Three Italian Friends Open Handmade Pasta Bar on Charles Street

On Charles Street in North Perth, Cibo Bar & Kitchen has taken a very Italian idea and dropped it into one of Perth’s most eatable neighborhoods: a room built for aperitivo, long lunches and dinner with friends, with handmade pasta made fresh each day at the center of the draw.

The restaurant opened on April 28, bringing together Francesco Scognamiglio, Federico De Luca and Emiliano Succi, three Italian friends in their 30s who shaped Cibo around their Roman upbringing. That personal thread matters here. Cibo is not pitched as a one-note pasta counter or a quick pizza stop. It is a full bar and restaurant at 323 Charles St, North Perth, with a kitchen built around a wood-fired oven and a menu that aims to feel broad enough for a drink, a shared starter or a full table-service meal.

The opening night leaned into that social Italian rhythm. Guests were welcomed with champagne, an oyster bar and mini tiramisu desserts, while a live DJ set an Italian-inspired soundtrack. It was a launch that felt designed to signal the restaurant’s range: polished, playful and clearly meant to be a place people settle into rather than pass through.

For pasta fans, the most important detail is that the handmade pasta is not an accessory to the menu. It is a daily practice, and the opening dishes showed how seriously the kitchen is treating it. Cibo launched with pappardelle with slow-cooked beef rib ragù and tagliolini with WA tiger prawns, bisque and bottarga, while the broader menu also included antipasti such as wild mushroom, truffle and native thyme arancini, burrata with balsamic caviar and anchovy crumb, and gnocco fritto. The main plates stretched from Scotch fillet with fresh herb chimichurri to crumbed chicken cotoletta, with the pasta program drawing from several parts of Italy rather than one regional lane.

The practical details make the opening even more useful for North Perth diners. OpenTable lists Cibo at about $40 and under, with hours of Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm, and Friday through Sunday from 11:30 am to 10:00 pm. It is also listed as kid-friendly, good for groups, dog-friendly, and set up for takeaway, patio dining and wheelchair access.

North Perth already has a strong Italian dining pulse, with restaurants such as Trattoria Ilaria and family-focused spots like Catalano Family Kitchen nearby. Cibo’s arrival adds another serious pasta option to that mix, and this one comes with the kind of handmade daily detail that can turn a new opening into a regular habit.