Salumerie - Sydney Cbd

The local take

Ignore the confusing name on its TripAdvisor listing — this Salumerie operation trades from King Street on the Manly peninsula, and what matters is the salumi. Northern-Italian cured meats, sharp cheeses and bread doing structural duty: lunch as Italy actually eats it, at bottom-band prices.

It holds a perfect five from travellers at our last check, which is what happens when a specialist does one thing without compromise. Take the panini to a patch of grass; the harbour is never far away in this postcode.