Coming Soon: Bistro Ebony to Open on Pitt Street, Serving Classic Euro-Style Dishes, With Most of the Menu Under $50
Due to open this October, this new CBD spot will serve French and Italian classics in an accessible and inviting manner.
This just in: Bistro Ebony will open on Pitt Street in Sydney's CBD this October. It will offer an elegant yet accessible, classic Euro-style menu. The venue will begin with weekday-only service, allowing CBD workers and locals to make it part of their regular weekly rotation.
First-time restaurant owner Joey Commerford boasts an impressive hospitality resume with many years of high-end hospo experience, from working as the General Manager of the Press Club and Gazi, to time spent at Vue de Monde and the Royal Mail Hotel. With Bistro Ebony, Joey has a strong focus on keeping prices relatively reasonable. "We've deliberately kept most of the menu under $50 to keep it accessible, while still delivering a level of food, service and setting that feels considered and elevated."
Executive Chef Alessandro Mandelli's menu has French and Italian foundations, with broader European influence. Wagyu short rib agnolotti are tossed in saffron butter and served on celeriac cream. Market fish is butterlied and crumbed, and sits atop beurre blanc and finger limes.
Mandelli has a soft spot for the veal Milanese cotoletta, a dish from his home region of Lombardy, which is served with pomme noisette and veal jus. Leaning into its classic roots, the desserts demonstrate a little old-school flair, such as crêpes suzette flambéed for diners or apple tart tatin flipped tableside and finished with caramel and ice cream.
Venue Manager and sommelier Jordan Amaru brings international experience from his stints at the renowned NoMad in New York and EMP Summer House in the Hamptons. He has curated a selection of approximately 140 bottles from Australian, French and Italian producers.
With capacity for 100 guests, WMK Architects has designed the space so that diners feel "more removed from the surroundings than you might expect, with an atmosphere that's intimate, genuinely warm, and quietly elegant in a setting that's more inviting than it first lets on."
Images: Steven Woodburn.
Bistro Ebony opens in early October. Follow @bistroebony on Instagram, or sign up to the newsletter today to stay in the know.
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