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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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 RestaurantCuisineArea
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
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 - 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
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 - Mezzo Bar & Grill Mezzo Bar & Grill 
Formerly Oyster Little Bourke. 2010 will kick off with Mezzo, a new look space with more casual environs. A southern-Italian lead menu and a wine list with more Italian flavour. Re-opening 8th January 2010. Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food...
Italian Melbourne
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 - 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
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 - DiMattina DiMattina's Restaurant Bar 
The DiMattina family has had a strong tradition in the restaurant and sporting scene in Melbourne for 50 years. Their restaurant in Carlton's Lygon Street, DiMattina's Restaurant Bar, combines the traditional values with modern trends of Italian cuis...
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
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
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 w...
Italian Melbourne
Restaurant - Scusami Scusami 
Think Italian in Melbourne, and one of the names on everybody’s lips is always Scusami. With 10 years of history and two Chefs’ Hats in the 2003 Age Good Food Guide awards, this legendary Southbank restaurant continues to do Australia proud....
Italian Southbank
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
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 - Bar Idda Bar Idda 
With simple decor and mismatched crockery and tablecloths reminiscent of nonna, East Brunswick’s Bar Idda is one bare-boned, but authentic, Sicilian restaurant that will make many an Italian heart beat faster....
Italian Brunswick East
Restaurant - Bar Santo Trattoria Bar Santo Trattoria 
Daytime finds Bar Santo Trattoria laid back and casual, but after 6pm the linen comes out, lights are dimmed and the mood becomes more subdued. No matter what the time of day though, the food at this St Kilda restaurant remains the same quality Itali...
Italian St Kilda
Restaurant - becco restaurant becco restaurant 
Awarded 1 Chef’s Hat - The Age Good Food Guide 2009/2010
Open for over 10 years now, becco restaurant continues to win new friends and influence the restaurant scene in Melbourne with its award-winning service, attention to detail and cleve...
Italian Melbourne
Restaurant - Bellissimo Cucina & Trattoria Bellissimo Cucina & Trattoria 
Italy is renowned for its love of art, literature, fashion, science, sport and, most importantly, mouth-wateringly delicious fare which is recreated the world over. Serving traditional Italian cuisine that is best described as rustic, Bellissimo rest...
Italian Docklands
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
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