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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. Indian · Nepalese$$$Aagaman - Flinders Lane 4.9 · 12 diner reviews308 Flinders Ln, 3000Book a table →
  2. Japanese · Asian$$Musashi Ramen 4.2 · 75 diner reviews181 Russell St Level 1, 3000Book a table →
  3. Modern Australian$$The Alexander Bar 4.2 · 75 diner reviews630 Little Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  4. Chinese · Asian$$$Bok Choy Brighton 4.5 · 20 diner reviews300 New Street, 3186Book a table →
  5. Contemporary Italian · Australian$$$Pretty Boy Bar and Restaurant 4.4 · 26 diner reviewsL1, 399 Lt Lonsdale, 3000Book a table →
  6. Modern Australian · Wine Bar$$$Farmer's Daughters - Wine House 4.4 · 25 diner reviews71 Little Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  7. Café · American$$Operator Diner 4.3 · 35 diner reviewsShop 2/130 Lonsdale St, 3000Book a table →
  8. American$$Flappy Joe's 4.6 · 15 diner reviews190 Queen St, 3000Book a table →
  9. Japanese · Asian$$Izakaya Hosaku 4.9 · 9 diner reviews9 Katherine Pl, 3000Book a table →
  10. Italian · European$$$Saltimbocca Italian Restaurant 4.9 · 9 diner reviews338 Charman Road, 3192Book a table →
  11. Brewery · Modern Australian$$Brick Lane Market 4.6 · 14 diner reviews456 Queen St, 3000Book a table →
  12. Japanese · Teppanyaki$$$Ginza Teppanyaki 4.7 · 11 diner reviews139 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.

Where to sleep in Melbourne: the Melbourne hotel directory

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