Pepe's Italian & Liquor

Pepe’s Italian & Liquor is an Italian restaurant and bar precinct on Exhibition Street in Melbourne’s theatre district. The venue brings together several spaces, including Pepe’s Dining Room, Pepe’s Parlour, The Rintel Room and The Garden, giving diners and drinkers different settings to explore within the same address.

Its style looks to the grand restaurants and bars of mid-20th-century New York and Melbourne, with detailed interiors and a theatrical dining feel reworked with a modern perspective. The website presents Pepe’s as a place for both food and drinks, with separate dining and beverage menus, as well as a vegan menu. The Parlour also offers lunch, while the Martini Bar operates in the evening.

The venue welcomes walk-ins and accepts online bookings for groups of up to 11, with larger parties directed to contact the restaurant by email. That makes it suitable for a planned meal, a group gathering or a spontaneous stop before or after a theatre visit. There are no specific dishes listed in the supplied information, so the appeal here is best understood through the setting, Italian focus and choice of spaces rather than a particular menu speciality.