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#10 Cucina e Bar

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This Italian-influenced bar and restaurant serves up a veritable festival for the palate. While the cocktails and woodfired pizzas may impress, you can't go past the selection of imported wines.

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Established by Adelaide hospitality scenester Kristian Livolsi, this stylish venture had a lot to live up to when it took over the site of former local favourite Cibo Restaurant. But the combined cocktail bar and eatery seems to have things under control, capturing the hearts of industry snobs and everyman eaters alike.

Upon entering, the room is both impressive and inviting. The timber wall panelling and crisp, white tablecloths invoke authority, while the soothing aromas from the woodfired pizza oven permeate the room.

The ground floor hosts the fine dining and outdoor areas, but upstairs you'll find the important part - the cocktail lounge. On your way up, be sure to make a pit stop in the temperature-controlled wine room, which is home to an extensive selection including a number of regional Italian drops.

If you're in a sweeter mood, the cocktail list is there for you. A nod to the Euro-centric menu, the Basil Grande is a favourite - muddled lime, strawberries and basil, topped with vodka, Chambord, cranberry and cracked black pepper.

While you might intend to just pop in for a quick, quiet drink, chances are you won't get out the door without having nibbled on something, be it the crumbed sardines or the more filling panini fresh from the oven.


Claire Ward, September 2007

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June 27, 2008


I dont believe there is a cocktail lounge upstairs...

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