Hot-Listed restaurant Pilu on Freshwater is an Italian dining gem on the Northern Beaches. Now, after more than 20 years of plating dishes inspired by chef-owner Giovanni Pilu’s Sardinian heritage, it’s opening a second venue, Flaminia in Circular Quay.

The relaxed restaurant, located on the second floor of the Pullman Quay Grand, is named after the ship that brought the Pilu family from Italy to Australia in 1959.

The menu draws on specialities from Italian port cities like Venice, Catania, Genoa and Portofino. There’ll also be a crudo bar where you can get freshly shucked oysters among other seafood plates.

Flaminia is set to open at 61 Macquarie Street, Sydney this summer.