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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

Book a table · Melbourne

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

  1. Indian$$$Chapati CBD & Daru 4.5 · 46 diner reviews27-29 Crossley St Ground floor, 3000Book a table →
  2. Greek · Mediterranean$$$Gracie Greco 4.7 · 29 diner reviews536 Riversdale Rd, 3124Book a table →
  3. Café · Modern Australian$$One Queen Restaurant 4.4 · 61 diner reviews1 Queen St, 3000Book a table →
  4. Italian$$Vapiano - Bourke Street Mall 4.3 · 95 diner reviews271 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  5. Vietnamese · Japanese$$$$The Pink Rabbit by Tho Tho 4.9 · 20 diner reviewsShop 1, Level 1 Star Circus, 3008Book a table →
  6. Pub · Beer Garden$$Asian Beer Cafe 4.2 · 204 diner reviewsLevel 3 Melbourne Central, 3000Book a table →
  7. Japanese · Creative Japanese$$$TSURU JAPANESE RESTAURANT 4.5 · 41 diner reviews1/27 Little Collins Street, 3000Book a table →
  8. Latin American · South American$$$Barra 4.4 · 54 diner reviews73 Little Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  9. European · Swiss$$Edelwyss Bistro & Bar 4.4 · 51 diner reviews89 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  10. Balkan style · Mediterranean$$$The Meat Republic 4.5 · 31 diner reviews200 Bourke St 101, 3000Book a table →
  11. Italian$$Maccaroni on Bourke 4.4 · 39 diner reviews122 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Pub · English$$The Sherlock Holmes 4.8 · 16 diner reviews415 Collins St, 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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