Restaurant
Cafe Di Stasio
31 Fitzroy St, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia
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31 Fitzroy St, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia
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Fitzroy Street vanishes the second you step inside—just concrete walls, low light, and a dining room shut tight against the pavement for authentic Italian cooking. Diners seek it out for milestone celebrations that call for understated elegance. Uniformed staff navigate the room with practiced sprezzatura, pacing multi-course flatware between pours. The kitchen works with straightforward ingredients: angel hair pasta folded with mushroom ragout, sliced rare beef that melts on the fork, and slow-cooked lamb, capped off with tiramisu.
- Enclosed Dining Room: Dark, concrete-walled dining room with small windows and zero street views, built for intimate, sequestered dinners.
- Old-School Service: Uniformed waitstaff and formal multi-course table settings running classic, attentive dining room service.
- Pure Italian Focus: Mushroom ragout tossed through angel hair pasta, rare sliced beef, slow-cooked lamb, and traditional tiramisu.
What's On at Cafe Di Stasio
Upcoming events, special menus and other reasons to plan a visit.
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Why Dine at Cafe Di Stasio
A masterclass in moody Italian elegance, pristine traditional fare, and old-school hospitality. Reserve your table for your next memorable evening.
Understated Elegance for Milestone Dining
Cafe Di Stasio pairs attentive, traditional service with an elevated atmosphere designed for celebrated occasions.
Such faultless food and service, with an understated elegance.
Amanda Chadwick Authentic Italian Fine Dining Occasions
Every course reflects an unwavering standard of classic culinary excellence made for special gatherings.
Great place for a special occasion or a truly authentic Italian fine dining experience.
Eat Play Live Melbourne Pristine, Pure Italian Flavours
Dishes focus on honest, high-caliber ingredients handled simply, evoking the feeling of dining in Italy.
The food was great, based on simple fresh ingredients, just like when you dine in Italy.
Sarah handsley Standout Seasonal Pasta and Specialties
The kitchen delivers flawless execution on signature plates, from delicate pasta specials to textbook desserts.
The angel hair pasta on the specials menu had a mushroom ragout sauce and was to die for.
Eat Play Live Melbourne Enclosed, Transportive Dining Room
Secluded from Fitzroy Street with small windows and concrete walls, the dark dining room creates an immersive cocoon.
The restaurant is quite intimate, very dark inside with only small windows and no view of the street at all.
Eat Play Live Melbourne Intimate and Atmospheric Romance
The lively acoustic energy and dim lighting foster a distinctly atmospheric, romantic dinner setting.
Nevertheless I would still say it was a romantic environment.
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Most popular items
Signature Italian selections celebrated by diners
Angel Hair Pasta with Mushroom Ragout
The angel hair pasta on the specials menu had a mushroom ragout sauce and was to die for.
Eat Play Live Melbourne Sliced Rare Beef
the beef - which was served rare, sliced and truly melted in my mouth.
Eat Play Live Melbourne Roasted Veggies
The roasted veggies were also delicious.
Eat Play Live Melbourne Tiramisu
We shared two desserts and can recommend the tiramisu.
Eat Play Live Melbourne
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