Melbourne foodies seeking a relaxed and casual dining experience have welcomed the arrival of Lost, a contemporary pizzeria, restaurant and cocktail bar. Boasting a stellar hospitality team and funky fit out by Wayne Finschi, Lost is bound to become a firm favourite with South Yarra locals.

Led by Barossa Valley wine brothers, Justin and Dylan Fairweather, along with pizza maestro Lou Maio and restaurant Head Chef Nathan Scarfo, Lost offers diners an informal and relaxed dining spot away from the hustle and bustle of nearby Chapel Street.

Lost is located on the ground floor of the ‘Society’ apartment development. The space has been conceptualised by leading hospitality architect Wayne Finschi. Upon entry guests are welcomed into an open-fronted oasis punctuated by indoor gardens, ambient lighting and a refreshingly colourful interior. An open kitchen creates a feeling of community with diners while the moody cocktail bar, chefs table and ‘hole in the wall’ pizzeria are incorporated harmoniously into the design.

WFCD base their design concepts on what the client hopes to achieve through their food and operations, their desired patrons, the local culture, and the existing site.

For Lost, the interior design was based around the idea of creating an atmosphere of ‘food theatre’ and a concept reflective of a menu based on the availability of fresh market produce.

The concept was layered with a heavy focus on indoor / outdoor dining, ensuring patrons have both an atmospheric dining experience, as well as feeling an open connection to the vibe of nearby Chapel Street.

The entire facade opens onto the street, displaying indoor gardens, ambient lighting, and colourful ecclectic elements of the interior. The center focus is the open kitchen, cocktail bar, and chef’s dining table which extends across the venue as one element. The interior space features a contrast of high end finishes with industrial ‘market’ elements.

The materials throughout the space are key to the visual balance between a casual industrial/farmhouse aesthetic, and an elegant, upmarket, formal dining atmosphere. The colour palette and indoor gardens add to the open dining and fresh food concept.

A bright, fresh, eclectic mix of yellows, lavenders and tea greens, contrasted with natural terracotta, and strong black and whites.
Across the back wall of the restaurant is the wine display and feature screen constructed from large terracotta pipes. A rough sawn oak timber bar extends across the venue. Striped, upholstered, banquettes constructed from palette crates line the facade. Natural black steel joinery is used throughout the space. Coloured ‘ampelite’ panels create a strong linear effect across the venue ceiling.

Industrial decorative pendants made from wire custom paint finish and made by Mulbury Gallery), vintage jars, and kitchen items, contrast with strong black architectural light fittings from Masson for Light. Cork ‘Float’ pendant are from Great Dane Furniture.

Floor finishes include black and white terrazzo and green striped Bolon woven vinyl.

Feature custom striped micro mosaic table tops with Academy Tiles. Large indoor vertical planting panels are from Stemporium.