Dig a little deeper and discover a world of culinary flavours in carltons famous eat street. Best italian restaurants in lygon street melbourne. Just north of melbournes cbd, is lygon street, the main street in the citys old italian quarter. Lygon court lygon street italian precinct 1 tip from. Victorian terraces still line the street and several italian restaurants continue to. Apr 22, 2014 anybody whose default position on lygon street is a bout of eyerolling and an urge to bang on about tourist traps needs to get a grip. Lygon street lygon st, melbourne, victoria, australia 3053 rated 4. Aug 03, 20 directed by angelo pricolo, shannon swan. Seasons provedore menu, menu for seasons provedore.
It was a sold out event and there were very few seats when we arrived at the acmi cinema. Just as i started to believe melbournes little italy had begun sacrificing its vibrant offering of cultural dynamism in exchange of heading towards a gaudy tourist trap, this fascinating documentary reminded me to see past the few annoying spruikers and handful of. One of the few places on lygon st where what you get has some relationship with what you pay. Anybody whose default position on lygon street is a bout of eyerolling and an urge to bang on about tourist traps needs to get a grip. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Documentary exploring the historic heartland of melbournes italian community and the journey that changed australias way of living and eating. Nov 24, 20 narrated by afi and golden globe winner anthony lapaglia, this funny, touching and overall fascinating documentary explores the historic heartland of an ital. The immigrants recreated all the things they missed from home in one particular street of a rundown melbourne suburb. Combining archival footage, oneonone interviews and a roundtable of lygon street s most prominent figures, swan and pricolo bring to life the people, places, and of course, pastas that have made up one of melbournes most. Unsettled australians looked on as the passionate migrants with a touch of flair, introduced. Lygon street movies, pasta and cime di rapa italy on. Narrated by afi and golden globe winner anthony lapaglia, this funny, touching and overall fascinating.
English, italian with english subtitles to book tickets from 25 july 11 august 20 visit. Still referred to by some as little italy, lygon street was once the epicenter of melbournes cafe culture and more than part way responsible for the citys enduring caffeine obsession. Cafe corretto italian restaurant in lygon street italian. Seasons provedore menu in image format shown on this website has been digitised by. Now in lygon st, documentarians shannon swan and angelo pricolo tell the history of this famous cultural epicentre. Post wwii australia opened its doors to european migration and in doing so, welcomed waves of italians with the promise of a better life. Local doco serves up slice of little italy this charming documentary traces the emergence of carltons little italy, and. The unofficial history of lygon street drive abc radio. The unofficial history of lygon street on drive with rafael epstein the meeting place for many italian migrants to melbourne became our own little italy. English, italian with english subtitles to book tickets from 25 july 11 august. Aug 30, 2019 a lygon street classic thats barely changed in decades, tiamo coffee buzzes day and night, seven days a week. Narrated by afi and golden globe winner anthony lapaglia, this funny, touching and overall fascinating documentary explores the historic heartland of an ital. Pizzas are good, very standard choice of beer and wine, service can be hit or miss typical italian anthony bellantoni february 3, 20.
Hours monday closed tuesday 5pm 10pm wednesday 5pm 10pm thursday. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Congregating in a then rundown stretch of carlton known as lygon street, these irrepressible restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and sometime mafiosi would come to define not only a street, but an entire country. An epicentre of the italianaustralian community, this documentary by directors shannon swan and angelo pricolo tells how lygon street came to be, from the mouths of the pioneers of the community. Nov 18, 2010 lygon street and carlton precinct from jewish ghetto to pavementpounding little italy, despite much of the riffraff on lygon street in carlton, a rich history of food and culture is forever ingrained along those pavements.
Unsettled australians looked on as the passionate migrants with a touch of flair, introduced unconventional coffee, pizza and wine. Please see the films facebook page for further release dates and information. Lygon street movies, pasta and cime di rapa italy on my mind. Many a melburnians goto spot for casual meals when we can get a table, this bustling italianstyle bistro does great pasta.
After the disaster of ww2, a wave of italian immigrants found their way to. A number of key italian immigrants were responsible for changing the culture and landscape of. Lygon street home melbourne, victoria, australia menu. Post wwii australia opened its doors to european migration and in doing so, welcomed waves of italians with the. Heartattack and vine modelled after a classic european bistro, heartattack and vine prides itself on its boutique allday menu. More than italian on lygon street city of melbourne what. A number of key italian immigrants were responsible for changing the culture and landscape of lygon street, in postwar. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. We recommend booking lygon street tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Other tenants include alberto piazza shoes, country road, silk lane boutique, woolworths and the carlton pantry. Combining archival footage, oneonone interviews and a roundtable of lygon streets most prominent figures, swan and pricolo bring to life the people, places, and of course, pastas that have made up one of melbournes most. Sure, there is that section of the strip where the touts siren song of free wine or gratis bruschetta lures unsuspecting passersby to culinary doom on the rocks of crushingly mediocre pizza and pasta but, hey, nobodys perfect.
In the wake of world war ii, many young italians fled their impoverished. Stroll along leafy lygon street and discover little italy the place where melbournes famous cafe culture was born. Lygon court consists of over 28 specialty stores and cafes, including cinema nova and brunettis. The film that dishes out both a history lesson and an uncanny craving for pasta. Some may be surprised to learn that lygon street actually used to be the jewish ghetto of melbourne, before the italians took over post world war ii. They arrived and found home in a street that assumed the name little italy. After a kind of turf war between the jews and the italians over lygon street in the late 40s, which the italians won, obviously, the jews moved south to balaclavacaulfieldst kilda. An estimated value is a computer generated price calculated and supplied monthly by hometrack australia using automated statistical models based on available local. In the wake of world war ii, many young italians fled their impoverished home country to seek a.
In the wake of world war ii, many young italians fled their impoverished home country to seek a better life. It was a blank canvas and in time, this small strip of shops would become many and assume the name little italy. Just as i started to believe melbournes little italy had begun sacrificing its vibrant offering of cultural dynamism in exchange of heading towards a gaudy tourist trap, this fascinating documentary reminded me to see past the few annoying spruikers and handful of over. This must see true story of melbournes most iconic eat street documentary lygon street is lovingly told by the men and women who made it. Tiamo 2 lygon street in melbourne my guide melbourne. In the wake of world war ii, many young italians fled their impoverished home country to. This enthralling documentary traces the remarkable history of lygon street, carlton, melbournes famous and infamous italian food and cafe strip, taking in its beginnings accommodating postww2 italian migrants in cheap boarding houses, its emergence as a food and coffee epicentre that profoundly influenced the local and national cuisine, its changing demographic and. A lygon street classic thats barely changed in decades, tiamo coffee buzzes day and night, seven days a week. Lygon court lygon street italian precinct 1 tip from 518. Customers are free to download and save these images, but not use these digital files watermarked by the zomato logo for any commercial purpose, without prior written permission of zomato. Narrated by afi and golden globe winner anthony lapaglia, this funny, touching and overall fascinating documentary explores the historic heartland of. A number of key italian immigrants were responsible for changing the culture and landscape of lygon street, in postwar melbourne.