1. A pizza at Martina
    Photogrph: Zi Chen | |
  2. The inside of Martina
    Photograph: Zi Chen | |
  3. A pasta dish at Martina
    Photograph: Zi Chen | |
  4. Three bowls of pasta at Martina
    Photograph: Zi Chen | |
  5. Italian spread and French rosé
    Photograph: Kera Wong | |

Martina

Rose Bay has a cheery new Italian waterfront diner
  • Restaurants | Italian
  • Rose Bay
Avril Treasure
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Time Out says

Say ciao to Martina, Rose Bay’s waterfront Italian diner with Roman-style pizzas, fresh pastas and a coastal breeze. The sibling to Rushcutters Bay’s Marta, Martina is by Italian-born restaurateur Flavio Carnevale, who is drawing on his heritage and love of Rome at his buffalo mozzarella- and Aperol-coloured spot.

On the weekends, Martina swings open its doors from 8am, welcoming guests all day and night. Stop by for great coffee and fresh pastries – including the signature maritozzi, Rome’s much-loved brioche bun filled with whipped cream – and buttery scrambled eggs on toast. Come lunch and dinner time, it’s all about the pasta and Roman-style pizza. There’s a Margherita, of course, with a puffy and charred crust and a bright, San Marzano tomato base. Elsewhere, there’s the Norcina, which features smoked mozzarella, fresh tomato and spicy salami; and the giallo rossa, which lives up to its yellow-red name with a saffron and cream base, roasted cherry tomatoes, smoked ham and mozzarella.

Feel like pasta? Choose from the spaghetti alla carbonara with egg, pecorino and guanciale; the creste gamberi e vodka with fresh prawns in a creamy tomato and vodka sauce; or the bombolotti with a rich beef ragu.

Take note: Martina is hosting a Rosé Bay Lunch every Sunday until December 1, where you can enjoy a four-course Italian meal paired with French rosé for $107 per person. Long, boozy lunch, anyone?

While exposed brick walls, white tablecloths and alfresco seating may channel a charming Roman osteria, Rose Bay’s glistening blue water is all Sydney.

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Details

Address
51-55 O'Sullivan Rd
Rose Bay
Sydney
2029
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri 5-9pm; Sat-Sun 8am-3pm; 5-9pm
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