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Fresh pasta made before your eyes, authentic Italian sauces and shelves upon shelves of delicious Italian ingredients. Adelaide Central Market is giving you a little taste of Italy without the plane ticket.
Opening in 2027 as part of the Market expansion, Napolitano Pastificio Italiano will bring a traditional Italian pasta house to the heart of Adelaide, where everything from fresh pasta to slow-dried varieties and sauces will be made on-site and with love.
And the best part is, you’ll be able to watch the magic happen.
Behind the exciting new venture are husband-and-wife Gianfilippo Napolitano and Jessica Cunsolo, who are bringing generations of Italian traditions to their new home in South Australia.
As the first generation of their family in Australia, the couple have a beautiful vision for their new business, to combine the very best of Italy with the incredible produce we have right here in SA, “like a marriage.”
“We believe Italian cuisine is, above all, a way of bringing people together,” the couple explained.
“It’s not just recipes and ingredients, but gestures, relationships and shared moments.”
And their motto, ‘Make Pasta. Share Life’, says it all
Step inside Napolitano and you’ll discover a glass-enclosed pasta-making space, where fresh pasta and sauces will be prepared throughout the day, right in front of customers. You’ll find ribbons of fresh pasta, beautifully filled parcels, traditional Italian shapes, with the selection changing regularly so there’s always something different to discover.
It’s part shop, part pasta-making theatre, and a chance to see the skill and care that goes into the food before it reaches your kitchen.
And believe it not, there’s even more to it behind the scenes.
Napolitano will also have its own dedicated pasta-drying room, where the team will make dried pasta from scratch. Instead of the high temperatures commonly used in commercial production, their pasta will be slowly dried for more than 16 hours at low temperatures, with bronze dies used to create almost every shape.
It’s a labour of love, and one that Gianfilippo has spent years perfecting.
“It’s a pastificio, because fresh pasta, dried pasta and sauces are all made in the same place.”
“It’s also somewhere you can take something away. It isn’t a restaurant…it’s where you start cooking at home.”
There’ll also be a tempting selection of Italian cheeses, including Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, Grana Padano DOP and Pecorino DOP. And for anyone who loves browsing beautiful Italian food shops, there’s Lo Scaffale.
This specially curated shelf will be filled with premium Italian ingredients, carefully selected for their quality and connection to pasta.
You’ll also find professional Italian cookware, including Agnelli pans, stainless steel cooking tweezers and Napolitano-branded aprons.
It’s the kind of place you might pop into for pasta and leave with everything you need for your next Italian dinner party.
And speaking of dinner parties, Friday evenings are set to bring something extra special.
Napolitano will open its kitchen for aperitivo and takeaway pasta, giving customers a chance to taste the team’s creations, soak up a little Italian atmosphere and pick up something delicious for dinner.
“The time you save becomes time with your family. The ‘while the water boils’ moment can even be an aperitivo, our way, the Italian way.”
It’s all inspired by the Italian way of life, where food is as much about the people around the table as what’s on the plate.
The couple’s mission is to make cooking at home feel less like a chore and more like something to look forward to.
“We don’t just sell pasta. We share the gestures and the tradition that make it Italian.”
Napolitano Pastificio Italiano
Where: Adelaide Central Market expansion, Adelaide
When: Opening in 2027
For updates, keep an eye on their social media.
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