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Australia

Melbourne

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

Book a table · Melbourne

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283 Melbourne restaurants you can book on OpenTable. Pick a cuisine.

  1. Singaporean · Chinese$$$Tian38 4.8 · 89 diner reviews350 Flinders Lane, 3000Book a table →
  2. Australian · Vegetarian / Vegan$$Green Man's Arms Bar and Restaurant 4.7 · 105 diner reviews418 Lygon St, Carlton, 3053Book a table →
  3. Modern Australian · Dining Bar$$Sir Duke 4.5 · 155 diner reviews99 Puckle Street, 3039Book a table →
  4. Global, International · Fusion / Eclectic$$$Bellezza Restaurant 4.8 · 69 diner reviews1413 Malvern Road, 3144Book a table →
  5. Australian · Contemporary British$$$Reed House 4.7 · 81 diner reviewsThe Manse Building, 130 Lonsdale St, 3000Book a table →
  6. Continental · International$$Moonee Valley Legends 4.6 · 88 diner reviewsCorner Wilson & Thomas Streets, 3039Book a table →
  7. Australian · American$$Clocks at Flinders 4.5 · 84 diner reviewsShop 17, The Concourse, 3000Book a table →
  8. Australian$$$The Dining Room 4.3 · 207 diner reviewsArts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Rd, 3004Book a table →
  9. Fusion / Eclectic · Barbecue$$$Ginger Olive | Restaurant and Grill 4.3 · 195 diner reviews38 Manchester Ln, 3000Book a table →
  10. Balkan style · Mediterranean$$$The Meat Republic 4.5 · 31 diner reviews200 Bourke St 101, 3000Book a table →
  11. Australian$$Juliet Melbourne 4.5 · 28 diner reviewsBasement, 3000Book a table →
  12. Modern Australian$$Mitcham Social 4.2 · 95 diner reviews1 Thornton Cres, 3132Book a table →

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Bars

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

Coffee & sweet

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

Where to sleep in Melbourne: the Melbourne hotel directory

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