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At this ambitious Italian food hub on the western end of Collins Street, 23 artisans sell their wares across three floors of the McPherson’s Building – an art deco edifice that was once Melbourne’s fanciest place to buy hardware. The rivets, nuts and bolts are long gone; now it’s ravioli, Napolitana and bonbons.

The upmarket food hall is the fifth Il Mercato hub and the first one outside Italy. Find hand-made pasta at La Pasta Fatta in Casa, or pop next door for stretchy pizza dough and even ‘gnocchi in a pizza bowl’ – warm, comforting, clever and just a bit messy.

There’s also fresh and cured meats at La Carne E I Salumi; fresh cheese and porchetta paninis at La Mozzarella; baked goods from La Pasticceria; seafood, oysters and cooked dishes to order at Il Pesce; plus more.