Images courtesy of Oltre Alimentari e Cucina
About the restaurant
Stepping into Oltre Alimentari e Cucina feels like wandering into a village alimentari in Florence or Milan. Tucked inside Prahran Market, this 20-seat cafe by hospitality veterans Samir Slimane and Salvatore Ciano serves up traditional Italian dishes made the right way: fresh pasta kneaded by hand, panini on artisan rolls, espresso poured with heart. Every ingredient tells a story, from the guanciale in the carbonara to the airy bread sourced from Pane e Pizzico. Oltre, meaning “beyond”, is a love letter to Italian food culture, blending the warmth of old-world hospitality with Melbourne’s lively food scene.