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MahavsCafe Di Stasio
Both restaurants are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Cafe Di Stasio is the choice of most professionals compared to Maha. Cafe Di Stasio has a TripExpert Score of 84 with endorsements from 6 sources like The Infatuation, Time Out and Fodor's.
Maha
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
21 Bond Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
From $23/night
Lonely Planet "Get your reservation in for a meal at this sexy subterranean space." Full review
Time Out "So the news is that Maha’s had a makeover: but it’s still the food that counts." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Chef Shane Delia brings Middle Eastern flavors to the Australian table at his sharp laneway restaurant, which features blond-wood tables, sculptural brass chairs, and an inventive light feature." Full review
Frommer's "Meals are served in sets of either two, three, or four courses and the food is often revelatory: deeply spiced, it plays with textures, colors and contrasting tastes to great effect. " 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
From $0/night
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
