Kostas grew up between her grandmother's island kitchen and the city's busiest grills.

At Ember & Anise she cooks the food she likes to eat: generous, a little smoky, and built for sharing.

More ways to join us

Brunch on Sundays, a fire and wine evening on Thursdays, and a private room downstairs.

Illustration: shakshuka in a cast iron pan with a glass of mint lemonade.

Sunday brunch

Shakshuka from the wood oven, fresh bread and bottomless mint lemonade.

Sundays, 11:00 to 15:00
Illustration: two glasses of wine raised over the flames of a grill, with five small plates in a row.

Fire and Wine Thursdays

Five small courses from the fire, each with a glass chosen by our sommelier.

Thursdays
Illustration: a vaulted cellar with a wine rack and a long candlelit table.

The Cellar Room

Private dining for up to 18 guests, with a set menu built around your evening.

Up to 18 guests

Guest notes

Sample notes written for this demo. Ember & Anise is a fictional restaurant.

“The lamb falls apart at a touch, and the bread is worth the trip on its own.”

Maya R.

“We came for one drink and stayed for five plates. The room feels like a friend’s kitchen.”

Tom and Ellis

“Best Sunday brunch in Brightwater, and the staff remembered our names the second time.”

Priya S.

Book a table

This form is a demo and does not send anything. For a real booking, please call us on +1 (555) 010-0148.

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