Best Gnocchi in Canberra?

Holierthanthou said :

The lemon ricotta gnocchi at Ellacure has a very nice texture… like little pillows of air

I had this just the other day. It was amazing! just like fluffy clouds in my mouth!

Marinetti has recently reopened in O’Connor. It has 3 gnocchi dishes on the menu, 2 panfried and one not. All made from scratch and delicious. Super light and fluffy. Love the home made bread too.

Mothy said :

Bella Vista, down by the lake in Belconnen, has been fantastic every time I’ve been there.

Completely agree. Best gnocci I have ever had in my life!!! You must try it!!!!

try wild porcini at the nicholls shops. great gnocchi, well worth it

i had gnocchi at we graze in griffith the other night – by far the best i have ever had! i think they do take away now too…

fgzk said :

As suggested above you can make your own. The secret to a good Gnocchi is in the potatoes you use. Buy Pink Eye potatoes.

Thanks for that tip! I’ve often had disasters with various dishes because of using the wrong type of potato.

Where in Canberra can you buy Pink Eye potatoes though? Have never seen them at Belco markets. Is there an easy to obtain alternative? Desiree?

My only attempt at gnocchi was a disaster, but I refuse to quit!

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! Will be trying out these places in the near future and will give making some at home a go too!

As suggested above you can make your own. The secret to a good Gnocchi is in the potatoes you use. Buy Pink Eye potatoes.

vauxhall said :

Just spat water out of my mouth on seeing Babars in a ‘best of something’ in Canberra thread

+ 1 to this sentiment. last time i was, and will ever be, in babars, my meal didn’t come at all despite asking the waiter 3-4 times if it was far away after close to an hour – when the woman in the group sitting opposite me found a pubic hair in her risotto, i ended up just cancelling my own meal!!!

I agree with the Italian & Sons recommendation, if you’re happy to dine in ‘shifts’, and pay a $150 deposit to secure your table. But Bicicletta in the New Acton precinct (it’s the restaurant of the Diamant Hotel, in the same building as Parlour Wine Room) also does great gnocchi, without any of that pretension – the gnocchi is fantastic, as are all the other pastas and pizzas I”ve tried there. Just give the dessert menu a miss, they don’t do this course at all well.

http://bicicletta.com.au/menu/