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Melbourne

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

Book a table · Melbourne

Book a table in Melbourne

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

  1. Italian$$Maccaroni on Bourke 4.4 · 39 diner reviews122 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  2. Steakhouse · Italian$$$$Grill Americano 4.3 · 55 diner reviews112 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  3. Australian$$Juliet Melbourne 4.5 · 28 diner reviewsBasement, 3000Book a table →
  4. Japanese · Japanese Speciality$$$ODEN 4.5 · 28 diner reviews137 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  5. Pub · English$$The Sherlock Holmes 4.8 · 16 diner reviews415 Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  6. Italian · Global, International$$Angliss Bistro 4.3 · 53 diner reviews555 LaTrobe Street, 3000Book a table →
  7. Contemporary American · European$$$The Breslin Steakhouse 4.1 · 798 diner reviews3 Southbank Boulevard, 3006Book a table →
  8. American · Dining Bar$$Father’s Office QV Little Lonsdale 4.1 · 722 diner reviews249 Little Lonsdale St, 3000Book a table →
  9. European$$$Mr. Tompkins 4.3 · 48 diner reviews328 Flinders St, 3000Book a table →
  10. Café · Southeast Asian$$Operator25 4.6 · 20 diner reviews25 Wills St, 3000Book a table →
  11. Pizzeria · Italian$$11 Inch Pizza - Melbourne CBD 4.8 · 14 diner reviews353 Little Collins Street, 3000Book a table →
  12. Asian$$Melbourne Dae Jang Geum Korean Bbq 4.8 · 14 diner reviews235 Little Bourke St, 3000Book 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.

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