The Salty Mangrove

Perched steps from New Brighton beach across from the mangroves, The Salty Mangrove serves coastal plates and vinyl sounds in an easygoing seaside setting. It is the kind of creekside perch where morning starts over flat whites with house nut milk before sliding into long, breezy lunches. Diners gravitate toward the charred swordfish skewers, briny Merimbula oysters, and warm flatbread paired with salted mullet roe taramasalata. Inside or out on the deck, dogs settle underfoot while the kitchen turns out grilled prawns and hand-cut chips, backed by a tight roster of small-batch wines and chilled ales.