Nicolini's is a family-owned Italian café, bar and bistro at 9 Blair Street in Te Aro, central Wellington. Run by an Italian pasta-making family — Raffaele and sons across third and fourth generations — the restaurant brings a long lineage of restaurant experience from Italy, the United States, Australia and New Zealand to its traditional, house-made cooking.
The menu centres on traditional pasta and Italian dishes in an intimate, rustic room, often with live music such as a pianist adding to the atmosphere. The warm, authentic setting suits both casual meals and celebratory dining.
Nicolini's has three distinct dining areas, each of which can be partly or fully reserved for small to large groups, and the whole restaurant can be booked exclusively by arrangement. This flexibility makes it well suited to private dinners, team celebrations and group bookings.
For event organisers, Nicolini's is a characterful central-city choice for private group dinners and celebration meals in the Blair and Courtenay Place dining precinct, close to Wellington's main hotels and venues. Explore more Wellington venues.
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