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Cafe Italia

University St, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
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Ranked #154 of 2,425 restaurants in Melbourne
4.5 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Neighbourhood: Carlton
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Canberra, Australia
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Tucked away down a little lane off Lygon St, Cafe Italia is spacious, elegant and has been serving up beautiful Italian food for years. Whenever I go home to Melbourne, Cafe Italia is one of a handful of places in Lygon St that I always gravitate back to. Their rigatoni ragu is a personal favourite. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Loved the white bait dish! You can pre-order your meal so you dont have to wait. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

Good menu of traditional Italian food. Garlic pizza bread - the best I've had anywhere. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012

Get off Lygon Street, walk down the alley and discover a not so well-kept secret. There is only one word to describe it. Outstanding. Even the bruschetta is brilliant. More

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Perth, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

We visisted Cafe Italaia on the 16th December for dinner and found our food to amasing especially the calamari with accommpanying salad. My partner then had the home made Gnocchi and it was delightful. I had pizza and it was magnificent. Food was presented beautifully and tasted even better and was pesented quickly as we were hungry thati suited us... More

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Canberra, Australia
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Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2011

We recently ate here and were rapt with the lovely pizzas. Nice clean establishment, prompt service and a lovely ambience - will definately be coming back here More

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Melbourne, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011

Good service, nice clean food but I think the food has changed a little bit. Not quite as enjoyable as usual but still a winner. The pizzas are delicious but just a little bit more pricy than they should be and the gnocchi con pomodoro secchi had no sun dried tomatoes! We'll be back again to make sure our last... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011

Good Food, Qulaity, nice wine selection and not overpriced. I go here often with work funcrtions, clients and partner and family. The food is always great and well presented. The atmosphere surpasses anyrthing else on Lygon Street. A good find. Over the years this restaurant never changes or substitutes qulity which is so nice. The staff are also professional and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2011
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We just dined in this restaurant with our family. It located in a small laneway/ side street off Lygon St. Lygon St is a famous street in Melbourne full of restaurants that are mainly Italian. Plenty of good restaurant choices in this area. In fact this street has a lot of atmosphere ingeneral and a must visit in Melbourne. The... More

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