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Melbourne

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

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Afternoon tea & cafés in Melbourne

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

  1. Café · Modern Australian$$The Mabel 4.59 McKeon Rd, 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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