Abruzzo Night
For one night, the kitchen cooks a single region. Four Abruzzese courses, four matched wines at La Botte D'Oro — and Vincenzo of Vincenzo's Plate, who put the menu together, in the room for the night. Thursday 24 September 2026.
One night only — seats are limited and bookings are essential.
The Night
Most Italian menus in Sydney come from everywhere at once. For one night, ours comes from one place.
Abruzzo sits between the Adriatic and the highest peaks of the Apennines — shepherds' country, where cheese, eggs and slow-roasted pork went further than anything expensive, and where the food still tastes of that. It is the region that gave Italy pasta alla chitarra, cut on a wooden frame strung like a guitar.
On Thursday 24 September the kitchen cooks it properly: a board of pecorino and salumi for the table, then four courses that each come from somewhere you can point to on a map — Teramo, Guardiagrele, the hills behind the coast.
The menu was put together with Vincenzo of Vincenzo's Plate, who cooks Abruzzese food the way it is cooked at home — and who will be here on the night, alongside chef Gabriele Franco.
Every course comes with a wine to match it, chosen by Twelve Bottles — and all four are Collefrisio, from Abruzzo. One region on the plate and one in the glass, down to the dessert wine: Sottosopra, made with sour cherries.
$119 per person, all included. One sitting, one night, and the room is not a big one — book early.
Sep Abruzzo Night
one night only
Why This Night
Not Italian food — Abruzzese food
A Menu with an Address
Teramo, Guardiagrele, the pecorino of the region — every course comes from somewhere you can find on a map.
Vincenzo Is Here
He put the menu together and he is in the room on the night, with chef Gabriele Franco.
Four Wines, One Producer
A glass on every course, all four Collefrisio from Abruzzo — poured by Twelve Bottles, all in the $119.
Live Entertainment
Music through the evening — the way a regional feast is supposed to sound.
One Night Only
Thursday 24 September. It is not going on the regular menu — this is the night to eat it.
Since 1977
Cooked and served in Sydney's original Little Italy, on Marion Street in Leichhardt.
The Details
Good to Know
Frequently asked questions
Abruzzo Night is on Thursday 24 September 2026 at La Botte D'Oro, 137 Marion Street, Leichhardt. It runs across Thursday dinner service, from 5:30 pm, and it is one night only. Bookings are essential.
$119 per person, all included: four Abruzzese courses, a matched wine with each, live entertainment through the evening, and the night in the room with chef Gabriele Franco and Vincenzo of Vincenzo's Plate.
A board of pecorino d'Abruzzo, salumi and bread to share with pallotte cacio e ova, then chitarra alla teramana with pallottine, porchetta abruzzese, and sise delle monache di Guardiagrele to finish. Every course is matched with a Collefrisio wine from Abruzzo: Filarè Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC, Rosè Terre di Chieti IGT, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC, and Sottosopra Vino e Amarene with the dessert.
Vincenzo is an Italian cook and food writer based in Sydney, known online as Vincenzo's Plate, and the menu for Abruzzo Night was put together with him. The dishes are drawn from Abruzzo itself — Teramo, Guardiagrele and the pecorino of the region — rather than from a generic Italian menu.
Abruzzo Night is a set menu, so please tell us about allergies or dietary needs when you book — call (02) 9560 1349 — and we will let you know what the kitchen can do on the night.
It is one night only and seats are limited. Reserve your table online via OpenTable, or call us on (02) 9560 1349.
One night in Abruzzo
Thursday 24 September 2026 · La Botte D'Oro, Leichhardt. Four Abruzzese courses with four matched wines, $119 per person all included, with Vincenzo's Plate and chef Gabriele Franco in the room and live entertainment through the evening. Seats are limited — book early.
Book a TableAbruzzo Night in Leichhardt — a regional Italian dinner in Sydney
Looking for Abruzzese food in Sydney? On Thursday 24 September 2026, La Botte D'Oro in Leichhardt cooks one region for one night: four Abruzzese courses with four matched wines, $119 per person all included — pallotte cacio e ova, chitarra alla teramana with pallottine, porchetta abruzzese, and sise delle monache di Guardiagrele, poured alongside four Collefrisio wines from Abruzzo: Filarè Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC, Rosè Terre di Chieti IGT, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC and, with the dessert, Sottosopra Vino e Amarene. The menu was put together with Vincenzo's Plate, who is in the room on the night with chef Gabriele Franco, and there is live entertainment through the evening.
Seats are limited and it is one night only, so book your table via OpenTable or call (02) 9560 1349. Explore our full menu, see what else is on at What's On, or plan a bigger celebration with private dining & functions.