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Pistou

Neighbourhood restaurant/deli, good food, good wine, good times Join us and taste what we’re all about - great food, good vibes, and great wine 🍷

Located on King Street, Newtown, Pistou is your go-to destination for a relaxed yet refined dining experience. Our menu brings together bold, fresh flavours inspired by French Mediterranean cuisine, all served with a warm, welcoming touch. Whether you're here for a casual bite with friends or a special celebration, we’ve got the perfect dish for every moment.

31/10/2026

Ooh la la... Sunday brunch at Pistou 🥐☕
Rain or shine, there's a table waiting for you on King Street. Duck and cherry pâté with toasted brioche, a perfectly golden croque monsieur, pain perdu, oeufs à la basquaise... and coffee to make the morning.
Pull up a chair and take it slow. That's what Sundays are for.
📍 601 King Street, Newtown

31/10/2026

The only spooky thing tonight is the w**e 🍷
Mary's Myth Nero d'Avola and Rosé Prosecco, in from the Adelaide Hills and a little bewitching. Pouring now, right through dinner. Costumes welcome, not required.
601 King Street, Newtown

30/10/2026

Saturdays were made for this 🥂
Lunch from 12, $15 glasses of bubbles from 3 til 6, then dinner on into the night. Come for one, stay for all three.
601 King Street, Newtown

30/10/2026

Go on, you've earned it. 😏🍷
It's Friday, the grill's hot and the w**e's already breathing. Start with something small and salty, get talked into the octopus, stay for the mousse. Classic Pistou evening, really.
Walk in or book at pistou.com.au
📍601 King Street, Newtown

28/10/2026

Wednesdays are for dipping… 😉🥖

Dipping your bread into that delicious mussel broth, sipping your vino, and pretending Thursday is still ages away.

Your choice of house red, white or rosé, a pot of mussels, and all the bread-dipping opportunities you can handle.

Mussels & Vino - $35 every Wednesday at Pistou. 🦪🍷

Tag your favourite dipping partner. 👀

📍 Pistou, Newtown

24/10/2026

LAST CHANCE ☀️🔎
It's a scorcher in Newtown today, so beat the heat (and any afternoon storms) with a long, lazy brunch at Pistou.
Something light like our Salade Niçoise, a croque madame, and a cold glass of rosé... and you're in the draw to win 2 tickets to the sold-out Newtown True Crime Walk with Dark Tales Inner West Sydney talesinnerwestsydney, plus a copy of Heather's book, Dark Tales of King Street.
Today is your last chance to enter. Just drop your name in the jar 👀
Winner announced here tomorrow, Monday 26 October.
📍 601 King Street, Newtown

24/10/2026

Sunny and 28 in Newtown today, which is exactly long lunch weather. 🍷
We're open from 12pm. French-Mediterranean plates to share, a w**e list worth lingering over, and $15 bubbles from 3 to 6pm with something to eat.🥂🧀
Book at www.pistou.com.au or just wander in. 601 King Street, Newtown.

23/10/2026

Tonight's forecast: good vibes, good w**e and zero washing up 🕯️🍷
Friday at Pistou means the grill's running, the w**e's breathing and the cheese fridge is dangerously well stocked. Walk in or book ahead, either way come hungry.
Book at pistou.com.au
📍601 King Street, Newtown

22/10/2026

Some things just belong together. ☀️🐟🍷
A proper bowl of Mediterranean sunshine, a glass of something lovely, and absolutely nowhere else you need to be.
Join us at Pistou tonight for Bouillabaisse & Vino, a little French indulgence to get you through the week.
Because Thursday deserves better than another night on the couch.
📍 Pistou, Newtown
🍷 Bouillabaisse & Vino every Thursday
Tag your seafood-and-w**e soulmate. 🇫🇷

21/10/2026

A little moules, a little vino. Très bon mercredi. 🍷🦪

Your midweek date with the Mediterranean is calling.

Join us at Pistou every Wednesday for a pot of mussels and a glass of house vino for just $35.

Because life is better with a little w**e and something delicious to dip your bread into.

📍 Pistou, Newtown 🇫🇷
Tag your Wednesday w**e date. 👇

17/10/2026

Sunday brunch is on 🥐☕
Grab a table at Pistou today and you're in the draw to win 2 tickets to the sold-out Newtown True Crime Walk with Heather from , plus a copy of her book, Dark Tales of King Street.
Every brunch table goes in the draw. One more chance next Sunday, 25 October.
📍 601 King Street, Newtown. Walk-ins welcome.

