If you’re craving la dolce vita but couldn’t afford Euro summer this year, we’re bringing the sunshine your way instead. We’ve teamed up with Peroni Nastro Azzurro to bring you a slice of the good life from the best Amalfi-inspired spots all over the Sunshine Coast.
From great pasta and gelato joints to charming boutique bottle shops to find all your aperitivo hour supplies, here are six ways to live your best Italian life on the Sunshine Coast.
Eat Up
It’s no secret that the way to any true Italian’s heart is food—so, of course, hunting the best authentic Italian-inspired restaurants has to be priority number one.
If it’s incredible pizza you’re after, the locals will send you straight to Goodslice Pizza Napoletana with their 24-hour fermented dough, or check out newly opened Pizzeria Sisily—a vibrant new pizzeria and bar dedicated to sublime Italian dishes. After a cheeky after-work tipple? Apéro Bar pays homage to the aperitivo tradition with tasty modern italo bites too.
Graze On Gelato
In our humble opinion, there are very few problems gelato can’t fix, especially when it’s lovingly made by the best in the biz. For a walk on the wild side, give Fior Di Latte Gelateria a whirl with their strange and delightful constantly rotating flavours or maybe test out Amo Gelato’s Lemon Meringue gelato gold. For more traditional recipe lovers, Milano Gelateria is a must.
Embrace Golden Hour
You could easily be fooled that you’d stumbled across a charming little Italian village as you meander through the the endless rolling fields across the Sunshine Coast. Enjoy a laidback picnic and some charcuterie and a Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0%, then relax while dusk settles in. All that's left to do is sit back and pretend you’re on vacation. Cin cin!
Bring Home Those Amalfi Vibes
Italian design is all about bold patterns, vivid colours and plenty of texture. Wander through The Romantic for some effortlessly chic homewares, or give Alterior Motif a visit and treat yourself with a dreamy bright Sicilian-inspired outfit that’ll turn heads down the coast.
Learn To Cook Like Nonna
Adored Italian actress Sophia Loren once proclaimed that spaghetti can be eaten most effectively when you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner. We’ve never heard anything more relevant—but before you can eat the pasta, you’ve got to make the pasta, so why not take a shot at whipping it up from scratch? Life’s A Feast Cooking School offers fun hands-on pasta-making classes where you’ll learn how to big-time impress your next dinner party guests.
Sip As The Locals Do
Love a cheeky afternoon bevvie in the sunshine? Sunshine Coast is home to a slew of great boutique bottle shops with plenty of international imports so you can recreate some of those European classics. Stop by XO Cellars to admire their Peroni range perfect for aperitivo hour, or why not enjoy a drink in the balmy days as the Romans do at Il Vento or The Bower Tree.
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