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ORMEGGIO AT THE SPIT
Ormeggio is the Italian word for "mooring" or "berth" and reflects the position of this Sydney restaurant. Ormeggio at the Spit opened in November 2009 and is located in the d'Albora Marinas The Spit, on the left hand side of Spit Road as you head towards Manly from Sydney city.

Ormeggio is run by two friends, Alessandro Pavoni and Fraser Guthrie. Alessandro and Fraser have been working together since they met in 2004. Their dream since then has always been to open a waterfront restaurant together serving fine food, in a professional yet friendly style with Alessandro running the kitchen, Fraser running the dining room. Ormeggio at the Spit specialises in nice and simple Northern Italian cuisine, clean and true, with a regional focus on Alessandro's home region, Lombardia.

Alessandro has honed his cooking skill over the last 20 years. His career began in Bresica, in Italy's north, working in Carlo Magno and training at the Art, Science and Technological Centre of Food and the Caterina de Medici Hospitality School. He has worked in Italy, France and Australia, moving permanently to Australia in 2003 after meeting his wife, Anna. Alessandro's signature dish is his risotto, but also particularly game meats, a staple in Northern Italian cuisine.

Ormeggio at the Spit is a beautiful, absolute waterfront place to dine on Sydney's lower north shore.