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Italian Restaurants in Melbourne and VIC

Italian culture is embracing and passionate. This is expressed very well by its dining culture. Sharing a meal is a big part of life, so dinner is broken up into eight steps – aperitivo (a drink enjoyed before the meal), antipasto (an appetiser), primo (first course of soup, pasta or risotto), secondo (second course of meat or fish), formaggio e frutta (cheese and fruit), dolce (dessert such as zabaglione), caffe (latte anyone?) and digestivo (a drink like Limoncello) to finish the meal.

Why not try the Italian way? Here are some of the best Italian restaurants in your capital city.
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Restaurant - Campari House Campari House 
Campari House is a city venue like no other. The once famous Campari Bistro has been brilliantly rejuvenated creating a fantastic four-level hospitality experience reflecting Melbourne’s diverse restaurant and bar culture. Ideally located on iconic ...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Esposito @ Toofeys Esposito @ Toofeys 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2009/2010
Maurice Esposito, famed for his seafood cooking, has turned his corner Carlton venue into one of Melbourne’s finest seafood restaurants with an Italian twist....
Italian, Seafood Carlton
Restaurant - Mezzo Bar and Grill Mezzo Bar and Grill 
Formerly the popular Oyster Little Bourke, Luke Stringer and Joseph Vargetto's new restaurant venture, Mezzo Bar and Grill has kicked off with style in 2010. The new look space has more casual environs, a southern Italian menu and a wine list with mo...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Society Society 
Make an appearance at Society Restaurant on Bourke St and experience simple, elegant Italian flavours in an upmarket environment, worthy of the venue’s distinguished history on the Melbourne dining scene. In 2007, the restaurant was rebranded by the ...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Bottega Restaurant Bottega Restaurant 
In the heart of bustling, colourful Little Italy on Melbourne's Bourke Street, Bottega is an inviting Italian restaurant presenting inventive, sophisticated modern Italian flavours.
Awarded One Chefs Hat The Age Good Food Guide 2007....
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Church Street Enoteca Church Street Enoteca 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2009/2010
An understated but opulent Italian design makes Church Street Enoteca a striking and comfortable venue. The classic Italian menu gets a modern Australian interpretation thanks to the ...
Italian, Modern European Richmond
Restaurant - La Piazza Allegra La Piazza Allegra 
Aspiring to the atmosphere of a local Italian village, La Piazza Allegra continually strives to create a warm and welcoming environment for its patrons. The spacious, yet cosy family restaurant has become a refreshing presence in Melbourne’s Elsternw...
Italian, Pizza or Woodfired Pizza Elsternwick
Restaurant - Sapore Sapore 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2010
Positioned at St Kilda’s sea end, Sapore restaurant has a great view, serves fine Italian food at fair prices, and is warm and comfortable....
Italian St Kilda
Restaurant - Sarti Sarti 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat -The Age Good Food Guide 2009/2010
Sarti is a refreshingly funky restaurant that oozes unpretentious cool. The main dining area with its crisp white linen is contrasted by the dark wooden floor and bright red feature wa...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Scusami Scusami 
For many years Scusami has provided Melburnians, interstate & international visitors with fine Italian cuisine, impeccable service & stunning views of the city. Be impressed with a memorable dining experience....
Italian Southbank
Restaurant - The Italian The Italian 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2009/2010
The Italian has slipped into Collins Street with all the style you would expect from a suave Roman in Melbourne. Guests at The “new” Italian restaurant will still enjoy simple Italian...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Cafe Italia Cafe Italia 
Established in 1987, Carlton-based Italian restaurant Cafe Italia has withstood the test of time and easily remains one of the finest of its kind in the area....
Italian Carlton
Restaurant - De Bortoli Winery & Restaurant De Bortoli Winery & Restaurant 
This elegant restaurant, upstairs from the Yarra Valley cellar door, overlooks the De Bortoli vineyard slopes and is an essential part of the family philosophy. Although modestly elegant, it has the air of a serious restaurant where you can get on wi...
Italian Dixons Creek
Restaurant - DiMattina DiMattina's Restaurant Bar 
Since its opening in 1994, DiMattina's Restaurant Bar has become a reputably scrumptious stop on Lygon St – Carlton’s lively Italian food hub. The menu combines traditional home-style Italian dishes with modern techniques and ingredients to create a ...
Italian Carlton
Restaurant - Il Bacaro Il Bacaro 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2007-2010
Romantic and intimate, Il Bacaro is a quintessential Melbourne dining experience. An icon for 10 years now, this restaurant features modern Italian cuisine using impeccable ingredient...
