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CookievsCafe Di Stasio
Both restaurants are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Cafe Di Stasio ranks slightly better than Cookie. Cafe Di Stasio comes in at #9 in Melbourne with approval from 6 publications including Fodor's, Time Out and The Infatuation.
Cookie
DK Eyewitness
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
The Infatuation
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
1/252 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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DK Eyewitness "Boasting more than 85 imported beers, this festive beer hall is an odd setting for one of Melbourne’s most affordable and popular Thai restaurants."
Lonely Planet "Part Thai restaurant, part swanky bar, Cookie does both exceptionally well." Full review
Afar Magazine "One of Melbourne's top picks for ambiance and great food is Cookie." Full review
Travel + Leisure "On the first floor of the vertical village known as Curtin House, Cookie is a cross between a beer hall and mod Thai eatery." Full review
The Infatuation "hey serve some of the best Thai in town in a huge space that’s half bar, half restaurant, and fully one of our favorite places to eat in the city." Full review
Time Out "It’s part Thai restaurant, part beer barn, all set against a whimsical fairy-tale backdrop...there’s everything you need for a good time in the CBD any night of the week." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This bustling joint in Chinatown blends cocktail bar, beer hall, and Thai restaurant with apparent ease—and without a phalanx of Instagrammers." Full review
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
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Fodor's "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.
Lonely Planet "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
Time Out "Café Di Stasio: the St Kilda Legend where the long lunches of the '80s never quit." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Muted lighting, views onto Fitzroy Street, impeccable and friendly service in a small and cosy dining room."
The Infatuation "Cafe Di Stasio is one of the Melbourne restaurant big guns, but also off the radar of most tourists." Full review
Time Out "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
