42 Bannerman Trattoria E Bar

It’s Tuscany via Castle Hill in this Italianate villa, complete with exposed beams, open fireplace and a wide terrace overlooking the bush. Choose from the ever-changing menu or let the charming and knowledgeable staff decide for you. Antipasto $10 includes locally made salami, housemade focaccia and sauteed zucchini with mint. Handmade fettuccine $24 arrives Sicilian style with grilled sardines and pinenuts in an aromatic tomato broth. Beef rib-eye with pumpkin and amaretto reduction $28 has us mopping the plate, while the sublime simplicity of kingfish with grilled radicchio and fennel $23, followed by scoops of fragrant mint and apple cinnamon gelato $8 will have you pining for Naples. It’s an easy drive from the CBD for a splendid Sunday lunch; if you lived locally you’d be here every week.