Sonido is a South American breakfast and lunch place that opened in Gertrude Street Fitzroy last year. I went once, closed on Mondays, I went again, they only take cash not cards. Finally got there, actually I have been twice now. It is a cosy homey place, with great South American music playing and easygoing gentle service. The food, according to the menu is typical of Colombia and Venezuela.
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| Frijoles con feta - arepa $11.50 with salad $2.50 |
For my first visit, I tried the Frijoles con feta - arepa with some salad. The arepa, a firmish disc of corn bread was unfilled, and topped with frijoles (black beans). The beans were cooked in a little tomato and topped with some feta. A small dish of guacamole and a dish of picadillo (a fresh tomato salsa) came with the meal. It was a light and tasty lunch, the beans weren't mushy. I felt pretty healthy after my yummy food.
My next visit and I ordered the Arepas de queso, bread filled with melty cheese, the ultimate in comfort food.
Sonido serves up a mean Colombian hot chocolate. It is served in small jug (ollectica) with a wooden stirrer (molinillo).
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| Hot chocolate $4.50 |
Sonido also serves coffee, which I haven't tried yet, and soft drinks. Most of the menu is gluten-free. There are gluten-free sweet eats to have with coffee such as brownies, muffins and shortbread. Other arepa-based dishes are on the menu as well as some empanadas, with either chorizo, beef or spinach and cheese. There are sooo many things to go back and try!
Sonido!
69 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy 3065
Open Tues to Friday 8.30am to 4pm
Sat and Sun 9am to 4pm
Payment is cash only, no cards
Payment is cash only, no cards
I was on Gertrude street today! maybe we passed each other....FREAK OUT!
ReplyDeleteI got my tattoos done at tattoo magic on gerti too!
YAY! Im going here, it wil satiate my love of all things hispanic. Ariba!
Miss T x
Oh gertrude st is just behind my uni! Isn't it amazing?? so many sweet little shops in that area, you can get lost for hours.
ReplyDeleteDeb today I got my morroccan spice that you left at berna's for me :) :) Thank you so much!! I spent this morning making my dinner to bring to work tonight (which I just finished)... I made a vege tagine (I'm vegetarian) with capsicum, zucchini and broccoli, roasted in lashings of the spice, and then cooked with tomatoes, dates, onions sultanas etc.. it is wonderful and SO much better than the masterfoods spice mix I've used in the past (and which you have to use most of the jar to be able to taste it), this one I only needed a few spoonfuls.
So sweet of you :) :) xox
I must make my way down! Did not know that this place exists!
ReplyDeleteMiss T, I hope you get there soon!
ReplyDeleteEmily, have fun with the spices, I love the ras el hanout mix
Penny, it is a really cute place, but doesn't seem to have had much publicity that I could see
Deb, those look quite the pupusas that Los Latinos do?
ReplyDeleteHey Kenny! when i had pupusas at Los Latinos they had meat and cheese, they also had the arepas with cheese only too.
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