Jul 24, 2026 – 5.00amThere is nothing complicated about this buzzy new Italian restaurant in The Rocks. No effort is required to understand pasta, pizza, wood-fired grills, gelato, or aperitivi, wine, grappa, coffee.Charlie Colosi and his father, Antonio, opened the original Grappa in Sydney’s inner west 27 years ago, and loyal regulars now span three generations. But that’s no guarantee of success in a self-conscious CBD such as Sydney, where the punters rely on some kind of cool factor for validation. So it was a big leap for Charlie and his wife, Virginie, to open a second Grappa, in the former home of the original Rockpool.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jill DupleixFood writerJill Dupleix is AFR Magazine's culinary editor.Fetching latest articles
The Sydney restaurant that’s so good, they made it twice
Grappa, an old Italian favourite, has hit the big time with a new $7 million space in The Rocks.
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