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Restaurant tycoons

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Fabio, left, and Yuri Angele – the brothers who run Brunetti.

Lygon Street divided: The untold story of the Brunetti brothers’ break-up

In the second instalment of an Age series investigating the city’s restaurant tycoons, we go behind the scenes of a Carlton dynasty. For the first time, the brothers behind Brunetti reveal the inside story of the split that reshaped Lygon Street.

  • Michael Bachelard
Brunetti Classico owner Fabio Angele is acutely aware of the decline in Lygon Street’s pedestrian traffic.

It once attracted 700,000 people in one weekend. Now Lygon Street is in a state of flux

The famous street is facing a sink-or-swim battle, decades after its heyday when visitors crammed in to dance on the road and have their first taste of pizza.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt
Brunetti restaurant in Lygon St, Carlton.

Brunetti Classico

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Brunetti restaurant in Lygon St, Carlton.

Can you truly call yourself a Melburnian if you haven’t tried these iconic cafes and bakeries?

Melbourne’s cafes are the heart of the city and these are some of its best. There’s a tiny shop in an old-school mall, a Japanese breakfast expert and a 90-year-old bakery.

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Brunetti

Marble, brass and glass, a massive central bar with three 4-group La Cimbalis spitting out coffee ...