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10 William St

Revelrous wine bar, fuelled by pasta.

Whipped bottarga with oven-fresh pretzel.
1 / 7Whipped bottarga with oven-fresh pretzel.Jennifer Soo
Purplette onions, ’nduja and pecorino.
2 / 7Purplette onions, ’nduja and pecorino.Edwina Pickles
Flan vermouth.
3 / 7Flan vermouth.Edwina Pickles
The daily-changing wine list.
4 / 7The daily-changing wine list.Jennifer Soo
The 10 William St dining room.
5 / 7The 10 William St dining room. Edwina Pickles
Ricotta and Yarra Valley caviar crostino.
6 / 7Ricotta and Yarra Valley caviar crostino.Supplied
Strozzapreti, pistachio pesto and pangrattato.
7 / 7Strozzapreti, pistachio pesto and pangrattato. Edwina Pickles

Good Food hat15/20

Italian$$

On any given weekend, you can expect 10 William’s small dining room to be heaving with people, pasta and fast-emptying bottles of wine (probably natural, probably French or Italian).

Waiters weave their way through the crowd, stopping to say hello to regulars, or suggesting a second glass from the changing blackboard selection.

It’s an easy place to lose an hour or two, dragging ripped morsels of still-warm pretzel through salty whipped bottarga, twirling buttery spaghetti chitarra around the tender piece of prawn on your fork, or savouring the culinary bliss of velvet-like gnocchi, doused in sweet, bright pomodoro sauce.

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The generously portioned tiramisu is a popular choice before parting ways, but the fior di latte gelato, with little rivulets of olive oil and chopped fruit, shouldn’t be overlooked.

Pro tip: booking ahead makes it better – walk-in guests may encounter a wait.

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