Greater than a 12 months after Chinese language-Japanese restaurant Chuuka, on Jones Bay Wharf in Pyrmont, closed, a contemporary new idea will quickly take its place. Sala, a up to date Italian restaurant championing seafood, will open later this month.
The brand new eatery within the 100-year-old waterfront area – which was the house of traditional Sydney seafood diner Flying Fish for a few years – is a collaboration between Dedes Waterfront Group founders and operators Kerrie and Con Dedes (Flying Fish, Deckhouse) and government chef Danny Russo.
Like Flying Fish earlier than it, Sala pays tribute to its harbourfront location with a seafood focus – however this time it’ll lean coastal Italian. Russo and head chef Michael Lewis (who has just lately returned to Australia after a number of years cheffing in Italy) have crafted a menu that features dishes corresponding to squid-ink tortellini with crab, roast tomato and a lemon and caper sauce, and crispy fingers of risoni topped with a layer of caviar. It’s totally getting behind Sydney’s urge for food for caviar; its caviar providers comes with salt-and-vinegar potato scallops. A crudo bar will sit subsequent to the open kitchen, which may also cater to boats plying Sydney Harbour.
“We needed to name on nostalgic Italian flavours and provides them a contemporary aptitude to supply a classy but playful expertise to diners,” stated Russo in an announcement. “Risoni, as an example, is a traditional Italian dish for youngsters, and right here we’ve reinvented it with mature flavours like caviar.”
Drinks, by bar supervisor Behzad Vaziri (Intercontinental Sydney), additionally have a good time the ocean: the Oyster Shell Martini is made with Never Never Oyster Shell gin and a mixture of three oils (pine nut, basil and olive), whereas the Mediterranean Slide is constructed with mastica (a Mediterranean liqueur), limoncello, egg white and basil. A variety of Negronis can be on the pour, and a portion of the menu is dedicated to Amari Sours. Wines, chosen by somm Rocco Pezzullo (The Star), are primarily Italian varietals from Australia and overseas.
Artistic company The Basic Retailer has taken inspiration from the Mediterranean for its overhaul of the area, with loads of neutrals and curvy surfaces. It’s contrasted the heavy historic structure of darkish timbers with lighter supplies corresponding to white clay, stone and marble.
Sala Eating will open on November 25 at Jones Bay Wharf, Piers 19–21, 26/32 Pirrama Street, Pyrmont.
