Wunderlich Lane is set to be a premier lifestyle precinct

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Wunderlich Lane, set to open at the crossroads of Redfern and Surry Hills, will be a world within a world and home to a wide range of drink and dine establishments, plus wellness and beauty.

The lifestyle precinct will have a collective of restaurants and all-day dining bars, plus beauty, wellness and boutique retail offerings by some of the city’s best operators. It will also include boutique luxury hotel The EVE, event spaces, a fresh food village-style market and creative office space, plus luxurious residences.

(L-R) Matteo Ernandes, Federico Zanellato, Angelo Cristella, Karl Firla of Regina La Pizzeria.

(L-R) Matteo Ernandes, Federico Zanellato, Angelo Cristella, Karl Firla of Regina La Pizzeria.

Joining the impressive line-up of operators so far announced for Wunderlich Lane with its charming arched, open-air walkways is the LuMi Dining team concept, Regina La Pizzeria, opening in October. Pizzaiolo Matteo Ernandes (ex-Da Orazio; Matteo Double Bay) is at the helm of the Fazzone pizza oven, the first of its kind in Australia, which is handmade by skilled artisans using volcanic stone to help create the perfect balance of crispy crust and tender base.

Also opening in October is Japanese chef Raita Noda’s R by Raita Noda, a premium Japanese dining by day and Noda’s signature omakase-style by night. Gelato Messina is also opening a new store at Wunderlich Lane later this month.

The people behind Gelato Messina.

The people behind Gelato Messina.

Complementing the hospitality line-up at Wunderlich Lane is an array of incredible wellness, beauty, and lifestyle retailers. Sydney-based Saardé is a design-led brand that offers goods for home, senses and self, with simple pleasures in mind. From October, Wunderlich Lane is the home of the brand’s first flagship store, a lifestyle destination where guests will be invited to immerse themselves in the brand’s signature pared-back style, carefully curated interiors and beautiful sensory experiences.

Saarde Summer.

Saarde Summer.

Natalie Ferrari’s celebrated beauty destination, The Parlour Room, is set to open its third salon and its first outside of Clovelly at Wunderlich Lane in November. It offers premium salon experiences that cherish individual beauty and deeply indulge mind, body, skin and self. Every ritual is uniquely curated to take guests away to a world of self-care. Wunderlich Lane guests will experience a journey of beauty and self-care that nurtures the mind, skin, and soul, where they can be pampered, indulge, and relax.

Several premium wellness concepts are also soon-to-be-announced as joining Wunderlich Lane. These exciting additions join newly opened men’s grooming for the contemporary gentleman, Q Man Barbershop; Beyond Eyecare optometrist; and Surry Hills local favourite Blooms the Chemist which have moved into a brand-new, high-end store.

The Parlour Room.

The Parlour Room.

The Wunderlich Lane precinct, developed by TOGA Group, opens in stages until autumn. The first eagerly awaited hospitality and retail operators begin opening in October and by the end of the year, the precinct will be abuzz with wellness, beauty, retail, and hospitality.

This includes House Made Hospitality’s Island Radio, a restaurant that promises a cacophony of colour, music, and energy, creating a lively dining experience with a menu that draws on the vibrant flavours of Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia and Baptist St. Rec. Club, a neighbourhood cocktail and wine tavern upstairs that will revel in the quirky, bizarre, and eccentric spirit of 1980s and ’90s Australia.

TOGA Group general manager property investment, Jacob Rolls, said: “We’ve spent the best part of four years curating the array of operators opening at Wunderlich Lane to ensure that we have an offering that showcases the best of Sydney and complements this unique and vibrant Surry Hills and Redfern community.

“It’s a thrill to begin sharing who they are, with many more to be announced. They are a significant part of our vision for Wunderlich Lane – to bring this underutilised part of the neighbourhood to life and create a destination that the local community is proud of, and that visitors want to come to.”

Surry Hills is steeped in rich history and culture, and it was important to incorporate and celebrate this into the precinct’s design and spirit. ‘Wunderlich’ is a nod to the location’s history where the Wunderlich brothers’ factory once produced the iconic Sydney red terracotta roof tiles and ornate pressed metal ceilings ceiling tiles in Sydney Town Hall between 1890 and 1972.

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