Italian Forum - Leichhardt

www.theitalianforum.com (all photos from this site)

I've been wanting to visit this place for AGES, but the fact that I had to catch a bus in order to reach this little hidden piece of Italy deterred me but having caught a lot more public transport in the past few months - I finally did go!


The website describes it as "A galleried walkway takes you from Norton Street and magically transports you into Italy with touches of Tuscan architecture, colours of tan and burnt red, and a striking space that opens before you. To complete this sophisticated European setting, there is the Galleria with designer boutiques offering the cream of European and Australian fashion."

There is plenty of fine dining, from restaurants to cafes and though yes, it's all Italian cuisine, you can bet that the food will be good!

For lunch we went to Al Martinos Seafood Restaurant: ordered 2 pizzas and one pasta to share between the four of us. I was quite full by the end, the pasta I especially liked. The pizzas were quite good, with almost crispy base but taste-wise I was expecting more flavour. However, the manager was soo friendly and the service was wonderful. I'd rate it 8/10 especially seeing as we only had to pay $12.50 each!

Would've loved to try out some gelato, but instead settled for a nice vanilla ice latte - absolutely delicious, I had to pace myself to stop drinking it too fast! It was worth $4.90 =D

So if you ever have time and want something a little different, try visiting the Italian Forum @ 23 Norton St, Leichhardt.