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Spezia

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Starkey, E. (2026, September 24). Spezia. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/spezia-20260924-p610bd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-24 · by Erina Starkey

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Spezia is a new restaurant located in The Lands by Capella, an emerging retail and dining area near Martin Place and Circular Quay in Sydney. Executive chef Jae Bang offers a menu that combines traditional Italian dishes with spices from the Silk Road region, featuring items like prawn spaghetti with star anise and frangipane tart infused with sansho pepper. The restaurant also boasts an extensive wine list of over 500 bottles.
Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In Sydney, Spezia, an open-air restaurant offering Italian cuisine infused with Asian spices, has opened as part of The Lands by Capella, a new retail and dining complex in the city's central business district. The transformation took place at the site formerly occupied by the Department of Lands between Martin Place and Circular Quay. Chef Jae Bang, previously from Norway’s Re-naa, leads the kitchen, serving dishes like prawn spaghetti with star anise and a frangipane tart infused with sansho pepper. The venue boasts over 500 bottles of wine on its list and offers a unique dining experience that blends traditional Italian flavors with exotic spices.

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Who wrote this

Erina Starkey
5 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 They’re so deliciously moreish I could eat them by the bucketload.
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🔮 I really hope that if I get the chance to return, I can visit his soon-to-open Chez Calvert as it will no doubt be as precise and beautiful as Sezanne.
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🔮 The idea is that the change will add energy and life to public spaces, bringing Sydney closer to the outdoor dining and drinking culture of many European cities.
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🔮 It’s tough work slinging medialunas in a croissant city like Sydney, which may be why so few bakeries attempt them.
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Topics

Capella Italian Spezia The Lands the Department of Lands

Subjects

Italian NORP · 2× Spezia ORG · 2× Capella ORG · 1× Florence Guild ORG · 1× Italy GPE · 1× Jae Bang PERSON · 1× Norway GPE · 1× The Lands ORG · 1× naa ORG · 1× the Department of Lands ORG · 1×

Narrative

Unless you’ve had an active land dispute recently, you probably haven’t noticed that it’s quietly transformed into The Lands by Capella, an up-and-coming retail and dining destination.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Spezia · assertive framing

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Every day, thousands of people walk past the Department of Lands, a grand administrative building that occupies an entire block between Martin Place and Circular Quay. asserted
that → walk → Place
Unless you’ve had an active land dispute recently, you probably haven’t noticed that it’s quietly transformed into The Lands by Capella, an up-and-coming retail and dining destination. asserted
it → have → Capella
One of the first venues to open inside is Spezia, an open-air piazza restaurant by hospitality group Florence Guild. asserted
One → open → Guild
Executive chef Jae Bang, formerly of Norway’s Re-naa, is behind the menu, which blends Italian classics with the ‘forgotten flavours of the Silk Road’. asserted
which → blend → Road
The wine list includes over 500 bottles from Italy and beyond, or stay on the spice trail with a limoncello spritz spiked with lemongrass and ginger. asserted
list → include → lemongrass
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