15 editor picks in Brisbane.
Italian is one of Brisbane's deepest restaurant categories. Biànca brings a classic trattoria to Ada Lane, Rosmarino makes its own pasta in Fortitude Valley and Tartufo cooks Neapolitan specialities on Ann Street. Bar Alto has served Italian at the Powerhouse since 2006, and OTTO and Ciao Papi sit on the river at South Bank and Howard Smith Wharves.
15 italian places in Brisbane we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Brisbane · Italian across every city.
Biànca is an Italian restaurant on Ada Lane at 46 James Street in Fortitude Valley.
OTTO is a modern Italian restaurant on the South Bank riverfront, with Head Chef Richard Ptacnik's seasonal, produce-driven menu and Italian varietals.
Bar Alto is a modern Italian restaurant inside the Brisbane Powerhouse, the arts venue on the river beside New Farm Park, and has cooked Italian since 2006.
Tartufo is a classic Italian restaurant in the Emporium precinct on Ann Street, run by head chef and owner Tony Percuoco, who began in a restaurant in Naples.
Ciao Papi is a waterfront Italian restaurant on the Rivershed deck at the New Farm end of Howard Smith Wharves, open Monday to Sunday from 12pm until late.
Rosmarino is a family-owned Italian restaurant in Fortitude Valley, opened in 2021 by Andrea and Lauren, with handmade pasta and more than 350 wines.
Biànca brings the spirit of a classic trattoria to Ada Lane, with simple, classic Italian dishes, pastas and breads made in house and a long antipasti menu.
Bar Alto serves modern Italian at the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm, a heritage-listed former power station that keeps its preserved graffiti walls.
Ciao Papi is an Italian restaurant and bar at the New Farm end of Howard Smith Wharves, also reached by lift from Bowen Terrace near Wilson Outlook Reserve.
Tartufo cooks Neapolitan specialities and pizza in a style found in Naples at 1000 Ann Street in the Emporium precinct, open six days a week.
Rosmarino, in the Stewart & Hemmant Building in Fortitude Valley, pairs house-made pasta and Sardinian ravioli with over 350 international and Italian wines.
OTTO cooks produce-driven modern Italian cuisine on the South Bank riverfront; its bar is open Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm for snacks and cicchetti.
Bar Pacino at 175 Eagle St hosts banquet style functions and a Saturday bottomless brunch of cocktail jugs, beer and wine, with views of the Story Bridge.
Doughcraft at 181 Mary Street is a French bakery and Italian restaurant in Brisbane City, where French baking meets Italian dining, with private dining.
Order Traditional Italian patisserie and desserts.
New Farm Deli began in 1975 as a neighbourhood convenience store and deli, and now sells European delicacies and cafe-style cuisine with an Italian twist.
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