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Thirty Eight Chairs is a joint venture between Alesandra De Luca and Gino Forlano, the director of Chapel Street stalwart and Italian favourite, Caffe e Cucina, for over five years.
A frontage of shiny white tiles and concrete gives way to a smart yet casual all-day eatery in this relaxed South Yarra locale. A refined menu focuses solely on quality of produce. Offering a typically light Italian breakfast, you can choose from prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella piadini, Italian Nutella on toast, or the deadly bomboloni filled with fluffy vanilla custard.
Taking a liberal reading of the name Thirty Eight Chairs, perch yourself on one of the stools at the antipasto vetrina e mozzerella bar. Wherever you sit, pasta will be at the forefront of your experience. The ‘penne tigate’ is a steady seller, boasting a rich tomato sauce with torn basil, generous dollops of ricotta and vine-ripened cherry tomatoes thrown in at the end.
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