An Italian food hub where 23 artisans sell their wares across three floors.
At this ambitious Italian food hub on the western end of Collins Street, 23 artisans sell their wares across three floors of the McPherson’s Building – an art deco edifice that was once Melbourne’s fanciest place to buy hardware. The rivets, nuts and bolts are long gone; now it’s ravioli, Napolitana and bonbons.
The upmarket food hall is the fifth Il Mercato hub and the first one outside Italy. Find hand-made pasta at La Pasta Fatta in Casa, or pop next door for stretchy pizza dough and even ‘gnocchi in a pizza bowl’ – warm, comforting, clever and just a bit messy.
There’s also fresh and cured meats at La Carne E I Salumi; fresh cheese and porchetta paninis at La Mozzarella; baked goods from La Pasticceria; seafood, oysters and cooked dishes to order at Il Pesce; plus more.