16/10/2026

Brunch with a side of dark secrets 🔎🥐
Join us for brunch at Pistou any Sunday in October and you'll go into the draw to win 2 tickets to a sold-out local event, Station to Station: the Newtown True Crime Walk, plus a copy of Heather's book, Dark Tales of King Street: More Dark Tales of Sydney's Inner West.
King Street holds plenty of dark secrets. On Sunday 8 November (10am to 11:30am), Heather from Dark Tales Inner West Sydney will lead a tantalising walk from Pride Square, opposite Newtown Station, down to St Peters Station, uncovering the true crimes and strange events of our neighbourhood's past.
Hear about:
🕯️ The fake pharmacist and the Newtown Poisoner
🚋 The terrible toll the trams took
🎭 The deaths at the St Peters theatre
🍺 The wild history of some of Sydney's most iconic pubs..and much more.
Every Sunday brunch table in October goes into the draw. Winner announced here on Monday 26 October.
Tickets are sold out, so this is your only way in. Book your Sunday brunch now and leave the rest to fate.
📍 Pistou, 601 King Street, Newtown

14/10/2026

Ooh la la, the dessert special has arrived 😍
Our Mille-feuille is all crisp, caramelised pastry layers, silky vanilla crème and fresh raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries, finished with a snowfall of icing sugar. Pure French indulgence.
It's Wednesday, so pair it with our Mussels & Vino special and make a proper night of it. Mussels to start, mille-feuille to finish. Parfait.
Open tonight from 4pm. Book your table at www.pistou.com.au
📍 601 King Street, Newtown

14/10/2026

Dinner tonight, sorted 🍷🦪
A generous bowl of mussels with your choice of house red, white or rosé, $35. Add an entrée to start and dessert or cheese to finish.
Book your table at pistou.com.au
📍601 King Street, Newtown
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13/10/2026

Mussels & Vino is back tomorrow night 🍷🦪
A generous bowl of mussels with your choice of house red, white or rosé, $35. Start with an entrée, finish with dessert or a little cheese.
Book your table at pistou.com.au
📍601 King Street, Newtown

10/10/2026

Hi neighbours! Pistou on King Street now does French-style brunch every Sunday from 10am. Think Croque Monsieur, Pain Perdu with berries and Cognac Chantilly, and baked eggs Basquaise, plus good coffee. Walk-ins welcome, or book at pistou.com.au. Hope to see you for a lazy Sunday. 🥐☕

10/10/2026

We're open and lunch is being served right now. Come in out of the heat, grab a table, and stay for $15 bubbles from 3 to 6pm. 🥂
601 King Street, Newtown.

09/10/2026

It's too warm out there, mon amour. Slip inside, order something cold, stay a while. Lunch from 12pm, $15 bubbles from 3pm. 🥂
601 King Street, Newtown. www.pistou.com.au

09/10/2026

Sunshine all afternoon and a Friday night ahead. We know how we're spending it ☀️🍷
The grill's on, the grilled octopus is plating up beautifully, and there's a pork cutlet with your name on it. Start with a glass of something French and olives, finish with mousse and a coffee. Perfect evening, sorted.
Walk in or book at pistou.com.au
📍601 King Street, Newtown

07/10/2026

It's Wednesday, the sun is shining, the sea is calling.
Start with fresh mussels and a glass of house red, white or rosé for $35, then stay for whatever the rest of the menu talks you into.
📍601 King Street, Newtown
Book your table.

06/10/2026

Tomorrow's the day 🦪🍷
Wednesday Mussels & Vino, $35, your choice of house red, white or rosé.
Set a reminder, we'll see you there.

06/10/2026

Theatre this week? Start the evening à la française. 🍷
Next to Godliness opens tonight at New Theatre , just up the road. Before the curtain, slip into Pistou for an early dinner, or keep it light with a glass of w**e and a cheese and charcuterie board.
A little bistro, a little bubbly, a little drama. C'est parfait.
🎟 Get your tickets at newtheatre.org.au
🍽 Book your pre-show table at pistou.com.au
Open from 4pm Wednesday to Friday, and from midday Saturday. ✨
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05/10/2026

Saturdays at Pistou now start at midday. 🍤
Join us from 12pm for a long French-Mediterranean lunch: chargrilled prawns, spring asparagus with mussels, octopus, steak tartare and a w**e list made for lingering. Still here at 3pm? Our $15 bubbles happy hour runs until 6pm.
Book your table at www.pistou.com.au

04/10/2026

The organised ones have already booked. The rest of you, we saved you a table, for now. Call or email [email protected]

Address

601 King Street, Newtown
Sydney, NSW
2042

Opening Hours

Wednesday	4pm - 10pm
Thursday	4pm - 10pm
Friday	4pm - 10pm
Saturday	3pm - 10pm

Website

http://www.pistou.com.au/

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