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Pasta dinner at Tipo 00

Head to Tipo 00 for a pasta-focused Italian dinner in the CBD, with pumpkin tortelli, celeriac paccheri and chocolate-and-coffee Tipomisù among the choices.

Allow about 90 minutesMelbourneSuggested start: 5:30 pm8:00 pm
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Why this one.

Choose it for an early-date splurge if you both love pasta. The distinctive tortelli and paccheri offer a specific reason to book, with Tipomisù an appealing option to share afterwards.

A little plan

  1. YOUR FIRST STOP · ABOUT 90 MINUTES

    Tipo 00

    361 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

    A pasta-focused Italian restaurant serving pumpkin tortelli, celeriac paccheri and chocolate-and-coffee Tipomisù. Reservations open 56 days ahead. Walk-ins are welcome, mainly on bar stools and a few tables, but seats aren’t guaranteed.

    Spending allowance for two: $160. Allow about A$160 for paccheri, pumpkin tortelli, shared stracciatella and shared Tipomisù for two. This is a suggested budget; your order and surcharges determine the total. These dishes total A$120 at the listed prices. Drinks, extra dishes and travel.

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ANOTHER WAY TO GO

Supernormal

If the main choice is unavailable, choose Supernormal before setting out. Confirm its opening or session and arrange travel directly there.

Supernormal’s Asian-inspired menu draws on Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Hong Kong. The A$90-per-person banquet includes smaller dishes, prawn-and-chicken dumplings, lamb shoulder, rice and peanut-butter parfait. There’s a main dining area as well as a bar.

180 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. Choose this instead before setting out, and arrange travel directly there.

Allowance: $230 for two. Allow about A$230 for the A$90-per-person banquet and room for the published Sunday or public-holiday surcharge and credit-card fee for two. This is a suggested budget; your order and surcharges determine the total. Drinks, additional dishes, the A$130-per-person banquet and travel.

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Before you go
  • Confirm dinner availability before setting out; Sunday service and kitchen closing times are not established.
  • Vegetarian suitability and step-free access are not confirmed by the supplied evidence.
  • If Tipo 00 is unavailable, choose Supernormal’s Asian-inspired dinner as a separate, higher-budget outing before leaving. Confirm its dinner service and travel directly there rather than treating it as a walking backup.
  • Catalogue comparison is limited to the supplied summary, not the full collection.
At Tipo 00
  • Menu prices may change; surcharge details are unconfirmed.
  • Vegetarian suitability is unconfirmed, even for dishes that list no meat or seafood.
  • Step-free access is unconfirmed.
  • Booking availability varies, and walk-ins may need to wait.
At Supernormal
  • The suggested banquet contains meat and seafood and is not a vegetarian option.
  • Step-free access is unconfirmed; check with the restaurant if needed.
  • Some space is held for walk-ins, but neither walk-in entry nor reservation availability is guaranteed.
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