TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Australia - Updated November 2024

48h Pizza E Gnocchi Bar Elsternwick

83/100 (1477 ratings)

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"The vibe here is great and perfect for an intimate date! Lovely staff and great pizza, the gnocchi was nice although I had higher expectations..."

TeeTastes

"Best Salame pizza EVER!!!..."

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"I visited 48h Pizza and Gnocchi Bar before the recent shutdown. I had been wanting to visit ever since I saw that they had vegan pizza. I ordered..."

VeganeatsM

"Amazing dinner today! We followed the suggestions of the staff in trying the special gnocchi and one of your pizzas and we came out satisfied, our..."

Leyla Bardhi

"My third time here and i always enjoy my experience. Loved proschiutto pizza, ordered every time.Great and friendly vibes, they know what..."

Hellen Keert

"New fav, just moved in the area we discovered this lovely gem. Authentic and traditional italian food served by first generation of italian staff...."

Paige Collins

"Loved loved loved my Gnocchi Al Tartufo. perfect seasoning and the flavour of prochini mushrooms, truffle paste took me to heaven. My..."

Parul Aggarwal

"Sat outside on a warm evening... friendly welcome, thoughtful advice on our choices. The menu says not to request changes to pizza toppings - and why..."

Jacquiaroha

"I visited 48H Pizza a little while back - but it is definitely memorable, and for all the right reasons. To this day, this is still the best pizza..."

Ashleigh Michelle

"At 48H Pizza & gnocchi Bar you know you will get tasty Italian food. Their pizza dough has been leavened for at least 48hr producing a fluffy and..."

SouthEastEater

"Amazing! Quality speaks for..."

Santiago Haddad

"This place is amazing! We live locally so come here all the time and always love it. The pizzas are so good, especially the Di Parma. The staff are..."

Caitlin S

"Had a lovely experience at both SE locations. The mushroom gnocchi is a religious experience. 😊🙌 The anchovy bread..."

Dan

"Amazing service, so attentive and kind. The best vegan pizza I've had!!! New to the area and this is 1000% a place I will..."

Bel

"We ordered Ubereats pizzas on Friday night. It’s my second time to have their pizzas never disappointed. If you like the authentic Italian pizza,..."

Vincent

"With a craving for some gnocchi on a Thursday evening, 48H Pizza & Gnocchi Bar was the place to be. We were promptly seated in the cozy and intimate..."

M.

"Delicious pizza, vibrant atmosphere and friendly staff... what is not to love about 48h pizza and gnocchi bar 😍😍😍 I’d highly recommend and..."

EatsOfMelbourneAus

"We have just relocated to this area and I was excited to find post move at the classic a fabulous genuine Italian eatery. 24h is slow rise dough...."

SusieQ

"This place brought me back to my childhood when mum used to make homemade gnocchi for everyone! The gnocchi were surprisingly so light and soft; they..."

Dario Casale

"Ordered the ragu gnocchi and Di Parma pizza! Both were delicious, the texture of the gnocchi was on point and the flavours really elevated the..."

Melissa Phu

"Seriously delicious pizza and pasta! It's a must visit if you're in the area. Service is average but the food well and truly makes up for it...."

Spoonerorlater

"I went there for my birthday dinner. All my guests and I were blown away by the amazing food we had. Fabio and Michele were amazing with their food..."

Kenyellow46

"Nice woodfired pizzas. Pretty pricey though. Ordered ubereats and they came still hot. Crusts were a little bit burnt. The mozzarella was very fresh..."

April_eats

"I've been here twice now, including for my birthday last night and both times were excellent. Great menu with something for everyone - interesting..."

Tori Ainsworth

"Beautiful staff, amazing decor, incredible food. The serving sizes are enormous and the flavours are subtle and masterful. Definitely coming back..."

Hasini

"Sunday night Pizza night at @48hpizzaegnocchibar 👌🍕🙌 It’s like stepping into little Italy the restaurant has a lovely atmosphere..."

Melbourne With Kidz

"4.5On this delightfully warm day we sat outside under the shade. We started with an Italian mole zero cola (for the driver) and the refreshing..."

Espy Eats

"To good pizza luv it and the service is slow and the price must be little bit cheaper otherwise staff is good cant wait to come again and the best..."

Foodiee 27

"A cosy Italian Styled restaurant. A bit tricky on finding a park but the service here was exceptional 5/5 on service alone. A great menu with some..."

Nay Nay

"I always try the restaurant from the Wine listAmazing Italian selection with bottle shop licence... yes you can buy bottles to bring with..."

