Tagliatelle al ragù
$34Eight-hour Gippsland beef and pork ragù, hand-cut tagliatelle, aged parmigiano, a crack of black pepper.
SignatureHandmade daily
Lygon Street · Carlton
Modern Italian, made for Melbourne
Handmade pasta, fire-touched seasonal produce and a cellar built on the best of Australian wine — served in a room that hums until late.
- Address
- 214 Lygon Street
Carlton VIC 3053 - Kitchen
- Tue–Thu 5pm–11pm
Fri–Sat 12pm–late
Sun 12pm–9pm - Reservations
- (03) 9347 4820
Buonasera
A dining room built around one long table
Orlo opened in 2019 in a former Lygon Street printworks — high ceilings, warm brick, and a twelve-metre marble bar that we still fill with regulars most nights of the week.
The cooking is Italian in technique and unapologetically Victorian in produce. Pasta is rolled each morning downstairs. Vegetables arrive three times a week from growers in the Yarra Valley and Bacchus Marsh. Fish comes up from Port Phillip and the far south coast. Nothing sits still for long.
Come for a plate of cacio e pepe at the bar with a glass of Adelaide Hills chardonnay, or settle in for four hours and let the kitchen feed you. Both are the right way to eat here.
2019
Opened on Lygon St
14
Pasta shapes rolled in-house
180+
Australian labels in the cellar
From the pass
Dishes we’re cooking right now
The menu shifts with the market, but these four have earned their place. Ask the floor team what landed this morning.
Calamari alla brace
$28Port Phillip calamari over coals, datterini, salsa verde, guanciale crumb and a squeeze of Mildura lemon.
Wood fireTo share
Pesce del giorno
$46Whole market fish roasted over vine cuttings, braised cavolo nero, agrodolce and new-season olive oil.
MarketFor two
Tiramisù Orlo
$16Savoiardi soaked in Padre single-origin espresso, mascarpone cream, Pedro Ximénez, bitter cocoa.
Never leaves
A taste of the card
The menu, in brief
Printed fresh each service. Vegetarian and gluten-free versions of most pasta are available — just ask.
Private dining & functions
Room for the whole table
Two private spaces, one very good dining room, and a team that has done this a few hundred times.
La Sala seats 24 behind timber doors with its own bar and sound. The Cellar holds 12 among the bottles for something closer and quieter. For bigger nights, the full room takes 90 seated or 140 standing.
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La Sala · 24 seated
Private room, own bar, AV and playlist control. Feasting menus from $95 per person.
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The Cellar · 12 seated
Long table among the wine. Ideal for milestone dinners and tasting flights with our sommelier.
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Exclusive hire · 140 standing
The full room, roving plates and a bar that runs as late as your licence allows.
What people say
The room
Evenings at Orlo
Brick, brass and low light. Photographed across an ordinary Thursday service.
Plan your visit
Hours, location & how to reach us
Checking hours…
Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday5:00pm – 11:00pm
Wednesday5:00pm – 11:00pm
Thursday5:00pm – 11:00pm
Friday12:00pm – 1:00am
Saturday12:00pm – 1:00am
Sunday12:00pm – 9:00pm
Kitchen closes one hour before the bar. Aperitivo runs 4–6pm Friday.
Find us
- Address
- 214 Lygon Street
Carlton VIC 3053 - Getting here
- Tram 1 & 6 to Stop 112, Elgin Street. Two-hour street parking on Faraday Street after 6pm; Carlton Place car park is a four-minute walk.
- Access
- Step-free entry from Lygon Street, accessible bathroom on the ground floor, assistance animals always welcome.
Get in touch
- Reservations
- (03) 9347 4820
bookings@orlo.com.au - Functions & events
- events@orlo.com.au
- Everything else
- hello@orlo.com.au
@orlocarlton
Tonight, perhaps
The table is already set
Book online in under a minute, or call us and we’ll find you something — even at short notice. Walk-ins are always welcome at the bar.
Groups of 9 or more · enquire about private dining