Pasta trio (clockwise from top left:Gnocchi with tomato and basil,spinach and ricotta tortelli with mascarpone,and tagliatelle with bolognese ragu).
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Looking for that authentic Lygon Street dining experience? This legendary restaurant is it,and amore

From arancini to tiramisu,the family-run Donnini’s has been serving gold standards of Italian classics since 1979.

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Leonardo’s Pizza Palace sticks to the pizza script.

Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Timber-panelled den for creative pizza and natural wine.

Cheese pizza with mortadella at Capitano

Capitano

Crowd-pleasing Italo-American.

Roasted bullhorn peppers Agostino in Carlton,Melbourne.

Agostino

A palazzo of pasta,full of history and heart.

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Mixed dips,chicken and rice,silverbeet rolls,baklava and fattoush.

Abla’s

Abla Amad is one of Australia’s greatest culinary treasures and a pioneer of Melbourne’s Lebanese dining scene.

Pondok Laguna restaurant.
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Pondok Laguna

An in-and-out restaurant with bolted-on grocery store.

Sashimi tasting plate.
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Muli

Kooky family-run restaurant for seafood stans.

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Khabbay

Spacious,family-friendly spot for warming stews and hot chai.