Il Patio - Bourke Street’s new bar & Italian bistro ain’t your garden variety

A little excerpt from my latest on Agenda. Go check this place out and say hi to the lovely Sarah Clare. 

The word ‘patio’ is hardly inspiring when intoned with an Aussie drawl. Add a little southern Italian gusto, however, and you might just find yourself with something much more evocative.

Il Patio (that sounds much better, right?) is nestled at the back of Bourke Street’s Centre Courtyard, offering eclectic modern-Italian fare by Naples-born chef Francesco Armillis. In summer, you’ll wile away warm evenings dining al fresco, but while that chill lingers, surrealist touches like a Mediterranean vignette (with real vines) brings the outside in.

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