Matteo Zamboni

Matteo Zamboni is an Italian chef based in Sydney and the Executive Chef of Civico 47 in Paddington, hatted in the Good Food Guide since opening.

Born in Serle, near Brescia, Matteo started in hospitality at 13. He trained in Michelin-starred kitchens in Italy, including La Pergola and Cracco, and worked in Tokyo under Seiji Yamamoto. He has cooked for the Royal Family of Qatar on several occasions over a number of years.

He moved to Australia in 2009 and held senior roles in hatted Sydney kitchens: sous chef at Ormeggio at the Spit, head chef at Pilu at Freshwater and executive chef at Jonah’s at Whale Beach. He opened Civico 47 in 2022.

The cooking is modern Italian and flavour-led, with dishes like duck with witlof and mandarin, and handmade mafalde with prawns, tomato and bok choy.

Matteo also consults for restaurants and has worked with food and kitchen brands including Barilla, Parmigiano Reggiano and Sub-Zero Wolf. His work has been featured in Good Food, Gourmet Traveller, Broadsheet, Qantas Travel Insider, Delicious, R&C and Escape. On television he has appeared on a Channel 7 morning show, on SBS and on Everyday Gourmet, and he has been a guest chef on The Cook Up with Adam Liaw. He has also joined interviews and talks on SBS radio.

www.matteozamboni.com