Francoforte Spaghetti Bar

Francoforte Spaghetti Bar is a pasta-focused restaurant on William Street in Northbridge, Perth, with a menu built around spaghetti, Italian-style starters, tiramisu and a drinks list spanning Italian sodas, wine, beer and liqueurs. The venue also offers BYO wine for $5 per person, giving diners another option alongside its listed drinks.

The pasta menu includes piccolo and grande serves, with choices such as Porco Rosso, combining tomato sugo with pork and veal polpetti, pancetta, ricotta and breadcrumbs; guanciale carbonara with cured pork cheek, pecorino and free-range egg; and kangaroo bolognese made with kangaroo rump and pork belly. Other options include broccoli with cream and peas, eggplant sugo with an optional vegan preparation, chicken and rosemary, squid in vino, and kale pesto with cacciatore sausage or a vegetarian alternative. Grande pasta and zucchini noodle options are also available in the circumstances noted on the menu.

For the table, the starters include sourdough with olive oil and balsamic cream, white anchovies with bread, polenta chips with 'nduja mayonnaise, and coccoli: fried pizza dough with prosciutto and stracciatella. The antipasto combines bresaola, roasted capsicum, olives, artichoke, rockmelon, bocconcini and bread, while the stracciatella caprese pairs the cheese with cherry tomatoes, basil and balsamic glaze. Dessert is centred on Nat's tiramisu, offered in Nutella and limoncello versions.

Francoforte caters for planned occasions as well as smaller bookings. Its booking system asks guests to mention if they need to leave by a set time, such as for a show at the State Theatre. Groups of eight or more dine from Franco's Feed Me Feast, a set menu priced at $50 per person with shared starters, a choice of piccolo pasta, caprese, and Sicilian cannoli; vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are listed for parts of the feast, with other dietary requirements available by enquiry. That makes it a practical choice for a spaghetti date, a group meal or diners wanting clearly identified alternatives, though the website does not provide further detail about the interior or overall atmosphere.