Cafe Di Stasio

15/04/2026

ITALIANALITY….

The art of a martini.
The joy of a martini….
The endorphin rush of a really good one.
Martini magic moments all day long..

CITTÁ - The Milan end of Melbourne.

04/02/2026

13/02/2023

BUON COMPLEANNO-

RINALDO ANTONIO DI STASIO

Celebrating today….all day, all night….and all year.

Happy Birthday - to
Our lucky number 13 - the epitome of chiaroscuro

Born in 1955 and always ahead of your time. Keep dreaming the dreams that are our reality.

Mythical, mercurial, magical moments. Pure Italianality.
Auguri & Grazie …###x

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29/01/2023

OPEN - Carlton Courtyard

Not everything is about the lobster, chicken and salumi….. Three of our classic vegetarian pastas being served in the courtyard garden today…

Ravioli dei Poveri - with it’s luscious filling and sauce…
Not quite classic but better Pasta Nerano
And - the real Italian Sunday favourite Spaghettone Pomodoro …extra basil on the side.
Buona Domenica….

12/01/2023

CELEBRATE

Yesterday across three restaurants we celebrated the 35th birthday of
CAFE DI STASIO in St Kilda…

Thirty-five amazing years….Where on earth have three and a half decades gone..??

Most of it spent in fine company with wonderful people and great memories.

Now we keep on celebrating - as DI STASIO CARLTON
DI STASIO CITTÁ
& CAFE DI STASIO move onward and upward through 2023 and beyond. Grazie tutti
Come and play…..

Bookings available online.

01/12/2022

St Kilda calling….

CAFE DI STASIO -

It’s hard to make decisions sometimes - where, when and what….
Even more complicated with three taste-bomb options of risotto on the menu.
Green dream risotto of nettle, a luxurious lobster or the flavour sensation of Gin, whey and mozzarella….new favourites and old. Tables available for tonight and walk-ins welcome.

30/11/2022

PIZZA PARTY ALLA MODA..

“…..As transportive as a Roman holiday, Rinaldo Di Stasio’s Carlton establishment boasts his stable’s hallmark obsessions of art and
atmosphere, then adds pizza to the offering for the first time. You’ll be flying first class, of course …..”

And - you will be wearing a hat…

A very special hat - the only one awarded to a Melbourne pizzeria in this years The Age
GOOD FOOD GUIDE…

Congratulations and thanks to our real life artisans. Grazie.

Such beautiful staff. The talent and love that turn up every day to produce mozzarella - made the old fashioned way, the mountains of artigianale pasta, brining and roasting birds, creating desserts that demand to be devoured - and to all our brilliant floor brigade -
WE SALUTE YOU ….
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thankyou to the
for not just coming to the pizza party - but for the continued support and encouragement as we dream our Italian dreams….
Grazie and congratulations.

And to our glorious, fabulously loyal clientele - thankyou for your patronage, we look forward to seeing you in 2023 whilst proudly wearing our hat….

13/11/2022

CONGRATULATIONS -
We are celebrating….

With such an amazing, impressively long list of finalists in this years
EAT DRINK DESIGN awards,
we are so thrilled - that the brilliant Di Ritter of Hassell Studio has won the
BEST RESTAURANT DESIGN category for Di Stasio Carlton.

Incredibly proud of our Collegamento and what has been achieved - and excited to be working together again on our new project.



Grazie Grazie Grazie -

.ccino

06/11/2022

Sunday in Carlton

Bianco or Rosso - pick your Negroni shade….and enjoy the daze. Or just do both and feel the haze of a glorious Buona Domenica….

01/11/2022

OPEN
CAFE DI STASIO
If these walls could talk….they still wouldn’t.

Secrets and stories stay in-house - most of the time..!

Friday night fun, festivities and futures planned - continue on Fitzroy St. Bookings available online for dinner this week and next.
Viva St Kilda

17/10/2022

OPEN -

VIVA ST KILDA….
After many months of wandering in the Covid aftermath….the sun is shining once again by the beach in the St Kilda homeland.
Hands are at the ready..

Bookings available online at distasio.com.au