Menu from Jovanotti Cafe
Menu highlights
Appetizers
Messa Plat
Hummus, olive tapenade and tzatziki dips served with crispy vegetables and bread
Whitebait Fritter
Lightly fried fish and coriander patties on a bed of lettuce topped with bruschetta
Mussels Arabiatta
Traditional Italian mussels served in a Napoli and chilli sauce
Salads
Caesar Salad
Cos lettuce, eggs, bacon, croutons and Parmesan tossed with the Chef's Caesar dressing
Grilled Chicken Salad
Crisp Garden salad topped with spiced, grilled chicken breast, Bocconcini, asparagus and egg
BBQ Octopus Salad
Grilled baby octopus, marinated in sweet chilli, lemon and garlic served on a fresh garden salad
Pizza
Jovanotti
Prosciutto, Bocconcini, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke, topped with pure chilli olive oil
Athens
Garlic spinach, roasted zucchini, olives, Feta cheese, topped with tzatziki
Atlantis
Smoked Salmon, onions, avocado, capers, asparagus, Bocconcini, topped with sour cream
Pasta
Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti cooked in a rich tomato sauce. With minced beef, garlic and basil
Penne Diablo
Penne with Spanish sausage, mushroom and onion cooked in a Napoli sauce with fresh garlic and chilli
Fettuccine Jovanotti
Fettuccine served with a rich selection of prawns, mussels, bacon and shallots
Cocktails
Limoncello
Champagne, Limoncello, lime juice
Amaretto Sour
Amaretto, lemon juice, orange juice
Silk Stocking
Butterscotch Schnapps, Advocaat, White creme de cacao, cream
More about the restaurant: Jovanotti Cafe
Norton Street isn’t lacking for Italian restaurants – this stretch of Leichardt is renowned as an enclave for Sydney’s Italian community and the place is brimming with possibilities. But if you’re looking for true old-school Italian dining, it’s well worth checking out Jovanotti Cafe, which offers a casual cafe-restaurant experience reminiscent of old world trattoria. Delicious wood-fired pizzas are a no-brainer, while chargrilled seafood, meat dishes, and delicious pasta and risotto being, if you’ll permit us to borrow from another European language, de rigeur.
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If you’re looking for quick, easy, and satisfying solution to your hunger pangs, and Italian is on the cards, Jovanotti Cafe down Norton Street is a good bet. Their pizzas in particular are popular among Sydney’s Leichardt residents – authentic, wood-fired numbers that cover all the classic bases, so to speak. While there’s the simple and always delicious margherita and marinara options, pizza lovers are recommended the signature Jovanotti pizza, an elaborate combination of Italian ingredients like prosciutto, bocconcini, olives, sun-dried tomato, artichoke, and chilli olive oil.
Proper sit down dining at Jovanotti Cafe is rewarded by wonderful service and down-home Italian cuisine. Pick a spot either inside or on the streetfront terrace and prepare to while away the hours over great Italian food and a glass or three from this Leichardt restaurant’s wine selection. There’s even a fireplace at Jovanotti’s Norton Street premises, adding to the rustic charm of the place. Seafood is popular here, with a range of swordfish, calamari, prawns and making their way into rich risotto dishes or onto chargrilled skewers. Jovanotti is a certainly a fixture in this hotspot for Italian dining in Sydney.