When one door closes - another opens. This week the Viaduct’s former hottest property - HeadQuarters - reopened as Bivacco, the latest offering by hospitality giant Savor Group.
In February, hospitality legend Leo Molloy announced he would be closing HeadQuarters to focus on his Auckland mayoralty election campaign. He withdrew from the race in August after a poll had him dropping to third place.
Molloy told Spy he dined at the new Italian incarnation on Thursday and said the food and atmosphere were superb and he was sure it would change the complexion of the Viaduct.
“The Savor group is highly experienced and very successful in the food sector, and in this instance, they appear very well funded,” says Molloy.
Molloy says these are exciting times for good operators and said his own new contribution to the Viaduct renaissance would open early next year.