1. Out the front of Avia
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  2. The raw beef dish at Avia
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  3. Pasta dish at Avia
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  4. Dessert at Avia
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Avia

Darlinghurst has welcomed a relaxed Euro-leaning diner from The Apollo and Le Foote alumni
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  • Darlinghurst
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Time Out says

Meaning grandmother in Latin, Avia is the name of a 60-seat European diner, now open in Darlinghurst. It’s the first venture for hospo mates Stefano Marano and Jack Reid, who met when they worked at Sydney’s Greek diner The Apollo a decade ago. More recently, Marano was on the pans as the executive chef of Le Foote, Time Out’s Restaurant of the Year 2023, while Reid was managing the floors of Melbourne's Supernormal, and Brisbane’s Greca and Yoko. Avia is inspired by Marano’s memories of cooking with his nonna back in Naples, with the duo hoping to evoke the warmth, flavours and generosity found in homes all over Europe.

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While the menu mostly showcases the taste of Italy, the guys are also drawing inspiration from Spain and France. You could begin with house-made focaccia with sugo; raw beef with potato chips, parmesan and garum; and octopus with avocado and aioli.

Then there’s pasta, including sedanini trippa alla parmigiana, and bottoni with salted cod, potato and mustard fruit. Mains include things like snapper tail with roast tomato piccante and grapefruit; and house-made sausage with cavolo nero pesto. You could end with a caramel semifreddo with banana and macadamia; or a zesty lemon sorbet drizzled in thyme oil.

Coming with a group, or can’t decide what to order? Go for the chef’s daily set menu, which changes depending on what’s in season or fresh from the markets, for $75 per person.

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Details

Address
371-373 Bourke St
Darlinghurst
Sydney
2010
Opening hours:
Tue-Thu 5-11pm; Fri-Sat noon-3.30pm, 5-11pm; Sun noon-3.30pm

What’s on

Re:Purpose dining experience at Avia

Chef Stefano Marano is passionate about sustainability, particularly when it comes to minimising food waste in the kitchen. This ethos comes to life at Avia, his charming 60-seat neighbourhood restaurant, which he co-owns with Jack Reid. Here, food scraps are repurposed into sauces, whole animals are used and waste is kept to a minimum. Now, he’s taking things one step further with Re:Purpose, a new monthly series where Avia’s team will collaborate with a top Sydney chef and restaurant to create a low-waste and delicious meal at the Darlinghurst diner. The chefs will take inspiration from food waste they currently see in their own kitchens and turn it into something special. View this post on Instagram A post shared by avriltreasure (@avriltreasure) “Think fun vibes, delicious food, juicy wines and a good cause at the base of all: sustainability and repurposing,” the team said in a statement on Instagram. The first Re:Purpose lunch is happening on Sunday, April 13 at Avia, featuring Korean-born Jun Hwang, the head chef of The White Horse. While the menu is still being finalised, we do know the teams will be working with local farms, bakers and suppliers to repurpose produce that would normally go to landfill. There’s no set menu, so you can choose and order what you want. Now, this is cool: Sydney-based creatives – including potters and ceramicists – are also getting in on the fun, turning glass and other material waste from Avia into crockery...
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