Mark and Vinny’s, an Italian spaghetti and spritz bar has opened in April in Surry Hills, bringing old school pasta dishes and creative vegan interpretations.
Located along Waterloo Street in Surry Hills, the neighbourhood eatery will be serving up old-school pasta classics alongside modern and innovative variations with a menu of spritzers to complement the food.
Blue Spirulina Tagliatelle
Beetroot Spaghettini
Mark and Vinny’s Spaghetti & Spritz Bar is the new venture from Mark Filippelli and Vince Pizzinga who have come together with head chef Adrian Jankuloski (ex-Icebergs Dining Room & Bar, North Bondi Italian and The Dolphin) to create a venue that pays homage to traditional pasta dishes while bringing modern interpretation with a vegan slant.
Charcoal Carbonara with Vegan Egg Yolk
You’ll find fresh pasta made both in-house or exclusively by award winning pasta maker Joe Cassaniti of Peppes Pasta with traditional dishes such as cacio e pepe spaghetti with pecorino romano. Modern variations embrace the modern trend with vegan carbonara made with vegan egg yolk and cured mushroom; and zucchini linguine with chickpea ragu, baby artichoke, avocado velute.
Blue Spirulina Spritz
The drinks menu includes around 50 spritz options including The Delta Spritz and the Blue Spirulina Spritz, and an extensive cocktail selection, wine and beer.
Here are some dishes from the opening menu:
Cece – Chickpea hummus, farro, schiacciata ($14)
Caprese – Soy mozzarella, heirloom tomato, basil, lemon vinaigrette ($18)
Fiori di Zucca – Zucchini flower, smoked almond curd, romesco ($15 for 2 pieces)
Polpette – Adrian’s meat balls, slow cooked tomato sugo ($18 for 3 pieces)
Charcoal Bucatini – Smoked mushroom pancetta, vegan egg yolk, plant based parmesan ($26)
Blue Spirulina Tagliatelle – Blue swimmer crab, bottarga, pangrattato ($34)
Zucchini Linguini (The Impasta) – Chickpea ragu, cherry tomato, slow cooked tomato sugo ($22)
Vegan No-tella Ravioli – Cacao nibs, raspberry, coconut ice-cream ($18)
Mark and Vinny’s Spaghetti & Spritz Bar has now opened to the public.
Mark and Vinny’s Spaghetti & Spritz Bar
52 Waterloo St, Surry Hills
www.markandvinnys.com
First published 22 March 2018. Updated 18 April 2018.
Photo Credit – supplied except where watermarked.
