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Adelina, a new Italian-Mediterranean restaurant from chef Fabio Viviani, who rose to prominence on Bravo’s Top Chef is set to open this Thursday in the Bedrock-owned One Campus Martius building in downtown Detroit.

Joining him in this collaboration are Marco Dalla Fontana, the former executive chef of Southfield’s Bacco Ristorante, (������ Detroit��� 2005 Restaurant of the Year) which hosts its final dinner in April; and Gabriel Botezan, another Bacco alumni. Botezan is also known , and over the years has worked in private catering and out of his food truck Taste Budz.

Both Fontana and Botezan will serve as executive chefs and oversee Adelina’s day-to-day operations, according to the announcement’s press release.

The menu will feature made-in-house pasta, and starters like focaccia, seared tuna crudo, sausage and peppers, and a roasted wagyu meatball. Entrees include Orata Asada, Bistecca Alla Fiorentina, Zuppa di Pesce, and a braised lamb shank.

The interior features a 22-seat bar studded with artisanal glass tiles ( — to be exact), designed in collaboration with the nearby Detroit architecture firm . The dining room has 88 seats, plus a 20-seat lounge, and a patio with 40 additional spots, set to open this spring. The 4,000 square foot space previously housed Calexico, a California-Mexican restaurant

Adelina is operated by Cicero Hospitality Group. It’s not the first concept with Viviani’s name attached to it in metro Detroit —�� in 2019 he opened Bar Verona in Commerce Township (it’s since closed, but there’s a location in Washington Township).��

Adelina is located at 1040 Woodward Ave. It will be open Tuesdays through Thursdays 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sundays from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. with two-hour validated parking in the nearby One Campus Martius parking garage. For more information, visit