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Cafe Di StasiovsAttica
Both establishments are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Attica scores slightly higher than Cafe Di Stasio. Attica scores 88 with approval from 4 sources like The World's 50 Best Restaurants, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Cafe Di Stasio
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
DK Eyewitness
The Infatuation
Time Out
31 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182, Australia
From $0/night
"This upscale bistro treads a very fine line between mannered elegance and decadence." Full review
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If the amazingly delicate crayfish omelet is on the menu, do yourself a favor and order it.
"Capricious white-jacketed waiters, a tenebrous Bill Henson photograph and a jazz soundtrack set the mood. The Italian menu has the appropriate drama and grace." Full review
"Café Di Stasio: the St Kilda Legend where the long lunches of the '80s never quit." Full review
"Muted lighting, views onto Fitzroy Street, impeccable and friendly service in a small and cosy dining room."
"Cafe Di Stasio is one of the Melbourne restaurant big guns, but also off the radar of most tourists." Full review
"You could go a buttery chardonnay from Di Stasio’s own vineyard, but you’re also sitting on one of the best wine lists in town. That’s the beauty of this bar...they serve that pasta so proper-Italian" Full review
Attica
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
The Infatuation
Eater
Lonely Planet
76 Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea, Melbourne, Victoria
From $30/night
"New Zealand–born chef Ben Shewry’s “simple dish of potato cooked in the earth it was grown in” is surrounded by coconut-husk ash and saltbush leaves." Full review
"It’s the restaurant serving marshmallows and aphid honey whose worldwide reputation is growing." Full review
32.0
"As chef-driven as Attica may be, it’s also a restaurant that’s about the overall dining occasion– a sublime and captivating experience." Full review
"No place celebrates Australian ingredients like Attica, a dark, world-renowned restaurant...you need to be feeling adventurous to come here, but Attica never feels overwhelming or stuffy." Full review
"Prepare to be wowed. Ben Shewry and his team are all about the details, right down to the knives forged by the staff. The tasting menu here is a unique mix of modern Australian "
The 38 Essential Melbourne Restaurants
October 4, 2022
Top choice
"Attica is a suburban restaurant that serves Ben Shewry’s creative dishes degustation-style." Full review