Discovering forgotten ingredients from millennia ago and uncovering recipes from within the pages of 10th century Arabic cookbooks, Aalia offers guests a nomadic time-travelling odyssey. Beautifully combined ingredients and contrasting traditional with modern techniques. Start with a few raw dishes and mezze, followed by mains and sides, each dish crafted to represent a particular region, or specific era of culture.
A sophisticated cocktail list uses ingredients from the kitchen such as halva, turmeric and tamarind to complement the restaurant’s dishes. Try wines from Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Morocco, and a curated selection from Australian wine producers including South Australia’s Petaluma and Bellwether, and Western Australia’s Dormilona.