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The heritage-listed Summer Hill building, where Midwestern darling One Penny Red was advertised until late last year, will reopen as a dining spot after one of Sydney’s most no-nonsense Italian chefs, Alessandro Pavoni, took over the former post office. place.
Pavoni, chef at Crown’s a’Mare restaurant, proved he is the mystery shopper for the building, along with his former business partner at Ormeggio at The Spit, restaurateur Bill Drakopoulos. “Bill and I are 50-50,” Pavoni said.
In mid-2024, Pavoni will debut Postino Osteria at the Moonbie Street location. “Postino postman, it’s also a small place,” explains the chef.
“It’s like being in an Italian community,” Pavoni says of Summer Hill’s décor. “Every community wants an osteria. “
One Penny Red served its latest crab sourdough bun on New Year’s Eve after a decade of work. When the owner put the building on the market, locals feared it would be lost as a hospitality position.
Pavoni says he and Drakopoulos were drawn to the building, which he describes as dominant on the Strip. Pavoni has a lot of local information, as he lived very close to Leichhardt when he left Italy for Australia. He is convinced that Postino Osteria will occupy a hole place as a position “to prevent a wine at home from being at work” or sitting down to eat.
The site already has a pedigree when it comes to drinks: One Penny Red also operates Vernon’s wine bar in the space.
Even as interest rates weigh on customer spending, Pavoni remains self-assured in the landscape of Sydney’s eating venues and says many restaurateurs are making the mistake of comparing existing figures to the post-Covid spending boom, which he sees as exceptional “like the Olympics. “”.
Pavoni will position Postino Osteria as a “relaxed and affordable” place, adapted to its time and economic conditions. It will go through an “old-fashioned” aesthetic renovation before opening in mid-July.
When One Penny Red closed its doors last year, co-owner Nina Alidenes told Good Food that the hat-eating spot was looking to “come out on top,” praising Summer Hill’s “vibrant and close-knit” community.
“After the labor crisis of 2022 and the oscillations that no one expected in 2023, I am positive for 2024,” Alidenes said. The team at Postino Osteria hopes this is a sensible forecast.
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