Stuzzichino Restaurant & Bar

Stuzzichino Restaurant & Bar is a Carlton, Melbourne venue built around Italian food and the personal approach of owner Angelo Gibaldi. Its website describes a cooking style shaped by Sicilian training and travel through Italy, with Angelo drawing on experience in Lygon St restaurants and cafés since 1987. The emphasis is on food made with care and service delivered personally.

The clearest detail available is the breakfast menu, which covers familiar café favourites alongside Italian touches. Options include eggs Benedict, eggs with smoked salmon, a Sicilian-style pancake stack, Italian toast with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup, and piadina filled with scrambled eggs, tomato, mushrooms and baby spinach. There are also substantial choices such as the Grand Breakfast, a vegetarian breakfast, and Il Spagnolo with chorizo, baked beans, eggs, Spanish onion and avocado.

With lighter options including toast, toasted muesli and classic eggs, as well as more filling plates and several vegetarian choices, the menu can suit different appetites. It looks well suited to a relaxed breakfast or brunch in Carlton, whether you are after a straightforward café meal or something with a stronger Sicilian and Italian influence. The website also lists starters, mains, pizzas, pasta and risotto, salads and desserts, although detailed information for those sections is not included in the supplied material. Stuzzichino holds a 4.4 Google rating from 399 reviews.