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Piccolo Restaurant and Wine Bar

Address:

323a Elizabeth Street
North Hobart TAS 7000

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Contact:
Tel : +61 3 6234 4844

Cuisine: Italian

License: Fully Licensed (no BYO)

Price Range: $$$

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Every element of Piccolo’s Italian-accented restaurant cuisine sings freshness, balance and sure-handed technique with the wonderful sophistication of artful simplicity. Altogether, it’s hard to fault Piccolo. The food, its superb presentation, lack of pretension and simple, clean flavours really are wonderful.

LOCATION
On the main drag of Elizabeth Street in North Hobart.

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After a Hobart apprenticeship and a few years in the kitchens of some of Melbourne’s leading Italian eateries, this small, casual establishment is chef Alex Jovanovic’s first solo venture. Not that you’d know, for his cooking is totally confident with simple, bright Italian-accented combinations and flavours in which every element sings freshness, balance and sure-handed technique. From angel hair pasta with sea urchin roe to large tortellini filled with crushed peas and quail, his hand-made pastas are impeccable. And his in-house antipasti and ravioli of roast pumpkin and ricotta with sage burnt butter, pine nuts and sticky balsamic would easily rank as the best in the city.

At the earthier, more rustic end of the dinner menu, succulent lamb shanks come with green olives, pancetta, turned potatoes, garlic bread crumbs and plenty of rosemary in a dish that would gladden the heart of any hungry Sardinian mountain shepherd. And the wonderful fresh lift of his mint, basil, radicchio and orange salad under thick, tender pieces of pistachio-crumbed calamari would do the same for a Sicilian fisherman’s spirits. Altogether, it’s hard to fault Piccolo. The food, its superb presentation, lack of pretension and simple, clean flavours really are very, very good. And Jovanovic’s partner, Alisha Wilson, provides exemplary front-of-house service to match. There’s a smallish but intelligently composed and reasonably priced wine list, the luncheon blackboard menu changes daily, and there’s an all-day menu of coffee and sweet goodies.

Graeme Phillips

Piccolo Restaurant and Wine Bar - User Reviews

T&M Sly:

Our friends took us out for a surprise dinner, it is their favorite restaurant in Hobart. We'd never heard of it... to our surprise, seeing as we dine out regularly, this place has now become 'our' favorite. the food was to die for, I'd eat every thing on the menu, the service... better that most we've been too, the atmosphere... rustic, clean & inviting review 17/12/2012

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Anonymous:

Best place to eat ever! Food was fantastic, service terrific. Crab ravioli out of this world. Best food I have eaten in Hobart. Give this restaurant top marks for presentation, service, food and cost. Will go there again, often. Be early always busy. Cannot recommend more highly, you will not be disappointed. review 18/03/2012

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Peter Dodd:

Absolute shocker. Dined 1st March on recommendation from friend. Entrees average. Sushimi not fresh! Main course special pork belly raw and unedible(sent back).Complaint to chef followed by unsatisfactory explanation. Wine list good but remove the very ordinary Kelvedon pinot(rip off at $62). review 07/03/2012

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Cameron:

A real pleasure and joy - on two occasions, over a year apart, Piccolo was a warm and welcoming delight. The food exquisite, the service friendly, to the point, and informative. There are a number of reasons to revisit Hobart and this is definitely one of them; and there are a number of friends we have recommended Piccolo to and they have all agreed. As to living there ... I'd be a regular. review 04/12/2011

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