Rockdale’s favourite sandwich shop Kosta’s Takeaway has today opened its second venue at new Circular Quay dining precinct, Sydney Place.

Kosta’s gained a loyal following for its “classic, not basic” sandwiches when it first opened beside a smash repair shop in 2021.

Its second venue is a step-up for the team, with contemporary blue and white interiors designed by Matt Woods (Valentinas, The Enmore Hotel) and a larger menu developed by Jono Fisher, a chef at two-hatted Chippendale restaurant Ester.

Kosta’s top signature sangas will feature on the menu, including the oversized, fried-to-order chicken schnitzel ($18) and the lightly battered fish sandwich with “somewhat tartar sauce” ($20). But there’ll also be a selection of focaccias, wraps, toasts and finger sandwiches.

Standout new additions include the taramasalata toast (layered with hard-boiled eggs and anchovies, from $9), club sandwich (with roast chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato and ranch, $15) and halloumi zaatar focaccia (with olives, tomato, sumac and onion, $10).

For opening week, Kosta’s Circular Quay head chef Juan Carmona (ex-Genovese Coffee House) will also be serving a pastrami sandwich special, loaded with beef from Whole Beast Butchery in Marrickville, pickles, American cheddar cheese and mustard.

“We want to bring a bit of a suburban feel, a bit of what we eat at home, to all the city slickers,” co-founder Benjamin Tekalis (ex-LABLD and Beejays) tells Good Food.

“It’ll be a lot of fun … it’s a long time coming.”

Kosta’s joins a massive line-up of eateries opening within the $2.2 billion Sydney Place development, including Joel Best’s Bar Besuto, Lode Pies and the second outpost of Morgan McGlone’s French rotisserie restaurant, Sunday.

The kitchen will be pumping from 7am to 4pm weekdays with the initial assistance of Rockdale head chef Matthew Goodall (ex-Teddy Picker, Canberra). There’s also talk of Saturday lunches, with more information to come.

Open Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, 33 Pitt Street, Circular Quay

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