Hidden gems - Italian restaurants in Surfers Paradise, Australia not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Italian restaurants in Surfers Paradise

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Surfers Paradise. This list contains 37 places from Italian restaurant category.

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Fiorio & Co

Restaurant

👍👍 What an absolute gem of Montville town. The classic Italian approach with exquisite execution… Next time we will be trying the pasta dishes and if the pizza & tiramisu is anything to go off, Fiorio & Co will be the go to for Montville… Side note, leave room for the Tiramisu, the best ever had outsid...

5.00 (66 reviews) (~154.45 km from centre)

Zibros | Italian restaurant Sicilian inspired

Italian restaurant

👍👍 Just tried Zibros and all I can say is WOW! Traditional flavours executed perfectly, from drinks to food, all perfect! Setting beautiful, Dario catered to every request, professional and incredibly friendly and the chef is truely gifted! We had to try as many dishes as possible and each was flawless...

5.00 (50 reviews) (~181.04 km from centre)

Italian Restaurant Gallino Pizza

Restaurant

👍👍 Gallino Pizza in Heathwood/Forest Lake is a real gem for Italian food enthusiasts. My recent visit was a delightful experience. We ordered a feast - Spaghetti marinara in carbonara sauce, homemade lasagna, Meat lover pizza, and spaghetti bolognese with gnocchi. Each dish came in generous portions a...

5.00 (14 reviews) (~58.46 km from centre)

Figo Italiano Restaurant & Bar

Restaurant

👍👍 Such a good and affordable place to have dinner! Everything was so good especially the baked eggplant & arancini. Super authentic & great customer service!

5.00 (7 reviews) (~3.46 km from centre)

The Pizza Garden Australia

Pizza restaurant

👍 Great night out with the family, outdoor seating, great atmosphere. Because it's so popular it is a bit of wait on service. Most of the food was excellent, some meals need more attention. Arancini was perfect, magnificent crunchy outside soft flavours on the inside. Bruschetta was great, no traditio...

4.90 (148 reviews) (~67.29 km from centre)

La Bottega Byron Bay

Italian restaurant

👍👍 It was such a delightful experience, very warm ambience and absolutely wonderful service!! The pasta, pizza and lasagna really reflected the chef's heart in his dishes, our tummies were well pleased :)) With love from Singapore, here at Byron Bay for one day of our 14-day road trip and so very bless...

4.90 (141 reviews) (~72.64 km from centre)

Food Corp Pizza Pasta & Ribs - Southport

Pizza restaurant

👍👍 Love the pizza, safe to say it’s my new fave on the coast!!! Good little location, great service, if you love good old style pizza, this is the place! More expensive than others (I mean the cheap and nasty places )but it’s top quality! Super friendly staff, best way to describe the flavours…. Imagin...

4.90 (84 reviews) (~2.48 km from centre)

La Cucina Della Pasta

Italian restaurant

👍👍 I’ll just say it now. These were some of the best pizzas I’ve ever tried! 🍕💯 We were recently introduced to this hidden gem in @sunnybankplaza called @lacuccinadellapasta located on the right side to the cinemas. They offer a variety of pasta and pizzas. Here’s what we got (to my best memory 🤣)...

4.90 (82 reviews) (~59.04 km from centre)

Raffaele & Maria Italian Food Takeaway

Italian restaurant

4.90 (70 reviews) (~80.45 km from centre)

Villa di Badia

Italian restaurant

4.90 (11 reviews) (~82.98 km from centre)

Sogno Italiano (Mermaid Waters)

Italian restaurant

👍👍 We had the best experience ever at Sogno Italiano. One of the best restaurants I've been to and definitely best Italian! The service was so attentive and fantastic. I cannot emphasise enough how wonderful the staff are at this restaurant. You all knocked it out the park. I'd come back for that alone...

4.80 (146 reviews) (~5.5 km from centre)

00 Pizza

Restaurant

👍👍 Despite walking past here all the time, this was my first time having 00 Pizza and will definitely be ordering again; it's really great pizza. Diavola was one of the best I've had.

4.80 (144 reviews) (~80.46 km from centre)

Portofino - Italian Restaurant Gold Coast

Italian restaurant

👍👍 Great local restaurant up the northern end of the Gold Coast. So many familiar faces, Maria & Palo front of house, Marco head chef doing a fabulous job keeping the locals happy. Highly recommend as the produce is great, service staff still training but overall relaxed good experience.

4.80 (116 reviews) (~11.14 km from centre)

Mustang Bellissimo

Nepalese restaurant

👍👍 One of the best dining experience in GoldCoast 🙏🏽 All the food passion and hard work was on food plating and delicious taste. Definitely coming back.

4.80 (79 reviews) (~2.75 km from centre)

Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, Morayfield

Italian restaurant

😠 Thought we would try you out as your new in the area.. spent $56 on a Gnocchi meal, arancini balls and sweet potato chips. Portion sizes for this amount of money is ridiculous!! Everything tasted amazing but definitely not value for money. Pictured below is the $11.90 sweet potatoe chips… seriously!...

4.80 (65 reviews) (~107.95 km from centre)

The Hills Pizzeria

Pizza restaurant

👍👍 Great pizza & the base is super light and probably the best pizza base ive had. Fresh tasty ingredients and great presentation. They missed a ingredient on ours but super good service & offered a free pizza next time even just something simple like that. Can’t wait to try again & highly recommend.

4.80 (24 reviews) (~11.55 km from centre)

Gelato Classico

Ice cream shop

$$ $$

4.80 (17 reviews) (~180.94 km from centre)

Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, Stafford

Italian restaurant

👍👍 We decided on impulse to dine out & had noticed Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers were opening just around the corner from home. We loved the easy online booking system - with inside & outside dining choices. The atmosphere was fantastic & friendly. The staff were wonderful and knowledgeable - the wine & bee...

4.80 (16 reviews) (~76.21 km from centre)

Ramona Trattoria

Italian restaurant

😐 A casual, small Italian restaurant in a quiet suburb with a lean menu and average food. The restaurant was opened on a Monday, and was packed. Reservations are usually required as they only have around 15-20 tables. The service could be much improved; as it was disorganized, messy and not in par to...

4.70 (140 reviews) (~65.57 km from centre)

Bottarga Restaurant

Italian restaurant

👍👍 Amazing experience. Relaxed and very beautiful atmosphere, we were very well attended by qualified professionals. I have try the duck ragu pasta which was amazing and my wife a risotto which was delicious. Variety of wines is extensive and great quality. I really recommend and will be back again.

4.70 (129 reviews) (~152.76 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Italian restaurants in Surfers Paradise, Australia