GALLERY | Mona Cichetti bar

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If you come here often enough, you know this scene.
Ale. Chalk in hand. Erasing something you loved last week. Replacing it with something you’re about to love more.

It’s one of those quiet rituals of Mona. You don’t plan for it. You just walk in, look up… and there he is.

He never makes a big deal of it. He just changes the board… and the week gets better.

If you come here often enough, you know this scene.
Ale. Chalk in hand. Erasing something you loved last week. Replacing it with something you’re about to love more.

It’s one of those quiet rituals of Mona. You don’t plan for it. You just walk in, look up… and there he is.

He never makes a big deal of it. He just changes the board… and the week gets better.

Piccoli. Golden. Ridiculously good.
TORTELLI RICOTTA E SPINACI has entered the chat.
Ricotta so soft, spinach folded through, finished with a little love (and maybe a glass of wine).
Mona things. 🍷

Piccoli. Golden. Ridiculously good.
TORTELLI RICOTTA E SPINACI has entered the chat.
Ricotta so soft, spinach folded through, finished with a little love (and maybe a glass of wine).
Mona things. 🍷

This is your sign to book the corner table.
Soft light. Close conversations. Cicchetti shared across the table.
San Valentino, the Mona way. Simple. Romantic. A little dangerous.

This is your sign to book the corner table.
Soft light. Close conversations. Cicchetti shared across the table.
San Valentino, the Mona way. Simple. Romantic. A little dangerous.

In Italy, you don’t “just” have a drink…
you have an ombra, a cheeky little glass in the shadow of the bar, and you never let it stand alone. It needs cicchetti. Always. 🍷🤌

One sip, one bite.
Prosciutto, ricotta, crunch, creaminess, a little mess, a lot of happiness.

At Mona, we do it the Venetian way:
ombra in one hand, cicchetti in the other,
and zero intention of stopping at just one.

Small plates. Big attitude.

In Italy, you don’t “just” have a drink…
you have an ombra, a cheeky little glass in the shadow of the bar, and you never let it stand alone. It needs cicchetti. Always. 🍷🤌

One sip, one bite.
Prosciutto, ricotta, crunch, creaminess, a little mess, a lot of happiness.

At Mona, we do it the Venetian way:
ombra in one hand, cicchetti in the other,
and zero intention of stopping at just one.

Small plates. Big attitude.

empty now. They won’t be for long. That’s usually how it goes around here. 😉

Book your spot via the link in bio and join us at the table. 🍷

empty now. They won’t be for long. That’s usually how it goes around here. 😉

Book your spot via the link in bio and join us at the table. 🍷

Good drinks, low light, loud laughs.
That’s the recipe. 🤌🍷
Second round? Always.

Good drinks, low light, loud laughs.
That’s the recipe. 🤌🍷
Second round? Always.

From the corner where our wine lives, a little journey through Italy in bottles 🇮🇹🍷
 Today’s pour comes from Friuli Venezia Giulia: CORMÒNS PINOT NOIR. Fruity, smooth, softly spiced and dangerously easy to drink.
 One of our Fruity & Smooth reds — light, elegant, and made for long chats and shared plates.

From the corner where our wine lives, a little journey through Italy in bottles 🇮🇹🍷
 Today’s pour comes from Friuli Venezia Giulia: CORMÒNS PINOT NOIR. Fruity, smooth, softly spiced and dangerously easy to drink.
 One of our Fruity & Smooth reds — light, elegant, and made for long chats and shared plates.

Some dishes don’t need explaining. Just good oil, the right timing, and people willing to share.
 Calamari fritti — Flash fried squid, pickled green pepper, aleppo pepper, mayo.

Some dishes don’t need explaining. Just good oil, the right timing, and people willing to share.
 Calamari fritti — Flash fried squid, pickled green pepper, aleppo pepper, mayo.

Empty tables never stay that way for long. They turn into the place, where wine gets poured, stories start rolling, and time decides to slow right down.

Afternoon light, quiet conversations, cicchetti arriving when they’re ready.  This is Mona, where one bite becomes a moment, and one glass quietly asks for another.

