Nina Ferro @ Tetto Di Carolina

Tetto Di Carolina is a first-floor cocktail spot that sits above its sibling,  Italian diner Bar Carolina. Tetto – which means “roof” in Italian – is  elegant and refined, but comfortable enough to relax in, too.

Joe Mammone (Il Bacaro, Bar Carolina, and the now-closed Sarti) co-owns the cocktail bar with business partners James Sutherland and singer-songwriter Joey Dee. 

On Sundays, this classy establishment goes one better by featuring some of Melbourne's most exquisite Jazz Singers accompanied by Mark Fitzgibbon on Piano and Phillip Rex on Double Bass.

The drinks menu has Italian-influenced cocktail classics, along with  an extensive European wine list. Try the American Beauty — part  Americano and part Spritz, with Campari-like Select Aperitivo, Maidenii  vermouth, strawberry-jasmine syrup and prosecco. And if you’re loyal to  the Espresso Martini, sip the Cafe Decadente, made with Amaro  Montenegro, white-chocolate cream, coffee and nutmeg.

The food is traditional Italian with a…