AUSTRALIA | TFE Hotels' homegrown Adina brand has launched Shoreline Kitchen at the flagship Adina Sydney Darling Harbour and Bar Benevento at Adina Sydney Town Hall, signalling a renewed focus on locally connected guest experiences.
The two restaurant openings are part of TFE Hotels' more than AUD 100 million investment to reposition the Adina Hotels brand, enhancing accommodation, public spaces, and food and beverage experiences across the portfolio.
Shoreline Kitchen offers hotel guests, business travellers and Sydneysiders a relaxed new dining option between Darling Harbour, Barangaroo and the Sydney CBD. Timber, stone, brushed brass and soft textiles create a warm, contemporary space that reflects its harbourside location.
Helmed by Executive Chef Evan Prayogo, the menu draws on the sociable style of Mediterranean dining while placing seasonal Australian produce at its centre. Breakfast highlights include coconut chia pudding with yuzu, finger lime and toasted coconut, and Tasmanian smoked salmon on potato rösti.
As the sun dips, the menu evolves to Blue Swimmer Crab Mafaldine, Shoreline’s signature fish burger and a selection of larger plates designed to share.
Chef Prayogo and the Shoreline Kitchen also support the wider hotel experience, providing room service, poolside dining and catering for meetings and events.
TFE Hotels’ Group Chief Operating Officer Chris Sedgwick said Adina's evolution extends beyond its apartment-style accommodation, with elevated food and beverage experiences playing an important role in creating hotels that appeal to travellers.
“Food and beverage are a key part of Adina Hotels' evolution. We're working with experienced hospitality operators to create venues that reflect the character of their location, serve local communities and add depth to the guest experience,” said Sedgwick.
“As our first-generation hotels are repositioned through significant investment, we're creating more contemporary, experience-led spaces where great accommodation and great dining go hand in hand.”
Adding to Adina Sydney Town Hall’s refreshed offering is Bar Benevento, a bustling southern Italian coffee and pasta bar on the hotel's ground floor at the corner of Kent and Bathurst streets.
The venue brings together brothers Anthony and Julian Izzillo, the team behind Sydney’s longstanding de Vine Food and Wine, in partnership with café operator Kosta Papanikitas.
Named after the Campanian city where the Izzillo brothers’ father was born, Bar Benevento draws on the family’s southern Italian heritage and the atmosphere of a neighbourhood alimentari.
A giant bottle of Strega, the legendary liqueur of Italy's Campania region and a staple of the Izzillo family table, takes centre stage and influences the venue's menu. Download images here.
Bar Benevento’s menu, overseen by Head Chef Tim Fisher, includes an oversized ricotta-and-egg-yolk breakfast raviolo with Strega-infused hollandaise, savoury truffle mortadella cannoli, pasta specials, chicken cotoletta, and a selection of stuzzichini, meats, and cheeses.
Campania’s famed Strega liqueur is central to the Bar Benevento experience, appearing throughout its food and cocktail menus. The drinks offering also includes aperitivo-style cocktails and a wine list spanning all 20 Italian regions, with an emphasis on southern Italian wines and native Italian grape varieties grown in Australia.
“Shoreline Kitchen’s contemporary Australian offering and Bar Benevento’s lively southern Italian concept complement Adina’s more design-led direction, giving guests considered places to meet, dine and spend time throughout their stay,” added Sedgwick.
Adina Hotels has more than 40 apartment-style hotels and serviced apartments across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Europe and the United Kingdom. Its apartments feature kitchens at their heart, giving business and leisure travellers the flexibility to live, work and dine in ways that suit each stay.
