Cicciolina

What Cicciolina does

Cicciolina is a privately held, single-location full-service restaurant and bar operating at 130 Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The venue offers Mediterranean cuisine with Andean influences and is structured around four on-premises service formats: a main restaurant for lunch and dinner (reservations only), a private dining room for groups of 8 to 14, the Back Saloon walk-in bar from 5pm, and limited outdoor seating in fine weather. Supporting infrastructure includes an Obee-powered online booking system with reservations available up to 90 days in advance, a digital gift voucher sales channel, and downloadable menu and wine-list PDFs. A 10% surcharge applies on public holidays, and contact is handled via a single phone line and email address ([email protected]). Marketing is conducted organically through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts operating under the @ciccstkilda handle, with no paid acquisition or formal loyalty program disclosed.

The business serves individual diners, couples, friend groups, families, and small private-event parties seeking casual-to-upscale Mediterranean dining in the St Kilda hospitality precinct. Revenue is generated almost exclusively from on-premises food and beverage consumption (one-time transactions) plus the sale of pre-paid gift vouchers; no subscription, licensing, delivery, catering, or wholesale revenue streams are disclosed. There is no public disclosure of ownership structure, management team, headcount, founding year, revenue, or external funding — the company appears to operate as a standalone independent hospitality business with no parent company, subsidiaries, or known investors identified in the data. No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology, partnerships, certifications, or industry awards are documented.

Name

Cicciolina

Legal name

Cicciolina

Website

https://cicciolina.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cicciolina is a privately held, single-location full-service restaurant and bar in St Kilda, Melbourne, serving Mediterranean cuisine with Andean influences to individual diners, groups, and small private-event parties of 8-14.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-service restaurant and bar

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAB

Casual Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Mediterranean cuisine bar
• Private dining events
• Walk-in bar service
• Restaurant gift vouchers

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Revenue generated from dine-in restaurant service offering lunch and dinner across the main restaurant, private dining room, and Back Saloon bar. Customers pay for food and beverages consumed on premises.
2. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers through their online voucher system, providing pre-paid restaurant credits to customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cicciolina is a single-location full-service restaurant and bar in St Kilda, Melbourne, serving lunch and dinner via an a la carte Italian/Mediterranean menu. The offering includes a bookable main restaurant, a private dining room for groups of 8-14, a walk-in bar (Back Saloon, from 5pm), and limited outdoor seating in fine weather. Supporting channels include an online booking system and an online gift voucher store.

Product overview

Cicciolina is a single-location restaurant and bar offering a unified dining experience centered around its main restaurant service and private dining facilities. The core offering consists of lunch and dinner service with an a la carte menu, complemented by a bar area (Back Saloon) and seasonal outdoor seating. Supporting services include an online booking system (via Obee), gift vouchers, and downloadable menu PDFs. No modular product architecture exists; all services are integrated into the single restaurant operation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Service Full-service lunch and dinner dining experience in the main restaurant with an a la carte menu, available by online reservation only.
• Private Dining Room Dedicated private dining space for groups of 8-14 guests, bookable online, with a la carte menu and no surcharge.
• Back Saloon Bar Walk-in bar area open every evening from 5pm, offering bar seating, booth seating, and the full restaurant menu. No reservations accepted.
• Outdoor Seating Limited outdoor seating available in fine weather for walk-up customers only; no advance bookings accepted.
• Gift Vouchers Digital gift voucher service sold through an online portal, providing pre-paid restaurant credits to gift recipients.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Stokehouse: Iconic fine-dining restaurant located on St Kilda's waterfront, offering full-service lunch and dinner in the same precinct as Cicciolina. Direct competitor for upscale sit-down dining and private events in St Kilda.
• Cumulus Inc. Melbourne all-day dining venue from chef Andrew McConnell offering full-service lunch and dinner with an attached bar (Cumulus Up). Comparable in multi-format single-site operation and Melbourne casual-upscale positioning.
• The Espy (The Esplanade Hotel): Multi-venue St Kilda hospitality destination combining bar, live music and food service. Comparable as a St Kilda mixed-format venue with bar-driven evening trade alongside food offerings.
• Cookie (Melbourne): Thai-influenced Melbourne CBD venue combining a restaurant, cocktail bar and beer hall under one roof. Comparable as a multi-format single-site operation with a strong walk-in bar component layered onto dining.
• Tipo 00: Highly regarded Melbourne CBD Italian restaurant known for handmade pasta and a focused, premium casual-dining format. Comparable as an Italian-leaning, full-service casual-upscale Melbourne venue targeting food-forward diners.
• Grossi Florentino: Heritage Melbourne Italian fine-dining institution offering à la carte dining, private dining rooms and cellar service. Comparable in cuisine heritage, full-service format, and private-event capability.
• Donovans: Long-established St Kilda waterfront restaurant and bar with Mediterranean-influenced menu, full-service dining and private functions. Directly comparable in cuisine positioning, location, and full-service-plus-bar format.
• Movida Aqui / Movida Bar de Tapas: Group of Melbourne Spanish-Mediterranean tapas bars combining walk-in bar seating with full dining. Comparable in Mediterranean-leaning cuisine, bar-plus-restaurant format, and Melbourne casual-upscale positioning.

Regional players

• Pellegrini's Espresso Bar: Long-running Melbourne Italian institution in the CBD serving simple, traditional Italian fare in a walk-in casual setting. Comparable as a Melbourne Italian dining venue, though with a different service model (no reservations, counter-style).
• Hotel Esplanade St Kilda (The Espy) venues — Public Bar / Espy Kitchen: Independent food-and-bar operators within the broader Espy precinct in St Kilda offer overlapping casual-dining and bar experiences. Comparable in St Kilda casual-dining format with walk-in bar trade.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ciccstkilda
• Facebookfacebook.com/ciccstkilda
• Instagraminstagram.com/ciccstkilda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cicciolina

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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