Food
Undo the top button of your pants and tuck your napkin into your shirt — it's pasta time at these beloved Italian restaurants in Melbourne.
Good Times
A charmingly low-key joint with drawing paper on the tables and wallet-friendly negronis, wine carafes and pasta dishes for just $9 a pop.
Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's quintessential drop-in Italian dining institution.
The Waiters Restaurant
Despite missing out on the neighbouring Meyers Place revolution, the Waiter's Club remains a city stalwart.
Ms Frankie
A contemporary Italian restaurant showcasing nonna and mamma’s recipes.
Amiconi Restaurant
This dining institution has been serving up authentic Italian fare to West Melbourne locals for over 60 years.
Bar Idda
An all-Sicilian affair that will make you feel an entire world away.
Tipico
Windsor's new modern Italian eatery with local flavours and a sleek design.
Thirty Eight Chairs
The lactose intolerant best look away.
Cecconi's
Top-notch Italian food. Essential Melbourne dining.
Central Club Hotel
Find the recently renovated pub right across the road from the Queen Vic Market.
D.O.C Pizza and Mozzarella Bar
Enjoy the simple life and eat like a true Italian.
Trattoria Emilia
A real Italian joint doing a mean ragu.
Agostino — Temporarily Closed
The simple yet memorable restaurant and bar you've been searching for.
Di Stasio Citta
Part art gallery, part Italian restaurant, this CBD is the second outpost of St Kilda's Cafe Di Stasio.
Grossi Florentino
Littered with Italian murals and quintessentially traditional food, this Italian institution has been pumping since '28.
Tipo 00
A long-standing legend you can always rely on when Italian comfort food and big, buttery bowls of pasta are the go.
Osteria Renata
Prahran's Nonna-worthy neighbourhood Italian joint boasts its own dedicated pasta lab.
Stokehouse Pasta & Bar
A breezy all-day spot for Mediterranean eats and beachside spritzes, in an iconic St Kilda site.
Park Street Pasta & Wine
Home to some of the best pasta in Melbourne.
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