AK’s Diner

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AK’s Diner. (2026, October 26). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/aks-diner-canberra-20260608-p604x0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-26

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AK’s Diner, located outside the Ovolo Canberra hotel, has been recognized by Good Food as one of the city's essential restaurants. Run by Anand Kumar "AK" Ramakrishna, who previously owned XO restaurant, AK’s serves daily specials that blend Tamil-Malaysian and South-East Asian flavors. The menu includes dishes like slow-cooked chicken from Ramakrishna’s mother’s recipe and sweet-and-sour fish, alongside sides such as XO green beans and curry puffs. The diner operates only for lunch on weekdays but maintains high popularity with frequent collaborations and pop-ups.
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AK’s Diner, a new restaurant in Canberra, has taken over the space previously occupied by Fekerte’s, an Ethiopian eatery. Run by chef Anand Kumar “AK” Ramakrishna, formerly of fusion fine-diner XO, AK’s offers dishes that blend Ramakrishna’s Tamil-Malaysian heritage with Southeast Asian flavors. The menu features slow-cooked chicken and sweet-and-sour fish, among other specialties. Good Food magazine has included AK’s Diner in its list of the 100 Essential Restaurants.

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Canberra Ethiopian Fekerte’s Good Food’s Malaysian$

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Fekerte’s ORG · 2× AK’s ORG · 1× AK’s Diner ORG · 1× Anand Kumar “AK” Ramakrishna PERSON · 1× Canberra GPE · 1× Ethiopian NORP · 1× Good Food’s ORG · 1× Malaysian$ NORP · 1× Ramakrishna PERSON · 1× Tamil-Malaysian NORP · 1×

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Make a beeline for dishes that draw on both Ramakrishna’s Tamil-Malaysian roots and the flavours of South-East Asia, from slow-cooked chicken prepared to his amma’s recipe to crisp, giving sweet-and-sour fish.
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🔮 Fekerte’s may be no longer, but the next incarnation of the space – AK’s Diner – has more than taken up the mantle.
2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald
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AK’s Malaysian$ This venue is included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list. asserted
venue → include → list
A couple of years ago, the tiny kitchen perched outside the Ovolo Canberra made waves as Fekerte’s, a canteen specialising in comforting Ethiopian fare. asserted
kitchen → perch → fare
Fekerte’s may be no longer, but the next incarnation of the space – AK’s Diner – has more than taken up the mantle. uncertain
incarnation → take → mantle
Run by Anand Kumar “AK” Ramakrishna, former chef-owner of fusion fine-diner XO, AK’s offers a handful of daily specials served over rice, but the depth of flavour in each disposable bowl is all-but unmatched. asserted
depth → Run → bowl
Make a beeline for dishes that draw on both Ramakrishna’s Tamil-Malaysian roots and the flavours of South-East Asia, from slow-cooked chicken prepared to his amma’s recipe to crisp, giving sweet-and-sour fish. asserted
that → make → fish
Sides might include XO green beans cooked to the point of collapse, while the curry puffs for snacks are a must. uncertain
puffs → include → snacks
The list of extras, meanwhile, add more delicious dimensions, including roti canai and house-made pickles, plus the occasional black-rice pudding or longan and monkfruit iced tea. asserted
list → add → canai
Still, things change quickly: already, spring has seen deep, fiery Chettinad pork neck varuval and cumin-scented Jeera chicken grace the menu. asserted
varuval → change → menu
This is a lunch-only, weekday-only affair, but the queues keep coming, spurred on by collaborations with name chefs such as Christine Manfield and frequent pop-ups around town. asserted
queues → come → town
, reads the sign. asserted
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We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. asserted
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Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted
reviews → book → ?
A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted
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