Bar Benevento opens in Sydney’s Town Hall with breakfast raviolo and 300+ Amaro bottles

# What opened and who's behind it Bar Benevento opened in Sydney's CBD on the ground floor of the Adina Town Hall Hotel at the corner of Kent and Bathurst. The venue was launched by brothers Anthony and Julian Izzillo, who previously opened Wildfire and de Vine Food and Wine. They partnered on this project with Kosta Papanikitas (The Fermantalists) and appointed Tim Fisher as head chef.

# Concept and name The restaurant is framed as a Southern Italian eatery named for the city of Benevento—where the Izzillo brothers' father was born. Julian Izzillo explains their family connection to those regional flavours and how those recipes informed the new venue's direction.

# Food offering: breakfast to lunch, with dinner coming Bar Benevento is operating as a daytime venue while dinner service is planned for a later date. Current hours are 7am–3pm Monday to Friday and 7am–11:30am on weekends.

Breakfast includes creative items designed to feel both familiar and new. Examples called out in the announcement include a ricotta-and-egg-yolk ravioli finished with a Strega-infused hollandaise. Other breakfast dishes listed are tagliata steak and eggs, and a breakfast antipasto featuring a six-minute egg and gravlax.

Lunch leans into pasta and Italian staples. The menu lists a range of pastas, weekly pasta specials, chicken cotoletta, panini, and selections of meats and cheeses. The kitchen aims to create "hero dishes" that the team considers uncommon in Sydney—illustrated by techniques such as boiling-and-baking taralli to produce a soft, warm texture for dipping, and swapping coffee for wild mint and saffron-infused Strega in tiramisu.

# Drinks: extensive Amaro and regional wines

# Design and trade format Bar Benevento is positioned for daytime service—breakfast, coffee, sweets and aperitivo until mid-afternoon. The venue will add evening service when the team announced they were ready to expand trade.

# What to expect when you visit

• Morning trade with dishes that mix breakfast classics and Southern Italian ingredients.
• A lunchtime pasta focus with weekly pasta specials alongside snacks and sandwiches.
• A large Amaro selection for aperitivo or after-lunch drinking, supported by a wine list across many Italian regions.
• Family-rooted concept and menu techniques that aim to put small twists on traditional items.

# Where it sits in Sydney's scene Bar Benevento joins a run of recent Italian-focused openings in Sydney's CBD and hospitality sector activity this month, contributing a day-focused offering with a distinct emphasis on Amaro and family-inspired Southern Italian cooking.