Northern Soul, St Kilda
Spice-coated chips are charred in the wok along with capsicum, onion, sliced chilli and crunchy chicken nuggets. A roux-based curry sauce and prawn crackers are there for dipping. $26, available Thu-Mon and on St Patrick’s Day (March 17), which falls on a Tuesday this year.
6 Inkerman Street, St Kilda, northernsoulchipshop.com
Dusty’s, Fitzroy
The bags here feature all the usual suspects – capsicum, onion, chips, chicken – with the spice coming from five-spice and a wallop of curry sauce. Vegan and vegetarian options include mock chicken tenders or fried halloumi. $20, available Mon-Sat; $15 on Sundays and on St Patricks’s Day.
34 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, instagram.com/dustysfitzroy
Humble Spud, St Kilda
At this Irish chipper, spice bags are a jumble of salted chilli chicken pieces, capsicum, onion, hot chips and a signature spice blend, served with a side of curry sauce. $24, available daily.
There’s also a toasted spice bag wrap ($25), served with hand-cut chips.
5-6 Shakespeare Grove, St Kilda, instagram.com/humblespudstkilda
Jimmy O’Neills, St Kilda
A bowl of crispy chicken pieces are tossed with chips, onion, capsicum and a house spice mix and topped with McDonnell’s curry sauce, in another nod to Ireland, $27, available daily. Add rice or sweet and sour sauce for $3 each.
154-156 Acland Street, St Kilda, jimmyoneills.com.au
PJ O’Brien’s, Southbank
At this dimly lit, classic Irish boozer in the CBD, you can grab a pint of Guinness and a spice bag: chips, fried chicken, capsicum, onion, chilli and Irish-style curry sauce, $27, available daily. $22 on St Patrick’s Day.
Southgate Shopping Precinct, 3 Southgate Avenue, Southbank, pjobriens.com.au
Fifth Province, St Kilda
Originally served as a midweek special, the spice bag became a menu mainstay due to popular demand. Served as a main meal, it includes chips, fried chicken strips, capsicum, onion,“Sichuan spices” and curry sauce, but for $4 you can also add rice. $27, available daily.
3/60 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, thefifthprovince.com.au
Nasi Lemak House, Carlton
At this Grattan Street Malaysian hawker-style eatery, find spice bags with a Malaysian twist for just $$18.90. The NL spice bag comes with crispy fried chicken, chips, capsicum, onion and a signature Asian seasoning blend with a side of house curry sauce.
115 Grattan Street, Carlton, nasilemakhouse.com.au
Lulie Tavern
Abbotsford dive bar Lulie Tavern is putting on spice bags as a one-off special this St Patrick’s Day. For $18, you’ll get a basket packed with crisp battered chips, grilled onion, capsicum, spring onion and fried chicken breast, all tossed in a spice blend of paprika, onion, red chillies, cayenne, served with a side of McDonnell’s curry sauce. It’s only available on St Patrick’s Day (Tuesday, March 17) from 12-9pm.
225 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, lulietavern.com
The Irish Times Pub
This nostalgic, knick-knack-heavy pub fills with city workers, and on St Patrick’s Day it heaves. Spice bags – filled with breaded chicken tenders, capsicum, onion and chips tossed in a spice blend – are $26 daily ($20 on St Pat’s) and best washed down with a pint of Guinness.
427 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, theirishtimespub.com.au
Auntie Annie’s
In the renovated Racecourse Road pub formerly home to The Quiet Man, Auntie Annie’s opened its doors last year under the same group behind Jimmy O’Neill’s. Alongside Australia’s first double-barrelled Guinness taps, it’s bringing the St Kilda pub’s crowd-favourite spice bag north of the river for $28, made with a secret spice blend and served with McDonnell’s curry sauce. Have a craic here on St Pat’s day from 10am with live music, Irish dancers and more.
271 Racecourse Road, Kensington, auntieannieshotel.com.au
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