VinoVeritas

"staff really attentivethe best gnocchi I ever hadbig selection of Pizza... Amazing doughhighly recommended. I can't wait to back..."

TuttoilRestoèNoia

"I came here with my family and my flatmate on Tuesday, we loved it! We felt the Italian atmosphere! The service was GREAT! Shoutout to the new..."

Traveller123890

"Hands down one of my absolute favourite restaurants! Been here 3 times now and ordered something different each time, every dish has been..."

Felicia Lonel

"Cozy little place dishing out amazing pizzas & gnocchis. Their gnocchis are next level! Best we’ve ever had, not sure how they compare to those in..."

Who Loves Good Food

"This restaurant was buzzing on a Tuesday night with wonderfully warm and friendly atmosphere aswell close quarter seating which gave a classic..."

RunnyYolko

"Food: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5The difference is in the dough and at 48 Hrs Pizza and Gnocchi Bar the difference between good pizza and great pizza is..."

The Hunger Trail

"Great pasta and pizza! Portions were great ingredients were very fresh. Service was quick and efficient. We will definately be back. Thank..."

Alannah P

"What can I say about the sister restaurant of 48H South Yarra, it did not disappoint that’s forsure!!I’m a regular of 48H South Yarra so I..."

Laura Fusco

"“Good Experience”Yesterday I went for a dinner with my family.It was the first time for me in this restaurant. Even if it was busy the..."

Laurence Brewer

"Location very cozy , The ladies are very pretty and very very very kind always smiling we felt really comfortable, the food was absolutely amazing,..."

Nara Garcia Alva

"Wonderful food, great service, I almost felt like I was in Italy. Excellent prices, fresh, exciting and wonderful cocktails. The Pizza was a little..."

Global Foodie

"We went here for a night of pizza. We love woodfired pizza and 48h do deliver a great pizza. The crusts are great but sometime the bases being soggy...."

DamoForce Food

"This cute little restaurant/deli is tucked away just after the classic cinema and was a great place to come to before a movie.My brother and I..."

Always Hungry

"The best gnocchi and pizza we have ever had!! Can’t recommend this place enough, amazing service, amazing food and great atmosphere. Love the..."

Natalie Awad

"Amazing delicatessen and bottle shop with huge selection of cheeses, cured meat charcuterie and Italian wine.Try antipasto 48h amazing chef..."

Re Cicoria

"love this place! i come here often (and to 48h south yarra), a few times a month (dedication - i live over half an hour away!) i always get a..."

Anna Kate

"I have been in this cosy and nice Italian restaurant with my girlfriend about few days ago and sure we will come back soon! Nice and attentive wait..."

Felipe Changalores Durango

"The food was great! Had the Gamberi pizza and it was one of the best i ever had. And my friend had the activated charcoal gnocchi and it was just..."

Alice

"Fantastico! Absolutely superb! Real, authentic Italian cuisine, simple but not too rustic. All ingredients are very fresh and mostly in season...."

Mia Tua

"The food at 48h is always delicious food and the service is alway wonderful, an authentic Italian experience.The pizza never disappoints and the..."

Emma Barnes

"Gorgeous little restaurant with wonderful attentive staff. Food is outstanding, fresh, tasty 😍 cannot wait to come back and try more off their..."

Jaz Batchelor

"A popular Italian restaurant with two branches, in Elsternwick and South Yarra – the Elsternwick branch also features a lunch menu. Not only do..."

2wo Fat Girls

"First time dining at 48h Elsternwick and it won't be the last. Decided to pop in on Tuesday night for a pre film bite (saw i Tonya, which..."

The Judge

"48H Pizza & Gnocchi bar are a popular Italian restaurant located on Malvern Road close to one of Melbourne's most well known dining districts, Chapel..."

Melbourne Culinary

"48h treats patrons with an authentic Italian culinary experience - Expect to be welcomed with fervour whilst you sample artisanal specialties from..."

Gastrology

"48H Pizza and Gnocchi bar is a cosy little eatery serving up some of the best Italian cuisine I’ve ever had. Their name comes from the way their..."

FOOD TRIP

"I am not a big fan of the look of this restaurant but thats personal taste. Service is good and waiters attentive. Good choice of pastas and gnocchi...."

FoodHedonist

"I came here with a friend for dinner. I hadn’t been here before but the place had been recommended to me.We were both greeted by two friendly staff..."

Dine And Dash

"When I hear Italian food I immediately think of pizzas, pastas, comfort food and basically awesome sauce food. So when I heard about 48h Pizza and..."

Linnie Eats All The Food

"Fantastico!Great menu.Service was incredibly friendly.Pesto gnocchi was amazing. So light and tasty.Was busy when we first..."

