Pizza’Mare

A’Mare is expanding (again) but this time, things are moving upstairs. Enter Pizza’Mare, a bright, harbour-facing pizza and pasta spot landing above the two-hatted Barangaroo restaurant at the end of this month, bringing a more relaxed, midweek-friendly energy to one of Sydney’s most polished Italian addresses.

If a’Mare has long been about occasion dining—tableside service, crisp linens, and long lunches that roll into night—Pizza’Mare flips the script. It’s casual and playful, spotlighting quick pastas, shareable antipasti, and pizzas that make for the perfect takeout alternative.

Think bold yellow walls, sunlight pouring in off the harbour, and a breezier, more social layout that feels a world away from the formality downstairs. It’s still unmistakably Pavoni—just loosened up a little, and more accessible to a wider dining demographic. 

At the centre of it all is the pizza. Neapolitan-style and built on a pre-fermented biga dough, the bases are light, airy and quietly technical—proofed low and slow before hitting a specialty MAM oven imported from Modena.

There’s a traditional Napoletana for purists, but it’s the more playful builds that we've got our eye on—like the mortadella number with smoked provola, lemon and basil, or the a’Marinara, topped with yellowfin tuna crudo, confit tomatoes and stracciatella (with optional caviar, if you’re feeling it).

Pastas stick to the brief: expect a glossy cacio e pepe and a sharp, chilli-forward arrabbiata, alongside coastal antipasti—Sydney rock oysters, culaccia prosciutto, and a slow-braised octopus cooked the Neapolitan way.

And because one new venue wasn’t enough, the team is also opening Vista’Mare—a laidback aperitivo bar built for spritzes, cicchetti and grazing by the water. It rounds out what is now a three-part offering: refined dining downstairs, casual pizza upstairs, and drinks in between.

Pizza’Mare opens Wednesday 22 April, so keep an eye out for more details over the coming weeks. 

Image credit: Steven Woodburn | Supplied