Could this new cafe have Canberra’s best lakeside views?
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The newest venue from Bisa Hospitality, Café Sosta, is serving up some of Canberra’s best views as well as all-day Italian dining.
Located on John Cardiff Close on Black Mountain Peninsula in new state-of-the-art rowing facility Red Shed, Café Sosta is offering an all-day dining menu from 7am until 2pm with an Italian influence – as you’d expect from the team behind Joe’s Bar, Agostinis & Occasioni by Agostinis.
Breakfast Frico. Photography: Adam McGrath
Designed by Bisa Hospitality’s Culinary Director, Chef Francesco Balestrieri, the menu features dishes such as Breakfast Frico – made from Montasio cheese, melted into a chewy, indulgent pancake with eggs, potato and tomato. Or Pane della Casa with classic toppings such as cherry tomato, buffalo mozzarella & basil, pork & fennel meatballs, or house-cured smoked salmon with pickled cucumbers.
Pane della casa – Caprese. Photography: Adam McGrath.
Pasta and salads are also on offer with dishes like freshly made spaghetti pomodoro with burrata and lemon zest to fresh Sosta Fattoush salad.
All are served with a side of tranquil views of Lake Burley Griffin.
“Having the opportunity to run a café and hold events right on Lake Burley Griffin’s edge was one we couldn’t resist,” says Dion Bisa
“Having a busy rowing schedule with rowers moving in and out of the shed daily and local Canberrans riding bikes, running, and walking around the lake, we wanted to offer a place to take a break, stop and replenish. Hence, we named the space Café Sosta – Sosta being the Italian noun to take a break, to pause & to stop!”.
Cafe Sosta. Photography: Adam McGrath
Red Shed is a new Community Rowing venture and part of the Black Mountain Rowing Club that has a mission to enable rowing for all, inspire wellness and commit to community. ‘Rowing for All’ is a commitment to providing accessible rowing programs for people of all ages, abilities, identities and socio-economic backgrounds, ensuring the joy and pleasure of rowing are experienced by all.
Cafe Sosta is open seven days from 7 am – 2 pm.
All images by Adam McGrath.
