Agostini’s

INEXTRICABLE. DNA. CELESTIAL. FIRST LIGHT. CELEBRATION.

Agostini’s - namesake of the original family bar in Prato Carmico, Italy, once owned by great grandparents of Dan and Dion Bisa of Bisa Hospitality, and grandparents of Marisa Bisa, who emigrated to Australia at age seven, parents bound for the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

We drew on Marisa Bisa’s life and esoteric style for inspiration. We looked just as much toward the history of the region of Friuli Venezia in northern Italy. The stonework feature wall is inspired by the cobblestoned streets of Prato Carmico, punctuated with gold accents in a nod to refractions of Italian sunlight off the region’s famed limestone, dolomite and marble reserves.

The booths and banquettes that border the dining room are upholstered with a fine leopard print or a blush and grey cactus flower fabric in tribute to this matriarch’s contemporary taste. Three brass light features preside over the restaurant’s main dining space – graphic renderings of Marisa’s Libran constellation custom made by Australian designers, Anaesthetic Design.

This family first offering is a homage to their Italian lineage and the central place that food has occupied in their lives, both personal and professional, for as long as they can remember.