A new addition to Pyrmont’s dining scene is taking sandwiches to a new level – quite literally.
Eat Ozzo, a casual Italian street food spot by husband-and-wife duo Chandni and Ankit, specialises in their signature creation: the Ozzo – a light, airy bread pocket fermented for 48 hours and baked fresh to order in a pizza oven.
Drawing on the traditions of Neapolitan street food, the menu includes Pizzino (a folded “wallet pizza”), coffee until late, and an evolving lineup of street-style fillings. It’s what happens when a fermentation obsession meets a sanga craving – or, as they like to call it, “a gut feeling.”
Each Ozzo starts with dough made from just three ingredients – flour, water and salt – fermented for two days to enhance flavour and aid digestion. It’s the kind of bread you can eat at 10pm without regret.
Chandni, who left her tech career after falling for Italy’s street food culture, has brought that inspiration to Pyrmont with quality at the forefront. Fillings are generous and considered: there’s porchetta with a 21-ingredient gremolata, whipped ricotta and mortadella, and even a char siu pork version. They’ve also experimented with Indian, Korean, Thai and Japanese flavours, with plans for a Greek Ozzo soon.
The couple sources ingredients locally and ethically – including Pepe Saya dairy, Vanella and Paesanella cheeses, Messina’s pistachio butter, and free-range meats. Coffee comes from B-Corp certified roaster Five Senses, and all sauces are made in-house.
“Our approach is simple,” says Chandni. “We want to offer food that’s full of flavour, made with great ingredients, but doesn’t weigh you down.”
It’s fast-casual dining, done thoughtfully. Open all day and late into the night, Eat Ozzo caters to early coffee drinkers, lunchtime locals, and late-night pizza seekers alike – offering an alternative to the usual heavy fare.
To mark its launch, Eat Ozzo is giving away its Butter-Wreck – freshly baked Ozzo served with Pepe Saya butter – between 8am and 11am throughout March. Post a photo on Instagram with #EatOzzo, and you’ll receive a free Ozzo on your next visit.
