Melbourne is Australia’s unofficial food capital. Let your imagination guide you to a multicultural city of gastronomic delights. Its restaurateurs aim for good food at fair prices and its inhabitants demand nothing less.
Follow this guide for a taste of Melbourne dining or explore the streets and laneways to discover your own favourites.
Special occasion
Becco – 11–25 Crossley St, . (I4)
The Botanical Hotel – 169 Domain Rd, . (Not shown)
Ezard – 187 Flinders Ln, . (I5)
Flower Drum – 17 Market Ln, . (I4)
Grossi Florentino – 80 Bourke St, . (I4)
Libertine – 500 Victoria St, North Melbourne, . (D2)
No35 – Level 35, Sofitel Melbourne, 25 Collins St, . (J4)
Nobu Melbourne – Crown Entertainment Complex, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank, . (G7)
Red Emperor – Upper level, Southgate, Southbank, . (H7)
Taxi Dining Room – Level 1, Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Cnr Flinders and Swanston Sts, . (I6)
Terra Rossa – 87 Flinders Ln, . (I5)
Vue de Monde – Normanby Chambers, 430 Little Collins St, . (G5)
Windsor Hotel – 103 Spring St, . (J4)
European and Middle Eastern
Abla’s – 109 Elgin St, Carlton, . (Not shown)
Bottega – 74 Bourke St, . (I4)
Coda Bar and Retaurant – Basement, 141 Flinders Ln (Via Oliver Ln), . (I5)
Gills Diner – 360 Little Collins St, . (H5)
Kri Kri Mezethopoleion – 39–41 Little Bourke St, . (I3)
Maha Bar and Grill – Basement, 21-27 Bond St, . (G6)
Mezzo Bar & Grill – Ground 35 Little Bourke St, . (J3)
MoVida Bar De Tapas – 1 Hosier Ln,
. (I5)
Oyster Little Bourke –
35 Little Bourke St, . (I3)
Paris Go Bistro – 116 Rathdowne St,
Carlton, . (Not shown)
ScusaMi – Mid Level, 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank, . (H7)
Sotano Wine & Tapas – 2 Convention
Centre Place, South Wharf, . (D8)
Sosta Cucina – 12 Errol St, North Melbourne, . (D2)
The European Restaurant – 161 Spring St, . (J3)
The Press Club – 72 Flinders St, . (J5)
Tutto Bene – Mid Level, 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank, . (H7)
Asian
Bopha Devi - 27 Rakaia Way, NewQuay, Docklands, . (B5)
Chillipadi – Menzies Alley,
Melbourne Central, Cnr Little
Lonsdale and Elizabeth Sts,
. (G4)
Citrus Mint – 357 Victoria St, North Melbourne, . (D2)
Eat Drink Bento – 115 Hardware Ln, . (G4)
Gingerboy – 27-29 Crossley St, . (I4)
Hu Tong Dumplings – 14-16 Market Ln, . (I4)
Idea Fine Food & Wine – 146 Little Bourke St, . (I4)
Izakaya Den – Shop B3, Basement, 114 Russell St, . (I4)
Laksa Me – Shop 1, 16 Liverpool St, . (J4)
Melbourne Hwaro BBQ Restaurant – 562 Little Bourke St, . (E5)
Old Town Kopitiam – 195 Little Bourke St, . (H4)
Red Monkey Tea House – 470 Victoria St, North Melbourne,
. (D2)
Red Silks – 194 Bourke St, . (H4)
Red Spice Road – Ground 21 McKillop St, . (H4)
Yu-U Restaurant – 137 Flinders Ln, . (I5)
Contemporary
Bistro Vue – 430 Little Collins St (Entry via New Chancery Ln) . (G5)
Bluestone Restaurant Bar – 349 Flinders Ln, . (G6)
Caboose – 207 Collins St, City Square, . (H5)
Comme Kitchen – 7 Alfred Pl, . (I4)
Cumulus Inc. – Ground 45 Flinders Ln, . (J5)
Curve Bar – 100 St Kilda Rd, the Arts Centre, . (I7)
Il Tempo – 16 Degraves St, . (H6)
Jimmy Watson’s Wine Bar – 333 Lygon St, Carlton, . (Not shown)
Punch Lane Wine Bar Restaurant – 43 Little Bourke St, . (J3)
Rockpool Bar & Grill – Crown Entertainment Complex, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank, . (G7)
Solarino San Paolo – 7 Howey Pl, . (H5)
The Court House Hotel – 86 Errol St, North Melbourne, . (D1)
The Mill – 71 Hardware Ln, . (G4)
Tjanabi – 2 Flinders St, Federation Square, . (I6)
Casual and cafes
+39 Pizzeria and Antipasteria – Ground 362 Little Bourke St,
. (G4)
Appetite Food Store – 8 Errol St, North Melbourne, . (D2)
Benitos – 445 Little Collins St,
. (F6)
Breadwell – 135 Flinders Ln, . (I5)
Brother Baba Budan – 359 Little Bourke St, Melbourne (Cnr of Rankins Ln), . (G4)
Ca de Vin – GPO Melbourne, Ground Level, 350 Bourke St,
. (H4)
Café Vue – Normanby Chambers, 430 Little Collins St, . (G5)
Commercial Bakery – Rear 360 Little Collins St, . (G5)
Cookie – Level 1, 252 Swanston St, . (H4)
Journal & Journal Canteen – 253 Flinders Ln, . (H5)
Kenzan at GPO – GPO Melbourne, Ground Level, 350 Bourke St, . (H4)
Little Peninsula – 308 Little Lonsdale St, . (F4)
Mr Tulk – State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston St, . (H3)
Olio Cucina e Trattoria – 32 Block Arcade, . (H5)
SMXL – 542 Little Bourke St, . (E5)
Superfino Delicatessan – 275 Flinders Ln, . (I5)
The French Quarter Patisserie – 570 Queensberry St, North Melbourne. . (D1)
The Mess Hall – 51 Bourke St, . (J4)
Views and outdoors
Bear Brass – 3 Southgate Ave, . (H7)
Campari House – 23-25 Hardware Ln, . (G5)
EQ Cafe Bar – 100 St Kilda Rd, . (I6)
Kobe Jones – Level 1/427, Docklands Dve, Waterfront City, Docklands, . (A5)
Livebait – 55b NewQuay Prm, NewQuay, Docklands,
. (B5)
Match Bar & Grill - QV Retail, 221 Little Lonsdale St,
. (H3)
Mecca Bah – 55a NewQuay Prm, NewQuay, Docklands,
. (B5)
Melbourne Yacht Club Hotel – G13 – G14/439 Docklands Dve, Waterfront City, Docklands. . (A5)
Moored – Level 1, 120 – 122, 427 Docklands Dve, Waterfront
City, Docklands. . (A5)
Sarti – 6 Russell Pl, . (H4)
the brasserie by Philippe Mouchel – Riverside, Crown Casino Complex, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank, (G7)
The Deck Restaurant – 3 Southgate Ave, . (H7)
Trunk – 275 Exhibition St, . (I3)
Va Bene Pizzeria – Shed 9, Victoria Harbour, Docklands, . (C5)
Verge – 1 Flinders Ln, . (J5)
Woolshed Pub – Shed 9, Victoria Harbour, Docklands, . (C5)
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