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Owner Lucio Galletto has been serving sophisticated Italian food to media and political heavyweights and artists (whose work lines the walls) for well over 25 years. He came to Australia from Liguria in 1977 from a family of restaurateurs, and has been continuing the family tradition of great hospitality ever since.

Lucio's opened in Balmain in 1981 and two years later moved to the current site in Windsor St. In January 2009 Lucio's celebrates 26 years in Paddington.

Lucio is a founding member and treasurer of CIRA - Council of Italian Restaurants In Australia which is a non-profit association whose main aims are to promote partnerships with educational and training institutions, create synergies with cultural organizations; encourage research and publications on Italian food; and organize programs of Italian food scholarship. The CIRA cooking school opened mid 2008 and runs a regular program of demonstration classes and master classes led by Sydney's top Italian chefs (and restaurateurs)

In 1999 Lucio published “The Art of Food at Lucio's”, a runaway success with all 3 print runs sold out.

Multi awar winning book "Soffritto" (lived by Lucio Galletto, written by David Dale with photography by Paul Green) was published in November 2007

"Lucio's Ligurian Kitchen" a magnificent collection of Ligurian recipes went on sale November 2008

June 9 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours List - the Medal of the Order of Australia was awarded to Mr Lucio Galletto for service to the community through contributions as a restaurateur and author, and to the support of arts organisations. Lucio Galletto OAM is very proud to have received this award.

Chef Logan Campbell has been cheffing for over 10 years and has spent the past 8 years at Lucio's. His passion for cooking began at a young age, watching his father, who was also a chef, making the family meals. New Zealand born, Logan has done all his training in Sydney and has worked in some of Sydney's finest restaurants including Catalina and Cicada. He now leads the dynamic team at Lucio's.

Lucio's restaurant, set in a corner terrace of leafy Paddington in Sydney, is perhaps Australia's most renowned 'art' restaurant and was recently named by The Independent as one of the top 5 restaurants in the world with art.

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