Steven Ross

"Lovely food. Nice little cosy place. Great for lunch or dinner. Very italian feel. Attentive staff. Gnocchi light and sauce nice flavour. My only..."

DanFoodie

"Wow. Thank you 48H for inviting us to experience such an authentic Italian feast. From the moment we stepped inside we felt as though we could..."

Good Food Good Mood

"Brilliant place to:SnackEatSample lovely Italian winesWonderful wine list but adventurous as it's all Italian!!Great..."

Marshall Segan

"Italian meals on a different level fresh produce excellent wood fire oven pizza to die for gnocchi bellisimo. Fasoli gino pinot grigio smooth as. To..."

Hemi Giannis

"Loved it here!! My sister and I came for lunch and right from when we entered, we felt like such valued customers. The staff were all incredibly..."

Lisa Giles

"My sister and I came here for lunch as we had been wanting to try the South Yarra restaurant but it was closed during the day - best decision as this..."

Steph Giles

"We joked that this place was only open for 48h's and thought we would check out the menu. Turns out they prove their dough for 48h's and even though..."

Jemima Toby

"Good Italian style pizza with a delicious thin crust. The gnocchi was ok - a bit doughy/chewy for my liking. Service was excellent but I found the..."

Hungry Tum

"A nice modern yet cosy addition to Elsternwick. AUTHENTIC Italian. Spacious. Food was good portions and at a good price. The pizza was a very large..."

Nomnom

"Great little Italian restaurant. Nice warm atmospheric restaurant that almost feels like it doubles up as a deli. Predominantly pizza & gnocchi. I..."

Whats On The Grill?

"Had lunch with friend Marco & May today - the food & service was great.My only complaint: their fantastic cheesecake was only available..."

Purple Peanuts JC

"Was recommended this place by my Italian friend who said this was the best Pizza she had outside of her home town in Napoli. 😯 Well I definitely..."

Stan Veloutsos

"Love this pizza sooo much. In lockdown I survived on there delicious warm pizza. The Di Parma is the best. When dining it’s a very little sitting..."

Zara Black

"If I could give 6 stars, I would. I must have walked past the amazing gem hundreds of times, without going in. I decided my birthday was the time for..."

Trevor Goldman

"Pizzas were great and they looked amazing, the crust fantastic. I had the Urieca pizza, was a little bit wet under the bottom center, although..."

Luis Aranguren

"Great atmosphere, excellent selection of delicious pizzas. Never gone wrong with their pasta specials either. Desserts are always lovely, though we..."

Cally Martin

"Great pizza - tried the gnocchi with wood fired tomato sauce..."

Gary Traver

La Piazza Allegra

82/100 (68 ratings)

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"We wanted to give a try to Italian restarent on glenhauntly road ... Restaurant was good , service was amazing .. We ordered wood fired pizzas ....."

Olive&Merlot

"Just wao!!!!!Was great dine inn experience!! I don't know why ppl wrote these comments, but got know who's behind to put this restaurant to..."

Balldavid376

"Great Italian restaurant and perfect service.Good for functions and they have large private function room As well.Thanks for good service..."

Rucha Bhatt

"Had a great time and food was perfectly cookedThanks for making our night perfect.Must try:Garlic focacciaFish barramundi..."

Shahbaz Sundrani

"Best Food in town. Great taste and friendly staff. reasonable wines and..."

Hussain.eqbal.he

"Decent chicken meal. I recommend the chicken lavent, A chicken breast fillet in a tomato based cream sauce cooked with prawns, onion and bacon served..."

Mralexanderioannidis

"Snap up your snapper! Nom nom. Went for dinner here tonight and it was a rather pleasant experience! Being on a (partial) health kick, (due my..."

Mandy Blumenthal

"Great Function Venue and Great food.. We had our son's Baptism celebration here and we loved it! There was nothing we asked for that couldn't be..."

Nicolepiccolo

"Good service. Average to good..."

Alison

"Good stuff. A good solid pizza place. Quick service, decent amount of topping, good prices and delivery was prompt. The food didn't blow my mind, but..."

Rob

"Another great meal. The food was fresh hot and tasty. Started with the garlic and cheese pizza delicious. Followed that with a chicken parm & vegs..."

Jules

"A great family Italian place, very accommodating of the kids and menu alterations. The gourmet delight pizza is a due for and the gelato is..."

Kellie Bird

"Yummy. Good service friendly staff and..."

Lisa Durkin

"This family-oriented suburban Italian restaurant is good consistently. The gourmet pizzas are amazing. Try the eponymous La Piazza. Mouth tingling..."

