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ORSO has been Adelaide’s most exciting restaurant opening for the year so far, having been two years in the making by chefrestaurateur Andre Ursini.

Ursini’s previous, and ongoing restaurant, Andre’s Cucina & Polenta Bar, has long been a city favourite. Solidly Italian in style, it quickly moved beyond polenta to include a hugely popular menu of mostly traditional dishes.

Orso (which means “bear” in Italian), while still having an Italian flavour, has a menu that swings through a oversees a spectacular open kitchen, with a wood grill and Josper oven providing much culinary fire.

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