Walk through the brick exterior of this inner-city restaurant and you could convince yourself you’re in New York’s Little Italy. Fugazzi’s menu consists of elegant, updated Australian takes on classic Italo-American food. Yellowfin tuna is served with fried capers, bonito mayonnaise and smoked olive oil, and pillows of smoked ricotta anolini are coated in tomato butter, cured egg yolk and crispy nduja.

Fugazzi's front door is a portal to the kind of upmarket Italo-American restaurant where you can imagine wealthy New York mobsters gathering to break bread. It's awash with marble, leather, velvet and striking Fornasetti plates, and Max and Laura Sharrad's menu is a match – a combination of irresistible snacks (I'm looking at you, mortadella and salami finger sando), elevated classics such as ricotta gnocchi with braised osso buco, and show-stopping wagyu tomahawk steaks. Don't miss anything involving pasta – Laura was MasterChef's pasta queen – but particularly the hand-rolled pici with picked blue swimmer crab, chilli and garlic.

Dine with your love in decadent style at Fugazzi on Adelaide’s ever-popular Leigh Street and immerse yourself in their furnishings of velvet, leather and marble, with a buzzing atmosphere to match. They are open late 7 days a week, so there is no rush for you to cut the night short or ruin the mood. Cosy up in booth seating, share a bottle of excellent wine and choose from their menu starting with oysters, the famously famed food choice for romance, small plates to share, or reinvent your very own lady and the tramp moment with Fugazzi’s contemporary Italian hand rolled tagliarini with blue swimmer crab.

You come to me, on the warmest day of the year, and ask to dine outside?. ” This isn’t verbatim what Vito Corleone said in The Godfather, and nor is it what Fuggazzi Bar & Dining Room would say to any patron wanting to sample its New York Italian-inspired menu over summer, we just decided to exercise our creative licence. Although this restaurant’s main drawcard — aside from the food, which was recently sampled by Axl Rose — are the enchanting interiors, the outside tables offer a humble, pared-back experience.

At a time when we can’t travel overseas, it’s the perfect time to try a new Adelaide restaurant that feels like an authentic New York-style, Italian restaurant. Fugazzi opened its doors in May 2021, where it serves hearty pastas, a variety of delectable snacks and share plates, a range of steaks and sides, and even a special lasagna pizza. The menu changes regularly depending on what’s in season and what the chef is inspired by at the time, meaning you’ll often find something different.

Take one of Adelaide’s landmark restaurant sites – the old Rigoni’s in Leigh St – give it a million-dollar refit, get a pasta king and queen on board and you’ve got yourself a winning formula that has diners booking weeks in advance. Fugazzi is New York glamour in Adelaide; it’s long lunches (they’re back!), celebrations and date nights. Chef Max Sharrad and his wife, MasterChef star Laura, are partners in the business with influential restaurateur, Simon Kardachi.

This Italo-American Bar steps away from the familiar flavours crowds know from culinary powerhouse duo Laura and Max Sharred’s first eatery, Nido. Fugazzi brings the CBD a high-end menu of small plates, pasta and sides; inspired by the foods the pair grew up eating. From a Mortadella “Finger Sando”, with pickled shallot and pecorino to Kingfish crudo, with lemon and rocket, the menu is equal parts nostalgic as it is fine dining.

If you’re asking after an Italian restaurant in Adelaide, the most likely answer is Fugazzi. Everyone from Nigella Lawson to The Killers has been through that sleek, seductive dining room in recent years, giving Fugazzi a reputation that extends far beyond South Australia. And to be frank, aside from the big guns, there are very few restaurants in Adelaide that can boast such national recognition.

Step into the vibrant world of Fugazzi, an Italian restaurant that exudes the energy of New York City. Co-owned by Laura and Max Sharrad, along with hospitality stalwart Simon Kardachi, Fugazzi is a place where creativity and flavours collide. The seductive front bar, adorned with dark leather and rich red tones, sets the stage for an unforgettable dining experience.

Dine in a romantic and decadent style at Fugazzi on Adelaide’s ever-popular Leigh Street. Immerse yourself in their furnishings of velvet, leather and marble, with a buzzing atmosphere to match. The good news is there is no rush for you to cut the night short and potentially ruin the mood, with the restaurant open late all seven nights of the week.

Owned by Masterchef's Laura Sharrad and her husband Max, Fugazzi is new on the scene in Adelaide, having opened in May 2021. Fugazzi's menu is inspired by Laura and Max's honeymoon in Italy and features Italian snacks and plates which you'll definitely want to try more than one of. Pasta, pizza and off the grill options are also available.

In the name of power, there’s two people to consider: MasterChef alumni Laura Sharrad, and Adelaide restaurateur Simon Kardachi. Put the two together and it makes one heck of a powerful restaurant. Laura, along with her partner Max Sharrad are the brains behind Nido, and opened Fugazzi in the old Rigoni’s space on Leigh Street in 2021.

It’s all about decadent dining at this New York-Style Italian Restaurant. Riffs on traditional dishes include “Roman Vegemite” soldiers, lasagne pizza and steak frites with Italian bearnaise. Settle into one of the intimate booths or get a ringside seat at the striking marble bar.

Fugazzi Bar & Dining Room, Adelaide, South Australia © Julian Cebo. Where: 27 Leigh St, Adelaide. In the heart of Adelaide's city centre, you'll find Fugazzi, an upscale, New York-inspired bar and restaurant offering playful dishes with ultra-fresh ingredients.

I really didn’t want to like it here, purely because of ALL the hype. But I can’t help it. It really is THAT good.