Empty tables never stay that way for long. They turn into the place, where wine gets poured, stories start rolling, and time decides to slow right down.

Afternoon light, quiet conversations, cicchetti arriving when they’re ready.  This is Mona, where one bite becomes a moment, and one glass quietly asks for another.

Starting the year the only way we know how — with lemons, sugar, and zero regrets. 🍋

The Lemon Drop is our summer special, and yes… it does sell out some nights.
You’ve been warned. 😉

#MonaCicchetti #OceanGroveEats #BellarineFood #ItalianWineBar #CicchettiTime #AperitivoCulture

Starting the year the only way we know how — with lemons, sugar, and zero regrets. 🍋

The Lemon Drop is our summer special, and yes… it does sell out some nights.
You’ve been warned. 😉

#MonaCicchetti #OceanGroveEats #BellarineFood #ItalianWineBar #CicchettiTime #AperitivoCulture

Cicchetti (chee-KET-tee). Small bites. Big connection.
In Venice, it’s how you gather,
shoulder to shoulder, plates in the middle, one more glass that turns into two.
At Mona, we kept the tradition. Come for a bite. Stay longer than planned. 🍷
Come share a few.

Cicchetti (chee-KET-tee). Small bites. Big connection.
In Venice, it’s how you gather,
shoulder to shoulder, plates in the middle, one more glass that turns into two.
At Mona, we kept the tradition. Come for a bite. Stay longer than planned. 🍷
Come share a few.

Empty chairs. Golden light. That calm before everything begins.
By late afternoon, Mona tells a different story  glasses clinking, plates passing hands, laughter filling the room.

In Italy, Christmas is about togetherness, slow hours, and food meant to be shared. We’ve brought that spirit south,and flipped it for summer.
Ocean Grove light, Italian soul, cicchetti on repeat. No rush. No rules. Just one more bite, one more drink, one more story.
Christmas, the Mona way. 🎄🇮🇹

Empty chairs. Golden light. That calm before everything begins.
By late afternoon, Mona tells a different story  glasses clinking, plates passing hands, laughter filling the room.

In Italy, Christmas is about togetherness, slow hours, and food meant to be shared. We’ve brought that spirit south,and flipped it for summer.
Ocean Grove light, Italian soul, cicchetti on repeat. No rush. No rules. Just one more bite, one more drink, one more story.
Christmas, the Mona way. 🎄🇮🇹

This week��’s cannolo?
Let’s just say… you’re gonna want two.
Ask our amazing staff what flavour we’re spoiling you with.

This week’s cannolo?
Let’s just say… you’re gonna want two.
Ask our amazing staff what flavour we’re spoiling you with.

A little cosy corner, a little sunset deck, a little garden magic at the door. 
Mona’s got a space for every version of your night
the loud, the quiet, the “just one more wine.” 🍷😉

#monacicchettibar #oceangrove #italianfood #cicchetti #bellarineeats

A little cosy corner, a little sunset deck, a little garden magic at the door. 
Mona’s got a space for every version of your night
the loud, the quiet, the “just one more wine.” 🍷😉

#monacicchettibar #oceangrove #italianfood #cicchetti #bellarineeats

December has landed… and mamma mia!
More cheese, more sauce, more “just one bite” moments, it’s officially festive season at Mona.
Those little bites that start as a bit of messy madness on the prep bench and somehow turn into pure Italian magic.

The countdown to celebrations starts now. Book your table, link in bio.

December has landed… and mamma mia!
More cheese, more sauce, more “just one bite” moments, it’s officially festive season at Mona.
Those little bites that start as a bit of messy madness on the prep bench and somehow turn into pure Italian magic.

The countdown to celebrations starts now. Book your table, link in bio.

Some wines pair with food. This one pairs with attitude. Chianti Riserva, bold enough for your cicchetti, cheeky enough for your Saturday night. 🇮🇹🍷

Some wines pair with food. This one pairs with attitude. Chianti Riserva, bold enough for your cicchetti, cheeky enough for your Saturday night. 🇮🇹🍷

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