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Melbourne

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Coffee & sweetMelbourne's Coffee Obsession: Where the Flat White Was Born

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Bars in Melbourne

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  1. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Mill Place Merchants 4.4 · 8 diner reviews2 Mill Pl, 3000Book a table →
  2. Wine Bar · Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Aster Cocktail & Wine 4.8 · 3 diner reviews31 Tattersalls Ln Level 1 & 2, 3000Book a table →
  3. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Santana 4.2 · 14 diner reviewsLevel 3/169 Melbourne Pl, 3000Book a table →
  4. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Asian$$The Joint Bar 4.5 · 4 diner reviews35 Elizabeth St, 3000Book a table →
  5. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Bistro$$The Metropolitan Hotel - Melbourne 4.1 · 24 diner reviews265 William St, 3000Book a table →
  6. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Pizza Bar$$CQ Bar 4.1 · 14 diner reviewsLevel 1/113 Queen St, 3000Book a table →
  7. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Grouse Melbourne 0.0171 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, 3065Book a table →
  8. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Miranda Tequila Bar 0.0313 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  9. Cocktail Bar · Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Charlie's Bar 4.0 · 1 diner reviews71 Hardware Ln, 3000Book a table →
  10. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Cocktail Bar$$The Douglas Club 3.3 · 2 diner reviews472 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  11. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Spiegel Haus 3.6 · 5 diner reviews217 Lonsdale St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service · Asian$$The Q Rooftop Bar 3.9 · 141 diner reviews509 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →

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Bars

  1. BarsThe Roof of the City: Melbourne's Rooftop Bars and the Culture That Learned to Look UpFocused guide to Melbourne rooftop bars and culture
  2. BarsThe City Written in Its Lanes: Inside Melbourne's Laneway CultureDetailed laneway guide including coffee and bars
  3. BarsThe Quiet Courtyards Behind Melbourne's Busiest LanewaysWalk through Melbourne courtyards with bar seating notes

Coffee & sweet

  1. Coffee & sweetMelbourne's Coffee Obsession: Where the Flat White Was BornIn-depth history and route through Melbourne's coffee scene
  2. Coffee & sweetPenguins and Palms in Melbourne's St Kilda This NovemberCake shops and penguin colony timing in St Kilda.

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