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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. Wine Bar · European$$$Lane's Edge Wine Bar 4.5 · 7 diner reviews39 Bourke St, 3000Book a table →
  2. Modern European · Contemporary European$$Ms Ava 4.1 · 56 diner reviews328 Flinders St, 3000Book a table →
  3. Australian · Comfort Food$$The Greenery 5.0 · 3 diner reviews296 Little Collins St, 3000Book a table →
  4. Japanese$$$ÉN 4.4 · 8 diner reviews11 Bligh Pl, 3000Book a table →
  5. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Mill Place Merchants 4.4 · 8 diner reviews2 Mill Pl, 3000Book a table →
  6. Thai · Asian$$Siriphen Thai Restaurant 4.6 · 5 diner reviews325 Bay Street, 3186Book a table →
  7. Lebanese · Middle Eastern$$$Laffe by Kanzaman 4.7 · 4 diner reviews344 Bridge rd, Richmond, 3121Book a table →
  8. Asian · Japanese$$Sapporo Japanese Restaurant 4.9 · 3 diner reviewsUnit 1/432-438 Mitcham Road, 3132Book a table →
  9. Wine Bar · Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Aster Cocktail & Wine 4.8 · 3 diner reviews31 Tattersalls Ln Level 1 & 2, 3000Book a table →
  10. European$$Fieste European Dining 4.8 · 3 diner reviews217-219 Mickleham Rd, 3049Book a table →
  11. Café · Bistro$$Rock Paper Scissors 4.8 · 3 diner reviews138 Rouse Street, 3207Book a table →
  12. Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service$$Santana 4.2 · 14 diner reviewsLevel 3/169 Melbourne Pl, 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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