Rita's Bar and Kitchen

Best Known For

Pub buns like the Porky Pig – pulled sticky pork shoulder, maple bacon, house pineapple BBQ sauce and fries.

In an ode to its own visionary origins, Rita’s Bar & Kitchen on Darling Street in Balmain delivers an innovative and continually evolving approach to hotel dining. Located in the historic brick, two-storey Cat & Fiddle Hotel, which has been refurbished into one of Sydney’s premium gastro pubs, Rita’s exudes a calming vibe of green and white with trailing greenery, arched windows and mosaic-tiled tables. Jump right in with Greek-style BBQ octopus, oregano and lemon before twirling your fork around fresh egg spaghetti with crab, arrabbiata sauce, garlic, basil and blistered tomatoes. Perhaps slice your knife into pub cuts like T-bone with peppercorn sauce, mash and steamed vegetables, or pick up a slice of Pork Star pizza – pulled pork, nduja, maple bacon, smoked mozzarella and bacon jam.