Il Lido

The Verdict

Firmly entrenched as one of the best beach-side locales in Perth, Italian canteen Il Lido is passionate about wine, coffee, pasta, cheese, desserts and everything in between. Make some new friends on one of the long communal tables and tuck into delicious housemade pasta—the orecchiette with sausage, broccoli and chilli is not to be missed.

Always buzzing, Il Lido is open for brekky, coffee, lunch and dinner, making it the perfect Perth Italian restaurant to drop in... always.

Kicking off on 14 May and running for 20 weeks, Il Lido will be hosting their Dine The Twenty Regions of Italy dinners, celebrating the food and wine culture that surrounds Italy. On offer will be a four-course set menu, with each week celebrating a new region. Head chef Robert Zampogna will pay homage to the local cuisine of each week, and what's on offer for week one already has our mouths watering. Diners will start with an antipasto of speck, sauerkraut and rye seed loaf followed by beef goulash with milk polenta. Secondi is a hot chicken broth with a gorgonzola bread dumpling and parmesan, and the meal ends with regional cheese, pear, plum compote and rye crispbread. All this will be paired with Il Lido's award-winning wines. Give Il Lido a call to book.

Image credit: Elle Borgward