Italian, Modern European Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Il Gambero on the Park Il Gambero on the Park 
Il Gambero has triumphantly re-emerged on the Lygon St food scene after a fire destroyed its original premises only 300 metres up the road in August 2009. The restaurant’s new incarnation has been christened Il Gambero on the Park, and has all the in...
Italian, Pizza or Woodfired Pizza Carlton
Restaurant - NewQuay Promenade NewQuay Promenade 
Home to a lively array of restaurants, bars and cafes, a private marina, specialty boutique retailers, art galleries, luxurious serviced apartments and spectacular waterfront views, NewQuay Promenade is Melbourne as you've never experienced it befor...
Chinese, European, French, Greek, International Cuisine, Italian, Mediterranean, Modern Australian, Pizza or Woodfired Pizza, Seafood, Steakhouse Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - The Trust The Trust 
Occupying one of the beautiful high-ceilinged rooms in the old Port Authority Building in Melbourne, The Trust Restaurant has transformed a potentially cavernous space into a warm and luxurious dining venue. A modern European a la carte menu nicely c...
European, Italian, Modern European Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - +39 Pizzeria and Degustation Bar +39 Pizzeria and Degustation Bar 
Tucked away near Little Bourke and Hardware Lane, +39 is a Melbourne pizzeria, degustation bar and restaurant with a lust for robust Italian flavours. It has a simple, open space that accommodates large and small groups, and strikes a balance between...
Italian, Pizza or Woodfired Pizza Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Amaretto Bistro Amaretto Bistro 
Dine Italian at Amaretto, like the Liqueur that shares its name Amaretto at Fitzroy has an authentically Italian flavour. Meals range from $12 to $20 with a lunch special for $12 including a glass of wine....
Italian Fitzroy
Restaurant - Benito Benito's 
Benito's is a cafe and wine bar come bistro where the staff are warm and welcoming and the food just has to be sampled. This Melbourne restaurant's decor is simple and worn with rust-coloured tabletops adorned by bistro chairs and a wall lined with b...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Biricchino Biricchino 
Very charming and very Italian, Biricchino is a small Albert Park restaurant where the menu changes fortnightly, according to a calendar of Italian events. The name biricchino means “cheeky”, but really, the place is cute rather than mischievous....
Italian Albert Park
Restaurant - Bond Street Cafe and Wine Bar Bond Street Cafe and Wine Bar 
Cute and cosy, Bond Street Cafe and Wine Bar restaurant in South Yarra combines a great wine list with an Italian menu of small sharing dishes. There’s a corner of the bar for those who want a quick coffee or a glass of something headier, and the res...
Italian South Yarra
Restaurant - Bucatini Bucatini 
Bucatini is located in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Bucatini Restaurant & Bar offers delicious Italian fare and excellent service in an atmosphere of warmth and relaxation. Function room available. Ideal for any occasion. ...
Italian Mitcham
Restaurant - Cafe di Stasio Cafe di Stasio 
Awarded 2 Chef's Hats - The Age Good Food Guide 2007-2010
St Kilda's Cafe di Stasio is a Fitzroy Street institution which continues to bring the crowds to its comfortable, intimate dining room. The restaurant's traditional Italian cooking i...
Italian St Kilda
Restaurant - Caffe e Cucina Caffe e Cucina 
Caffe e Cucina, a small dark restaurant with a heavy Italian accent, is a long-running success story on South Yarra's busy Chapel Street....
Italian South Yarra
Restaurant - Carlisle Wine Bar Carlisle Wine Bar 
Excellent food aside, Balaclava's Carlisle Wine Bar and restaurant has a tempting cocktail list that’s frighteningly affordable, an extremely well-crafted wine list, and even a DJ on Fridays....
Italian Balaclava
Restaurant - Cecconi’s Cantina Cecconi’s Cantina 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat -The Age Good Food Guide 2010
Cecconi’s Cantina is a benchmark Italian restaurant in Melbourne city boasting a menu of innovative dishes that result in very satisfying flavour combinations. Combining tradition and innov...
Italian Melbourne CBD
Restaurant - Cerone Cerone's Cafe 
Located on Glenferrie Road in Malvern, Cerone’s is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner offering not only first rate coffee but also a great selection of traditional Italian fare. Warm friendly staff and a great atmosphere, Cerone’s is a g...
Bistro Cafe Deli, Italian Malvern
Restaurant - Clare Castle Clare Castle 
Refurbished but retaining the best elements of a rustic Italian restaurant, The Clare easily fills the role of Carlton gastro pub with great food and sense of style....
Italian Carlton
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