Bars
Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday March 31, 2011
Fratelli Paradiso branches out with this popular wine bar.10 William Street, Paddington.Phone: 9360 3310.Open Mon-Thurs, 5pm until midnight; Fri-Sat, noon until late.The lads from Potts Point favourite Fratelli Paradiso are behind this sophisticated enoteca, simply called 10 William Street. The svelte, low-lit downstairs room brims with leftie lawyers on bentwood chairs nibbling arancini ($6), sockless dandies hovering over tables of swordfish, cress and radish ($25) and clothes horses cradling olives ($6) and soul-reviving Aperol spritzes ($15). Upstairs has the same close-knit vibe with a bonus balcony overlooking the street for voyeurs. The prime spot, however, is a possie at the bar. Daily specials are scribbled on white tiles and wines "pouring today" are in a bucket close at hand. The knowledgeable barkeep is as crisp and well-presented as our Bellotti Cascina cortese ($13), which is a beautiful match for a plate of superb trofie (Ligurian gnocchi), seppie (cuttlefish) and asparagus ($22). Rounded out with a Domaine Ogereau chenin blanc ($13) and the superb prune and custard tart ($7), 10 William Street has this fashion strip stitched up.
© 2011 Sydney Morning Herald
