Cicerone ~ Cucina Romana
417 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
ClosedToday Closed today · by the venue's published hoursFull hours



A much-loved Roman-style Italian restaurant in Surry Hills, Sydney, rated 4.5 across nearly 900 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- MondayToday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 17:30 – 22:00
- Thursday
- 17:30 – 22:00
- Friday
- 17:30 – 22:00
- Saturday
- 17:30 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 17:30 – 21:30
Why it's worth checking out
Cicerone ~ Cucina Romana sits on Bourke Street in Surry Hills, one of Sydney's most characterful and food-loving inner-city suburbs. A much-loved Italian restaurant specialising in Roman cuisine, it's earned a strong reputation — combining quality, authentic Roman-style cooking with good wine and drinks and a warm, characterful setting, the kind of accomplished spot that captures the heart of Italian dining.
The appeal is that combination of quality, authentic Roman Italian food, a good wine-and-drinks offering and a relaxed, characterful atmosphere in a great Surry Hills location, ideal for a special dinner, a meal with friends, a date or a sociable night out. Quality Roman cooking done well is a genuine treat, and Cicerone has clearly won over a big, loyal following.
With a 4.5 rating from nearly 900 reviews, it's clearly delighting its diners. Menus, the wine and drinks lists, opening hours and pricing change with the seasons, and a popular restaurant fills up over weekends, so it's worth checking current details and booking directly where needed before you go — particularly for a weekend, a group or a table at a peak time in Surry Hills.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.5 from 897 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 79
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 89
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 18 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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