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They are home to the finest Italian delicacies available in Sydney. Everything is made following authentic homemade recipes, guaranteed to make your taste buds dance with every mouthful. Whether you’re after fresh pastries and biscuits to accompany a perfect coffee, or perhaps a cake for that special occasion, Pasticceria Papa is the answer. VISIT WEB SITE
They are home to the finest Italian delicacies available in Sydney. Everything is made following authentic homemade recipes, guaranteed to make your taste buds dance with every mouthful. Whether you’re after fresh pastries and biscuits to accompany a perfect coffee, or perhaps a cake for that special occasion, Pasticceria Papa is the answer. VISIT WEB SITE
It is arguably one of the best and oldest in Sydney, and perhaps most authentic Italian delis.This is more your typical cramped, aromatic, family run Italian deli just like you would expect to see back in the old country. But don't be fooled by the tiny shop, they still sell all the deli goodies you would expect. The staff here are very knowledgeable, so don't hesitate to ask them which pecorino cheese they recommend.
The Alba Cheese Factory has a small shopfront that has been servicing the Italian community for years. While Alba sells a full range of cheeses, it’s the hot ricotta that brings all the connoisseurs to the yard. From Sunday to Friday mornings, the cheesemakers serve up steaming ricotta and whey straight from the vats – bring your own saucepan and tea towel to have it filled and they will show you how to wrap it to keep the bounty warm. This Sicilian specialty is traditionally eaten hot by the bowlful with chunks of crusty ciabatta and serves as a whole meal in itself.
The heart of this store is its freezers filled with gourmet pastas. If you can get past the plastic packaging, the five kilogram bags of frozen ravioli and tortellini will have you set for weeks. This haven for the time-poor is not just about pasta though – find hand-made arancini, pizza balls and meatballs all ready to take home and pop in the oven. There’s even a deli so you can pick up some prosciutto on your way out.
Despite its modest size, DOC Deli is loaded with specialty imports, smallgoods and an eclectic range of international and locally sourced cheeses (stilton from England, Saint Agur blue from France and truffle Pecorino from Italy). With fluent Italian spoken across the counter and homemade arancini changing hands, it’s easy to forget you’re shopping in inner Melbourne and not in a Roman marketplace.
This little Italian cafe and deli is a great spot to enjoy lunch with a cup of coffee, and to stock up on Italian foodstuffs. The space may be small but it is put to good use with shelves of Mediterranean specialties lining the walls. On the ground, diners sit among stands laden with imported flours, packets of pasta, stocks, oils and other necessities. But it’s the deli counter that’s the stuff of Italian-kitchen dreams. VISIT WEB SITE
The Melbourne Deli aims to provide a variety of fresh, quality deli products sourced worldwide including but not limited to cheeses, dried fruit, whole foods, nuts, small-goods and confectionery. We provide popular cheeses and small-goods from all nations including Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, England and Australia. Retail Outlet Hours: Tuesday to Friday 9am till 5pm, Saturday 9am till 3pm. VISIT WEB SITE
Italians like to shop early. Do the same in Carlton, which has been Australia’s best-known Little Italy for a half a century. This is the place to get choice cuts for your osso buco or bistecchina and if butcher Leo Donati is behind the counter, expect to hear some opera in the air.
Bread in Melbourne doesn’t get much better than this. The whole-wheat bread has nutritionists, food reviewers and enthusiasts flocking; you can’t get in the tiny shopfront (the sister store, in Faraday street Carlton isn't much better) at Easter for the crowds demanding fruit buns; and the nougat is so popular you can now get it at The Essential Ingredient stores. With demand this high the long baking hours provide the odd treat of a baked-fresh still-warm loaf mid-morning to take with you after you’ve devoured a raspberry frangipane tart and coffee.
