Italian Restaurant in PetershamThe Grumpy Italian Leichhardt

Looking for a Petersham Italian restaurant that goes beyond the takeaway pizza box? The Grumpy Italian is a five-minute drive north from Petersham to Norton Street, Leichhardt — the historic heart of Sydney's Italian dining scene. Petersham is rightly famous for its Portuguese chicken shops, but when locals want an Italian restaurant near Petersham with hand-rolled pasta and slow-cooked sauces, they cross Parramatta Road to us. Ask around and you'll hear us called the best pizza near Petersham by regulars who order the 'Grumpy Italian The Lot' for Friday nights in. Our pasta Petersham families come back for — the boscaiola, the bolognese, the meatballs in sugo — is made in-house from recipes handed down through generations. Order online for pickup on the drive home, get it delivered back to Petersham via Uber, or book a table on Norton Street and make a proper night of it.