Bar Francine

Bar Francine is a wine bar and restaurant on Vulture Street in West End, built around sharing plates, conversation and drinks. Its food is described as seasonal, local and constantly changing, while the wine and cocktail list focuses on Australian producers. The website presents the venue as a relaxed place for catching up with old friends or meeting new people, with music, laughter and a lively atmosphere at its heart.

The kitchen is intentionally small, and the venue is upfront that it may occasionally run out of food. That sense of informality is part of the experience, rather than a promise of a fixed or formal dining format. Sample menus are provided online, but the offering changes, so visitors should expect a flexible, evolving selection rather than a permanent list of dishes.

Bar Francine also caters for almost any allergy, including coeliac requirements, and offers plenty of vegetarian and vegan options when advised in advance. It suits shared catch-ups, casual evenings with friends and groups who want food and drinks to move at an easy pace. The venue is open from 5.30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and from 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with a Friday and Saturday golden hour from 5–6pm and a Wednesday neighbourhood night.