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Florentino's storied dining room.
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Florentino

The institution to rule them all enters a new era of Italianate grandeur.

Bar Monte restaurant in Brisbane.
14/20

Here’s what happens when the Light Years crew hits the big smoke

Wowing diners might be a touch easier when they’re beach-drunk, but what about when they just finished work and live upstairs?

  • Matt Shea
The champagne lobster spaghettini dish is just viscous enough to allow the pasta to easily twirl around the fork.

Otto Ristorante

One of Brisbane’s very best occasion restaurants.

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Cacio e pepe pizza.
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‘A taste and texture sensation’: You won’t find Garfield’s left-field pizzas anywhere else

Lygon Street is overflowing with pizzerias, but this Tokyo-inspired newcomer does things differently.

  • Besha Rodell
Napoletana and mortadella pizzas at Pizza'Mare.

‘We need cheaper options’: Two-hat Italian restaurant to open waterfront pizza spin-off

A renowned Italian chef-restaurateur will offer fine-dining views and culinary direction, for up to half the price.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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The powerhouse team behind Delmonte at the King & Godfree site on Lygon Street, including (L-R) George McCullough, Joel Penno, Karen Martini, Mark Glenn, Diana Desensi, Jamie Valmorbida.

Carlton icon King & Godfree is cooking up three new venues. This is what’s next

Big changes are brewing in the corner building famous for its deli. The next piece of the puzzle? A fire-powered Italian restaurant with an all-star team.

  • Dani Valent
Jicca Dining's owner-chef Ken Takenaka.
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Do you wafu? This BYO spot will change your mind about Italian-Japanese fusion food

Sea urchin-cream spaghetti might sound like a nonna’s fever dream but this venue’s generous dishes are more like a cross-cultural adventure for umami-chasers.

  • Kevin Cheng
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The 50 combos at this Italian-inspired panino shop are all ‘killers with delicious fillers’

More than 50 sandwich options have been created for tiny regional paninoteca and wine bar Arno Deli.

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Bar Di Stasio and Cafe Di Stasio were both groundbreaking for Melbourne.

One of Melbourne’s pioneering Italian restaurants is up for sale

The restaurant that set the standard for Italian finesse in Melbourne, Cafe Di Stasio, is being sold by its founders after nearly 40 years.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Roberto's Pizzeria in Robertson.

Roberto’s Pizzeria

Chewy, charred, Naples-style pizza in Robertson.

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