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Best Pastain Carlton
Italian restaurant · Melbourne
361 Little Bourke St
Tipo 00
Italian cuisine in an intimate, sophisticated laneway locale with an open kitchen and a marble bar.
Score
8.7
Mentions
5
Sentiment
84%
“This has been on my list for years, so I was excited to finally visit on a beautiful summer day for lunch. Overall, the experience was largely very positive, though the service didn’t quite live up to the expectations I had for a venue of this calibre. Given how popular and well-”
— Clare D
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Sources
10 reviews from Google, blogs, Reddit and food guides.
Signal
5 mentions of "pasta" tied to Tipo 00.
Score
Weighted by recency, sentiment polarity and authority of the source.