Modelled on the great enoteche of Rome, 1889 is a temple to Roman food and great Italian wine – expect classic seasonal cooking and plunder the wine list that runs deep with some iconic verticals stretching back decades.
This inspiration is keenly felt at 1889 Enoteca, with the sense of history (albeit local) radiated by the chiselled brick walls, underscoring and complementing the commitment to Italian tradition, as Clark says, “We are, hopefully, a little piece of Trastevere in Woolloongabba.” The menu follows a traditional path with Roman heroes featuring, such as the emblematic fried artichoke of the Jewish Quarter, carciofi alla giudia, or zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella and anchovies. Cacio e pepe is joined by a spaghetti carbonara made with guanciale, of course, while veal saltimbocca and a diversion from Rome with the classic Tuscan bistecca alla Fiorentina are all secondi staples.
Clark’s vast list strolls through the key Italian wine regions, with the depth of wines from any one producer the great strength, not to mention the sheer weight of sought-after bottles from the greatest of Italy’s makers, with broken verticals from the likes of Bartolo Mascarello (back to 1961), Giacomo Conterno and modern skin-contact pioneers, Radikon and Gravner, along with natural wine icons Frank Cornelissen and Salvo Foti.
Many of the listings come from Clark’s own travels, with his commitment to the wines he sells extending to importing many himself. In fact, Clark is in the wholesale business, too, with some of Italy’s finest on his vast roster of producers, which he sells nationally. Over the years, that list, as well as the list of the Enoteca have steadily leant towards makers with a natural bent, which, in Italy, means both the avant-garde and the staunchly traditional.
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