Two new restaurant openings form part of a wider $100 million investment in repositioning the Adina Hotels portfolio.
The dining concepts have been introduced at properties in Darling Harbour and Town Hall in Sydney.
Shoreline Kitchen has opened at Adina Sydney Darling Harbour following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment of the 114-room hotel.
Led by Bates Smart, the project included guest apartments, the lobby, meeting and event spaces, pool area and the new 60-seat restaurant.
Executive Chef Evan Prayogo (main image) leads the all-day dining venue, with a menu combining Mediterranean influences and seasonal Australian produce.
Breakfast options include coconut chia pudding with yuzu and finger lime and Tasmanian smoked salmon on potato rösti, while later menus feature dishes such as Blue Swimmer crab Mafaldine and larger plates designed for sharing.
The restaurant also supports room service, poolside dining and catering for meetings and events, extending the food and beverage offering across the hotel.
At Adina Sydney Town Hall, Bar Benevento has opened on the corner of Kent and Bathurst streets following the hotel’s refurbishment last year.
The southern Italian coffee and pasta bar has been created by brothers Anthony and Julian Izzillo, the team behind de Vine Food and Wine, in partnership with café operator Kosta Papanikitas.
Named after the Campanian city where the Izzillo brothers’ father was born, the venue is led in the kitchen by Head Chef Tim Fisher.
The menu includes ricotta and egg yolk breakfast raviolo, truffle mortadella cannoli, pasta dishes, chicken cotoletta and a selection of meats, cheeses and small plates.
Strega liqueur also features throughout the food and cocktail menus, while the wine list covers all 20 Italian regions alongside Australian wines produced from native Italian grape varieties.
Chris Sedgwick, TFE Hotels Group Chief Operating Officer, said food and beverage was becoming an increasingly important part of the Adina repositioning.
“We’re working with experienced hospitality operators to create venues that reflect the character of their location, serve local communities and add depth to the guest experience,” Mr Sedgwick said.
The Sydney projects follow the transformation of Adina Chippendale in 2022 and form part of a broader strategy to update first-generation properties with contemporary design, social spaces and stronger connections to their surrounding neighbourhoods.
