Grazia D'Asporto

Overview

Just next door to Glen Iris' much-loved Grazia Restaurant, Grazia D'Asporto brings the same Italian swagger to a polished grab-and-go format. 'D'asporto' translates to 'takeaway' in Italian, and that's exactly what you'll find here: coffee and pastries in the morning, panini and pizza a taglio by day, and Roman-style pizzas after dark.

Executive Chef Joe Di Cintio has crafted a generous menu that mirrors the contemporary sensibilities that have made Grazia an enduring inner-east favourite. Schiacciata — baked daily in a Castelli pizza oven imported from Rome — comes stacked with fillings like slow-roasted porchetta, provolone, artichoke cream, Davidson plum sauce and slaw, or mortadella with stracciatella, house-made pistachio pesto and hot honey. There's also a selection of toastie-style sourdough melts like braised beef cheek with provolone and mustard pickles, daily-changing pizza by the slice and hot snacks like supplì carbonara, a Roman-style arancini filled with spaghetti alla carbonara.

Jay Hynes

At night, the focus shifts to Grazia's famed thin and crispy Roman pizzas, now available to-go in 11 varieties. Highlights include pumpkin, whipped ricotta, caramelised onion and hot honey; prawn, green olive and house chilli crisp; and mortadella, pistachio pesto, buratta and pistachio dust. Gluten-free bases are available upon request.

On the sweet side, you'll find fluffy bombolone packed with vanilla custard, jam or Di Cintio's pistachio crema, citrus-flecked sfogliatelle and Drambuie-laced tiramisu. Plus, crema di caffe and a crema di pistachio featuring that house-made pistachio cream.

The design by Richard Hall & Son cleverly balances industrial edges with playful flourishes — deep red tones, Italian-inspired checkerboard tiling, eye-catching benches by Hay and Steelotto and a stainless steel counter with marble inset create a space that's casual enough for a quick coffee run, but considered enough to make waiting for your pizza a pleasure.

Top images: Jay Hynes.