Jeff Szer

"Great food, friendly service, absolutely yummy and totally satisfied! Came all the way Cranbourne North, will definitely come..."

Alex

"Had an enjoyable experience and the food was very filling have recommended it to..."

Tanya Salan

"Very enjoyable dinner. Nice interior..."

Elizabeth Ladyjenski

"Came here with friends tonight. Had a great time. Great atmosphere and food. Good range of..."

Natalia

"Came here tonight with my husband and had an amazing hot and tasty minestrone soup and a huge veil schnitzel, which was very tender. This was..."

Helen Gougas

"Wow. ...the most wonderful Lamb Shanks, so tender and full of flavor. ...lovely helpful staff. ....would definitely recommend...."

Van Essa

"Great food, really chilled out ambience, always wanted to dine here, and now I've dined once I know where am going for my streak from next time in..."

Chris

"Fred & Inas look after you!. This is our absolute favourite dine-out in the area - not just for the super tasty food & wine but here is a couple who..."

Geoff

"Had a delicious meal at a good price. Nice homely feel, lovely fireplace and..."

Luke

"Veal scolopini is amazing. Family run business that really care about the food they produce and their customers. Would recomend to..."

Lindy Adamson

"Another fantastic meal! Service was great. Atmosphere lovely. Can't wait to come back next..."

Adam Moose Green

"Had dinner tonight. Food was delicious. Freddie the owner was..."

Leigh Josey

"A truly magnanimous feast. Upon every visit, La Piazza Allegra never fails to provide a truly delightful feast. The food is always up to the highest..."

Kostya Shmatkov

"We have just finished dinner at La Piazza Allegra and we couldn't decide what to have because they was so many great items on the menu .So the..."

Fiona Doree

"Awesome! Great pizzas cooked perfectly! Had a great time as all the staff were absolutely lovely! Will be coming back..."

Nick

"Had a fabulous dinner at La Piazza Allegra over the weekend with the family. Great menu with a variety of choices to choose from. Food was..."

Lisa

"MUST TRY. I recently went in for a meal with a few friends and everything was just amazing! Great meals - pastas and chicken dishes were delicious..."

Hanna

"WOW!!! What an excellent place!! I organized a dental function here using the private room out the back. Freds team put on a delicious feast and i..."

Fabulousfood

"The best wood fired pizza in the area, great value for money. I've been back a few times now and always impressed. Recommend it, you won't be..."

Angmac

"You've done it Again La Piazza Allegra!!!I had business clients from Europe asking me to take them out for dinner, La Piazza Allegra displayed..."

Zei Raydan

"Delicious!. Every aspect of our night was delicious! From the moment we walked through the doors we were greeted with warmth & genuine attentiveness..."

Demi

"Oh yeah!!. What a wonderful night we had, enjoying the lovely attentive service, the easy atmosphere and the AMAZING food. Fred and his team look..."

Heather

"Amazing. What an amazing night we had! From the minute we stepped through the door the service was exemplary, the food amazing and the host..."

Kate

"This place was absolutely incredible. The food was devine but the service was the real treat. Our host Fred walked us to our table, served us until..."

Kiara O'Leary

"Great food, service and value. The specials board is always good to check out. Great selection of beverages and a friendly atmosphere to boot. Hidden..."

Dale Culpin

"Not bad - lasagne needed more meat, the piaza gnocchi was decent, I'd eat here..."

Jackson

"Great pizza. One of the best pizza I have eaten...what more can be said..very tasty..and fast ...we had the gourmet vegie...and a garlic..."

Dave

"La Piazza Allegra has a warm,friendly ambiance backed up by excellent food The spaghetti marinara is quite exceptional both in quality and quantity...."

Ray Leech

"Awesome Food & Hospitality...Went to La Piazza Allegra for Mothers day with 15 other family members. The food was amazing, full of flavor and very..."

David Hill

"Wow - what can I say... Whilst visiting Melbourne recently on business, I was invited to a private function, which happened to be held in the venue..."

Cam Roberts

"Had dinner at La Piazza Allegra after a long day, and it was the perfect way to put us all in good spirits! The lovely owner Fred greeted us so..."

Kiara O'Leary

"I've been to La Piazza a number of times and always had a great experience. The owner, Freddy, always greets us and sits to have a chat with us. The..."

Hayley Z

"The warm, friendly welcome and attentive, prompt service at La Piazza Allegra is worth going back for on its own - and I haven't even started on how..."

Kate Engler

"These guys really know how to put on a show when you want to impress your guests. We took our friend to our favourite restaurant La Piazza Allegra,..."

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