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Italian comedy trio Sooshi Mango is expanding their Lygon Street restaurant.

Gimmick proves golden as Sooshi Mango expands Lygon Street restaurant

The comedy trio add a new level to their nostalgic Italian diner – and they’re not the only Melbourne hospitality operators scaling up on-site.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Standard has had a makeover.
14.5/20

Resetting the Standard: popular Northbridge bar undergoes a Mediterranean makeover

Come for great charcuterie, pasta and grilled lamb: stay for a brilliant drinks list and a spirited, free-wheeling atmosphere.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Amatrice Rooftop is a red velvet and stone salon up in the clouds.
13/20

This swanky rooftop Italian restaurant has a lot going for it, but leaves our critic baffled

Dani Valent reviews the views and set menus at Melbourne’s Amatrice.

  • Dani Valent
Earl Grey and candied pistachio ice-cream at Nuvoletta.

Nuvoletta

‘Gelato is necessary’ is the motto at this Carnegie ice-creamery.

  • Dani Valent
‘Mina’ Padellino (pan-baked pizza) with white bolognese, rosemary, parmesan, finished with pecorino sauce and lemon zest.

It’s national pizza day, and these newcomers might change your mind about deep-dish pies

Put aside your preconceptions. Sydney’s latest pan-baked pizzas are made from quality ingredients.

  • Scott Bolles
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Gambino’s dining room, with its blue velvet and marble, is geared to special occasions.

Explosive pepper steak, date-night vibes, rooftop bar: Glen Waverley’s new Italian hangout

This new kid on the block wants to compete with the drawcard restaurants of Windsor and the city. And it’s got more than a few tricks up its sleeve.

  • Emma Breheny
Handmade pasta is a focus at Abbiocco.

10 of Melbourne’s best Italian restaurants (and how to dine for less at each)

Find $16 margherita pizza, weekend lunch menus with endless focaccia and drinks, and a date-night deal with a price that’ll have you feeling loved up.

  • Good Food Guide reviewers
Cricca restaurant manager Alessio Nogarotto.

The Good Food Guide to 10 of Sydney’s best hatted Italian restaurants

The Harbour City’s top scoring spots for pasta, pizza and all things pomodoro from the Good Food Guide 2025.

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
Jon Adgemis (left) with Guy Grossi outside the Clifton Hotel in Kew in July 2023.

Grossi jumps Kew following split with high-profile hospitality group

Puttanesca at the Clifton Hotel is in the hands of a new operator as Public Hospitality’s financial unravelling continues.

  • Dani Valent
Casa Lu’s porchetta sandwich.

Casa Lu

Italian-style sandwiches on stone-baked schiacciata.

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