Inspired by lingua franca, the common language that once connected travellers along the French Mediterranean coast, a way for people from every culture, background, and corner of the world to find common ground.
Our shared language is food.
Lunch
Saturday — Sunday
from 12pm
Dinner
Wednesday — SundaY
from 5pm
Seven years at
the heart of Potts Point.
Since 2019, we have set a table in Potts Point where locals and travellers meet, where food, wine and conversation become a shared language.
Executive Chef José Saulog draws on classical French technique to bring the flavours of coastal Europe together; Spain, Italy, the South of France, North Africa and beyond in a menu built for sharing, shaped by the season, and guided by generosity.
Lingua franca is spoken with the hands. In the way food is prepared, served and passed across the table. In the pouring of olive oil, the breaking of bread, the raising of a glass.
The spirit behind our name.
Lingua franca literally means a common language; the shared tongue of the Mediterranean, spoken in ports by merchants and travellers to trade, connect and exchange ideas. It was not only spoken, but felt, communicated through gesture, rhythm and intention when words were not enough.
That is the spirit behind our name, and the spirit behind everything we do.
Private Events
Franca is made for gathering. Whether it's a long lunch for the whole table, a celebration that spills into the evening, or an event that calls for the full room, our team will shape it around you.
Semi-private and exclusive hire available.
Franca is inspired by the coastal landscapes of Southern Europe. Deeper greens, sun-washed neutrals, soft citrus accents. A palette drawn from olive groves, stone terraces and late summer light.
What’s On
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Wednesday to Sunday, 5–6pm. $9 Martinis and Negronis, $8 beers, and a $28 Moreton Bay Bug Roll to start the evening right.
$135 per person, three courses, and an invitation to bring something special from your cellar — no corkage on one bottle per four guests.