Adelaide’s east could soon be home to one of the city’s most anticipated dining rooms if early whispers around Project G2 Italian prove true. While the doors are set to swing open later in the year, those in the know are already painting a picture of a venue that might nudge the bar a little higher for suburban hospitality.
Industry chatter suggests the 1100-square-metre kitchen beneath the restaurant will be a mighty back-of-house engine. Could it become a creative workshop where visiting chefs trial limited-run dishes? Will it be the workhorse that experiments with truffle-stuffed agnolotti in winter and radiant heirloom tomato spaghetti?
From reading their recent SEEK.com advertisement for managerial staff, the focus will be on high-quality, handcrafted pasta made daily in a dedicated pasta kitchen. It makes us wonder, have the team ordered a custom humidity-controlled pasta room, allowing them to experiment with lesser-known regional shapes that rarely make it onto Adelaide menus?
Wouldn’t that be something special to elevate this Italian dining experience?
Design plans hint at lofty ceilings, fluted timber panelling and a glass-framed pasta lab visible from the dining floor. If executed, guests could watch dough evolve into ribbons of fettuccine in real time, an immersive touch more common in Europe’s culinary capitals than a suburban shopping precinct.
The central horseshoe bar, is expected to double as a morning espresso and brunch counter. From early aperitivo moments through to evening glasses of wine over dinner, the bar will become the kind of place that feels like a go-to—whether for casual midweek plans or a celebratory long lunch.
Positioned alongside some of the world’s most recognisable luxury brands, Tiffany & Co., Paspaley, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, a strategic placement that matches the restaurant’s tone of effortless sophistication. Project G2 Italian looks set to draw a clientele that expects polish.
Yet early menu drafts point to an intentionally broad price range: think silky egg-yolk tagliatelle with white ragù for long lunches, alongside antipasti shoppers wanting a lighter snack. The wine list is rumoured to lean heavily on Italian varietals grown in South Australia, with a rotating “friends of the house” section championing boutique local producers.
Burnside Village itself is buzzing. Aje, Nude Lucy, LSKD and Stylerunner are all in hiring mode, Zambrero is scouting for full-timers and Le Creuset is hunting casual staff.
It’s predicted the influx of openings from 29 May, 2025, will turn the precinct into a day-long destination, with Project G2 Italian acting as the anchor that lures visitors to linger long into the evening for dinner service after the shopping bags are full.
Of course, plans can evolve, and not every bold idea makes it to launch. Yet if even half of the current speculation comes to life, September could mark the start of a new era for Adelaide’s eastern suburbs, where a quick coffee run might segue into a plate of hand-rolled trofie, and a glass of small-batch vermentino might become the norm rather than the exception.
Watch this space, because Project G2 Italian is preparing something very special.
Burnside Village
Where: 447 Portrush Road Glenside
When: The first stage of this new development will be opened on 29 May 2025
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