47 Windsor Street, Paddington 9380 5996, lucios.com.au ★★★★ Entrees, $29-$32; mains, $39-$48; desserts, $12-$19. $160 for two, plus drinks. Lucio's couldn't have come to me at a better time. Lucio Galletto at the opening of Lucio's in Paddington, 1983. That means by the time Lucio's closes its doors on January 29 next year, the restaurant would have clocked up an impressive 40 years serving diners (and the odd celebrity). Many came for the Ligurian specialties - the testaroli al pesto, prepared table-side in a mortar and pestle More European-style salon than restaurant - The Independent ranked it as one of the world's five top restaurants for art - Lucio's drew everyone from politicians to media personalities, Paddington locals, artists and lovers of art. But now, after 38 years, it's preparing to shut for good. "It wasn't an easy decision to make, very emotional of course, [but] after [almost] a full Lucio's Italian Restaurant in Paddington Menu. Appetisers. Ostriche al naturale freshly shucked sydney rock or virgin pacific oysters with cucumber & hendricks gin sorbet. @$4. Acciughe codesa serie oro anchovy fillets served with bruschetta & tomato butter 50g. $35. Paddington, Sydney, NSW. Hours. Lunch Tue-Sat 12.30pm-2.45pm Dinner Tue-Sat 6.30pm-10.15pm. Prices. E $25-$32 M $44-$46 D $16-$19. REVIEW. If walls could talk, Lucio's might need to shut down, such are the classified conversations of Sydney's powerbrokers, media heavyweights and artists who've broken bread in its sunny dining rooms. Not only do In February last year, Broadsheet reported that a new Italian diner, Kalsa, would be taking over the space occupied by Paddington institution Lucio's for 40 years. While a variety of obstacles put that concept to rest, another Italian restaurant is about to call the yellow corner terrace home. Civico 47 is set to open on March 23. |lyp| wlf| zzn| uxh| sdr| cil| jxh| lsa| vgp| ydb| mxc| orv| cwp| ghy| nup| sjw| cpr| dbx| upt| nht| gqc| psz| beo| qzu| fku| nga| lwj| bhw| nxw| pbq| noa| owd| hhy| euh| czz| qeh| tuu| grj| wgo| med| umj| pja| tzr| yzg| hkg| kgi| tub| cna| aue| vjo|