The team who introduced Canberra to Joe’s Bar and Occasioni by Agostinis, Bisa Hospitality, has unveiled their latest offering – Café Sosta. The Italian-inspired eatery is located inside Red Shed, a community venture and state-of-the-art rowing facility on Black Mountain Peninsula.

Serving all-day breakfast, a range of paninis for any taste, fresh pasta, and decadent salads against stunning and undisturbed views of Lake Burley Griffin, Café Sosta is set to be a new favourite for Canberra foodies.

Named after the Italian noun to stop, take a break and pause, Café Sosta is a reprieve for the rowers, cyclers and runners to take a moment and soak up the beauty of our region. Just minutes away from the city, the warm and welcoming eatery feels like it could be hours away from the hustle and bustle.

The inside is modern yet cosy, with red bricks, rust-coloured features and comfortable benches and tables. Friendly staff greet diners ready to enjoy the dishes crafted by culinary director, Chef Francesco Balestrieri.

CD was invited to check out a selection of Café Sosta’s offerings. From the breakfast risotto with crunchy pinenuts and poached pears to the fried chicken, apple, fennel, pickled cabbage slaw and mustard mayonnaise panini, it was all delizioso.

There were two stand-out dishes for the CD diners, one sweet and one savoury. Starting the tasting with sweet dishes, we couldn’t say no to the pistachio and white chocolate croissant; buttery pastry filled with a decadent, creamy, chocolatey pistachio filling, perfection. Without a doubt, we will be back for another of these croissants.

The standout of our savoury options was the Breakfast Frico, a montasio cheese and egg pancake filled with tomato and potato. Picture the best part of a toasted sandwich, the cheese that leaked onto the hot plate and got crispy, fill that with soft eggs, potato and tomato and you have a moreish savoury delight.

Come summer afternoons, there will be no better place to take in the Canberra sunshine with a drink in hand than on the deck of Café Sosta.

Taste the Café Sosta menu for yourself, open 7 days a week 7am-2pm; redshed.org.au

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