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Best Pasta in Melbourne

Updated 11 months ago

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There are few things more comforting and delicious than a good bowl of pasta. With its longstanding Italian community and commitment to good food, Melbourne serves up some of the best spaghetti, fettuccine, pappardelle, orecchiette and ravioli in the world. It’s telling that some of the places on this list have been operating since the ’80s, with few changes to what they do. Good pasta is timeless and resistant to trends.

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  • Tipo 00

    Restaurant

    A fine-dining chef's handmade-pasta passion project.

  • Di Stasio Citta

    Restaurant

    The CBD sequel to restaurateur Rinaldo Di Stasio's St Kilda institution goes just as heavy on the hand-made pastas. But it also throws high art into the mix, with video installations and dramatic artworks lining the walls of the restaurant’s brutalist, contemporary interior.

  • Grossi Florentino

    Restaurant

    Pasta backed by years of research and experience, plus exceptional customer service.

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  • Park Street Pasta & Wine

    Restaurant

    Housed within a 19th-century building, this spot freshly extrudes pasta shapes such as macaroni and penne in-house – an expensive process rarely seen in restaurant kitchens. Try them in the cosy dining room, or pull up at the al fresco terrace on warm Melbourne days.

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  • Agostino

    Bar

    A cosy wine bar with quality pasta, hard-to-find wines and waiters clad head-to-toe in white Japanese denim. Set within an iconic heritage building, this place is a Melbourne interpretation of a classic Italian enoteca.

  • Cafe Di Stasio

    Restaurant

    No list would be complete without this St Kilda institution.

  • Va Penne

    Restaurant

    If you forget to book at this cosy neighbourhood restaurant, grab a seat at the bar, order a spritz and picture yourself in the streets of Palermo as you wait for a table. You’re in for home-style Sicilian fare, nostalgic Italian desserts and a welcoming vibe.

  • Oster

    Restaurant

    The owners at this sleek osteria show their Italian roots with varieties of filled pasta that hail from the Lombardy region in Italy’s north – where the owners are from. In a nod to their second home Down Under, there’s a big focus on local produce and a wine list featuring all-Australian drops.

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  • Il Bacaro

    Restaurant

    All about that Moreton Bay bug spaghettini.

  • Bar Carolina

    Restaurant

    A tight list of hits from the same restaurateur behind Il Bacaro.

  • Cecconi’s

    Restaurant

    The seafood linguine has been a classic for years.

  • Scopri

    Restaurant

    Dine on elegant dishes below a giant vista of the Italian countryside.

  • Trattoria Emilia

    Restaurant

    An easy CBD haunt based on a Northern Italian trattoria.

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  • 1800 Lasagne

    Restaurant

    After years delivering lasagne around town in a ’91 Holden Barina, owner Joey Kellock moved into a former pizza shop and started serving up the goods to his legion of followers. Now you can order a side of salumi and a spritz to go with his famous, saucy slabs.

  • Rosetta Ristorante

    Restaurant

    Neil Perry is just as competent at Italian as he is at other cuisines.

  • Thirty Eight Chairs South Yarra

    Restaurant

    Where papperdelle, tagliatelle and risotto are second-nature.

  • Bar Idda

    Restaurant

    If you forget to book at this cosy neighbourhood restaurant, grab a seat at the bar, order a spritz and picture yourself in the streets of Palermo as you wait for a table. You’re in for home-style Sicilian fare, nostalgic Italian desserts and a welcoming vibe.

  • Umberto Espresso Bar

    Cafe

    A cosy space, a compact menu, and a whole lot of heart.

  • Tipico

    Restaurant

    A strong player in the city’s crop of sharp, contemporary Italian joints. Find classic dishes with subtle twists, and a wine list that picks from the country’s premier growing regions. The commanding terrazzo bar is the best place to take it all in.

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  • Becco

    Restaurant

    Nods to a number of different areas of Italy.

  • Pinotta

    Restaurant

    Peruse the blackboard for always-changing specials with a focus on slow braises and seafood.

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  • Etto

    Restaurant

    Pasta made fresh, twice a day.

  • Caffe e Cucina

    Restaurant

    An old-style Italian local.

  • Cucinetta

    Restaurant

    Intimate and communal, like a real Italian restaurant should be.

  • The Waiters Restaurant

    Restaurant

    A tiny, no-fuss space where the interior is older than you.

  • Fox in The Corn

    Restaurant

    First, they started a wholesale pasta business. Then this restaurant.

  • DOC Espresso

    Cafe

    After your meal, pop next door to the deli to try and reproduce the same quality at home.

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  • Il Solito Posto

    Restaurant

    Choose your own adventure at this cosy underground institution. If you fancy casual Italian dining, pull up a table in the cafeteria opposite the bar. For a more refined atmosphere, make your way to the dimly lit trattoria lined with bottles of vino.

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  • Rita’s Abbotsford

    Restaurant

    Look past the lengthy pizza list and choose a bowl of flavour.

  • Lupino Bistro

    Restaurant

    A longstanding but largely unsung spot for Italian classics.

  • Marios

    Restaurant

    It's not particularly authentic, but this comfort food has stood the test of time.

  • Good Times

    Restaurant

    The pasta here isn't show-stopping, but it's not trying to be. With pasta dishes ranging from $9 to $14, this Fitzroy North spot is affordable and punches well above its weight when it comes to atmosphere.

  • Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar

    Cafe

    It hasn't changed in years, because it's never needed to.

  • Tiamo Coffee

    Restaurant

    A remnant of old Carlton that's thankfully never changed.

  • Osteria Renata

    Restaurant

    Look for the lush olive-green facade on Prahan’s High Street to find this handsome restaurant and bar. Inside, a dedicated “pasta lab” produces all shapes and sizes, with a big emphasis on egg-based pastas specific to northern Italy. The wine list includes a handful of Italian varietals produced here in Victoria.

  • Little Black Pig & Sons

    Restaurant

    A cosy, familial Italian restaurant where the menu changes every week. Enjoy oysters, hand-rolled pasta and creative seafood dishes alongside wines from Australia, Italy and Argentina.