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How we read reviews →North Melbourne's Southern Italian gem, famous for its pan-fried Spaghetti all'Assassina.
Buzzing, warm Southern Italian dining room on Errol Street, intimate enough to feel like a regular's local but lively once it fills on weekend nights.
Housemade 'nduja, hand-rolled pasta, a curated regional Italian wine list, and a chef's/degustation-style set menu.
Praised repeatedly as genuinely authentic Southern Italian and Sicilian/Puglian cooking, reinforced by Italian-born staff sharing stories about the chef's hometown of Messina.
Mains around $39 and the set/chef's menus are repeatedly called great value compared to similar-quality Italian in the city, with a standout $25 pasta-and-wine lunch deal.
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