Tessuto
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32-34 York Street
Sydney CBD,
2000 NSW
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Opening Hours
SUN | closed |
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MON | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
TUE | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
WED | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
THU | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
FRI | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
SAT | closed |
The Details
Cuisine
- Italian
Serving
- Coffee
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dessert
Tessuto is an Italian cafe by the Arienzale family, who ran the beloved Sydney CBD Italian restaurant Secolo (and its brief Balmain pop-up). It's tucked in the ground-floor entry of a 190-year-old former textile warehouse, with a rich green marble bar, timber panelling and terrazzo flooring. The breakfast and lunch menu has strong Italian influences alongside a beverage range with specialty coffee drinks, spritzes, and Italian wine.
“Similar to the trattorias of Italy, we want this to be a vibrant place where everyone knows everyone, and people gather together over good food, coffee and drinks”, says co-owner Anthony Arienzale.
Tessuto’s standout coffee creations are what caught our eye; we’re talking a tiramisu iced latte with mascarpone cream, a double espresso, milk, cacao sprinkle and Savoiardi biscotti; the Mazagran with two shots shaken over ice with lemon; and the Picciriddu layering pistachio cream with an espresso, milk froth, and a pistachio crumb rim inspired by barista Salvatore Messina’s origins in Sicily.
Italian flavours on the breakfast menu include carbonara-inspired scrambled eggs (with crispy pancetta, shaved pecorino and cracked black pepper) on sourdough; a breakfast plate with soft boiled eggs, avocado, fresh tomato and ricotta; and a roasted eggplant bruschetta.
At lunchtime, the menu changes to offer antipasti, house-made pasta, loaded paninis and main dishes including a market fish or sirloin steak. We’d go the eggplant parmigiana panino with smoked provola and basil, or the gnocchi with ragu alla Bolognese.
A front cabinet for grab-and-go dining is loaded with sandwiches on house-made focaccia, filled with the likes of prosciutto with mozzarella, fresh tomato and house-made basil pesto, or mortadella with ricotta, olives, rocket and aioli. Pastries including pistachio croissants and sfogliatelle are also made on-site, and head chef Mattia Senesi—who has followed the business from its Secolo days—designed the menu so every dish can be enjoyed in the venue, or taken away for easy office dining.
A list of spritzes, Italian and local beers, and hand-picked wines is also on offer for lunch or afternoon drinks paired with an antipasto spread for two.
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Image credit: Tessuto | Supplied